NEWS
Economics of eliminating outside the city EMS calls to get Bowie council scrutiny
By BARBARA GREEN
It may be a bloody budget season for the City of Bowie as a pair of budget workshops this week dived into a projected revenue loss of just under $1 million and the council voting to explore the economic ramifications of eliminating emergency medical service calls outside the city limits.
The city council met Tuesday and Thursday for budget workshops.
Tuesday night the council met with departments heads who each went through their budget requests and made further cuts. By the end of the two-hour Tuesday session, a total of $274,233 had been cut.
However, on Thursday things took a new twist as the council decided to explore getting out of its 30-year bulk power purchase contract with Bryan Texas Utilities and directed the staff to gather data on the economic impact eliminating out of city limit ambulance calls.
Read the full story in the weekend News. Also see the related story on additional departmental budget cuts in the weekend edition.
This hay hauler had some trouble as the made the curve on Mason Street near Orchard Friday afternoon as multiple round bales fell off. Someone was back on the scene quickly to get the hay out of the street and away from its edge. (Photo by Barbara Green)
After a handful of days with rain chances, this upcoming work week will be dry and hot. Afternoon temperatures will rise back into the 90s and 100s, with heat indices between 100-110 by midweek. (U.S. National Weather Service)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Judges have been named for the two cases involving 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, including the indictment for theft and a petition for removal as DA.
On July 11, Judge David L. Evans, presiding judge for the Eighth Administration Region of Texas, assigned E. Lee Gabriel to handle the indictment case against Hall. The judge then named Bruce McFarling for the removal petition case.
The two-term DA Hall was indicted by the Montague County Grand Jury July 15 on a charge of theft of property $2,500 to $30,000, a state jail felony. The allegations stem from reported misappropriation of state grant funds.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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