NEWS
City says three petitions don’t comply with city charter
The three petitions submitted to the City of Bowie regarding the elimination of building codes and stipulations for electric rate billing were returned to their organizers late Monday afternoon with a note that simply stated: “Your documents do not comply with the city charter.”
City Secretary Sandy Page delivered the paperwork to Tawni Jones Monday and told her the city attorney had advised her to inform them the petitions do not comply with the city charter.
All three petitions were titled “Petition for Initiative,” with two demanding the city eliminate the adopted building codes from applying to the Main Street or Central Business District and the repeal of the same codes and replacing them with the state minimums.
Petition three demanded the council adopt an ordinance creating a maximum amount to be billed for the electrical costs to include actual power costs and distribution of 10 cents per kilowatt hour plus additional budget stipulations requirements.
City Manager Bert Cunningham reaffirmed the petitions were not valid because of legal reasons and based on the structure of the petition it could be presented to the council in that form based on the charter.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
CORRECTION- There was an error in this story. The petitions were not returned to Tawni Jones, but to Tami Buckmaster by the mayor. We apologize for this error.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
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