NEWS
Lower insurance rates may come with lower PPC rating in Bowie
By BARBARA GREEN
The City of Bowie has received its official notification of its new Public Protection Classification from the State Fire Marshal’s Office with the new Class 2 rating going into effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
City fire officials were told of the new rating back in July, but the effective date was not known until the formal notification. It is estimated the change in rating could bring up to an 8.5 percent decrease in premium costs.
According to Jesse Williams, deputy state fire marshal and PPC oversight officer, Bowie will move from its present Class 3 to Class 2. This change came after an April 24 survey of the city fire services, equipment and water system.
Read the full story on the new rating in your weekend News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
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)
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