NEWS
Road closure request motion confuses Bowie Council
There was confusion within the Bowie City Council Tuesday night as members defeated a motion rejecting a request to close a portion of Rock Hill Road, and then some members said that was not what they meant to do.
In December, Machelle and Jeff Mills approached the council on their request to close a .7-acre action of the road. The planning and zoning commission had recommended approval while the city staff recommended it be denied due to possible limitations on future development. The item was tabled on Dec. 13.
The Mills told the council a large lift station had been installed on a portion of their property after they had approached the city for city service after the area was annexed. However, the couple says they were never asked about a location and it was placed in an area that is blocking where they wanted to build a storage building.
City officials in December said the large lift station could serve up to 100 homes and was selected for the potential of new development in the area. At this time the Mills are the only ones served by the station. There were questions about right-of-way width, a city easement and access for other property owners to the station if the road was closed.
After an executive session, Councilor Jim Graham made a motion back in open session to reject the recommendation to close the road, seconded by Wayne Bell. Graham said he has concerns about needing the road in the future. Although the motion failed, with that action the recommendation was accepted.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Montague County Judge Kevin Benton has signed an order lifting the outdoor burn ban effective Oct. 7.
Persons are still urged to be cautious when they are out working in the countryside to avoid any spark that could cause a wildfire.
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