NEWS
City Auditorium demolition begins Friday
By BARBARA GREEN
The Bowie Police Department will move to a temporary location and the city offices will close on May 11 as demolition of the City Auditorium gets underway.
During the last several weeks asbestos abatement has been underway at the building as the windows and other portions of the interior were cleared away. As the demolition begins the staff in the office must vacate the facility.
Bowie Police Chief Guy Green said the dispatch and police services will be moved to the Bowie Emergency Operations Center located at the back of the community room. The main police department office will close on Friday.
All 911 calls will be routed through the county sheriff’s office, however, those who call the 872-2251 number will be forwarded to the EOC. The chief said they plan to do a dry run of the changeover this week to make sure it runs smoothly.
“If someone needs to talk with us it would be best to call and we can send an officer to take a report or we can meet a citizen at the door. The EOC is located a good distance from the door and we may not hear when someone comes to that door. You should call the 872-2251 or 911 if it is an emergency,” explained the chief.
The city offices will be closed on Friday.
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The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
A 44-year-old Bowie man was arrested Monday morning at the lake next to Bowie High School after he was acting suspiciously and ran from police.
At 7:28 a.m. May 4 Lt. Bob Blackburn saw a man trespassing at the school lake. Nearby there was a vehicle parked on the service road belonging to the suspect, Zane Huntley. The license plate on the vehicle had been concealed using tape.
“My immediate first thought was someone was here to hurt my kids. Covering up your plates is something criminals do,” said the officer.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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