NEWS
Montague County proposes to retain same tax rate as 2017
By BARBARA GREEN
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Thanks in part to a nearly two percent increase in certified property values Montague County Commissioners plan to maintain the same tax rate of .55 cents per $100 in property value for 2018.
There was a unanimous record for the proposed tax rate, which will be considered in a pair of public hearings set for 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 27 and 10 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The public hearing for the proposed 2018-19 budget also was set for 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 10, where there will be a vote on adoption. With the proposed tax rate agreed to by commissioners, there was no need for a budget workshop.
Montague County’s certified values were presented to the court by Tax Assessor Syd Nowell showing a total of $1,849,027,701, which is a 1.996 percent increase of $36,190,171 from 2017.
Read the full story in the mid-week 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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