NEWS
Drainage repair work tops $2.3 million
By BARBARA GREEN
The financial issues continue to pile up for the City of Bowie as the drainage study for the Brushy Creek Tributary A in the area between Mill and Patterson reveals repair estimates topping more than $2.3 million.
This area of the city has been hit hard the last past two years as extreme spring rains caused flooding and erosion to drainage in this area.
A portion of Lamb Street was closed as a part of it collapsed above deteriorated storm drain tunnels and headwalls. The nearby channel in Kiwanis Park and its drain pipes also have major erosion and deterioration.
Moving down the channel toward Rock and Pillar there is similar damage. Along this channel multiple homes also flood during these high rain periods. Brian Haynes of Halff Engineers, Flower Mound, made the study presentation that included a series of options that address the major problem areas.
Four options were reviewed for the Pillar and Rock intersection, and two for the Nelson and Lamb Street intersection. Most of the options include replacing the existing culverts with larger reinforced concrete boxes for drains.
Read the full story of the study options in the weekend News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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