NEWS
Bowie City Council may fill vacancy Tuesday
The vacant north precinct seat, left vacant when Scott Davis was named Bowie mayor, may be filled during the June 20 council session.
Four citizens have submitted an application to fill the 1½ years left on the term: Gaylynn Burris, Arlene Bishop, Tracey Gilbow and Laura Sproles.
Both Bishop and Sproles are former council members. Gilbow operates Belle Rose Boutique and Burris is a former owner of The Frame Shop.
Davis gave up his place when he was named mayor to fill out the term until the November election.
New water and sewer rates, proposed by Davis at the called June 15 meeting of the council, will be on Tuesday’s agenda for discussion. (See a related story on the rates on page 3A).
The second reading of an ordinance amending the business ordinance related to ambulance operations in the city limits will be presented. It would allow Nocona General Hospital Ambulance to transport patients from local nursing home facilities to NGH.At this time no outside ambulances are allowed to operate inside the city limits.
Other agenda items
• Consider a list of engineering firms to award the GLO Disaster application/projects with the negotiation and awarding of a management contract.
• Consider reappointments to the airport board.
• Consider potential revenue increase for hangar fee rentals at the Bowie Airport.
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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