NEWS
County changes course before buying new voting machines
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Responding to anticipated federal or state changes to the vote counting process during elections, Montague County Commissioners opted to pay $47,500 more for its new voting machines to be prepared in 2019.
The county had already obtained a quote for the purchase of the 50 machines at a cost of $169,447.41. Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said they were about ready to place the order when the vendors contacted her about possible legislative changes.
Chris Moody, Elections Systems Software/ExpressVote, told the court Monday five years ago they began working on new systems for electronic voting plus a hybrid system, where a person would vote electronically, but the selections would be printed out and could be placed in a counting scanner.
Everything was a go as the company worked with five states, however, in recent months things have changed and four of the states have decided not to go to electronic systems due to concerns about security for elections.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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