NEWS
Lower electric rates begin
Beginning with the December billing, City of Bowie electric customers will see a 25 percent decrease in their power bill for residential use.
The City of Bowie received its first bulk power bill under the new rates from Bryan Texas Utilities in November and there is a savings of almost $63,000.
A few customers already received a bill with the reduction but all residential customers will see it in December. The new per kilowatt hour rate is 11.14 cents, compared to 15.17 cents.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said the October bulk power bill was $348,844.04, down $62,987.73 from the $411,831.77 last October. He pointed out the city used more kilowatt hours for this time period than it did last year. Based on the same amount of usage the difference is $66,851.
In October 2017 the volume was 5,366,739 KWh, while in October 2018 the volume was 5,489,962 KWh.
Read the full story in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
The board of directors of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation will meet at 6 p.m. at Carter Lake Baptist Church 4759 FM 1125.
Agenda items include an engineer’s presentation and resolution workshop with Daniel Deweber and Prairie Branch Properties.
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