NEWS
Bowie to pull out of Texas Main Street City program after 20 years; new citywide program proposed
By BARBARA GREEN
After 20 years as a Texas Main Street City, the Bowie City Council voted Tuesday night to leave the state program and establish a yet unnamed program that would apply to the entire city not just to the downtown Central Business District, but also focus primarily on tourism and beautification.
The proposal was developed and discussed with the Main Street Board of volunteers and its city-paid director Shannon Skiles during a recent meeting.
In a statement to the council Tuesday, Mayor Gaylynn Burris said as Main Street exists now it promotes historic preservation and revitalization through community participation and collaborative partnerships all to create a “thriving Bowie.”
Completely funded through the city budget and its sponsorships, Main Street is known for its major festivals, as well as promotion of building facade improvements through grant support. Burris said while the program has been successful she says it “needs an update.” Burris pushed through a plan to pull out of Main Street and establish a new city-wide program that tackles beautification and tourism.
Read the full story in the 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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