NEWS
TNMP offering community grants
The management of Texas-New Mexico Power is pleased to announce funding has been increased for 2018 TNMP Power Grants.
Grants can be used by qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations, schools and municipalities in TNMP’s service area to fund a broad variety of projects, including, but not limited to:
• Community safety.
• Economic development.
• Education.
• Environmental.
Grants from the shareholder-funded TNMP Fund will be available in amounts between $2,000 to $10,000. A total of $100,000 will be available, up from $50,000 in past years.
“Not all of our past applicants needed the exact same dollar amount for their projects, so we’ve built more flexibility into it this year,” TNMP President Neal Walker said. “We expect to be able to fund more projects by having a variety of dollar amounts and plenty of smaller grants included.”
TNMP is a lines-and-poles company, delivering power to about 249,000 homes and businesses. About 395 employees work in more than 20 communities across Texas.
Qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations, schools and municipalities that are served by TNMP are eligible to apply.
Organizations can look at their monthly retail electric bills to see if TNMP is listed as their transmission and distribution service provider.
Visit tnmp.com/powergrants to review grants information, then follow the link to the application. Additional resources for prospective applicants also are available from that page.
The application window is Aug. 20-Sept. 28. Funding will be completed later in the year.
Questions from prospective applicants can be emailed to [email protected].
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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