NEWS
Incumbents fill Nocona ballots, city council only May race
As election filing came to an end on Feb. 15 only the City of Nocona will have an election on May 4, as the other two entities had all their incumbents file with no new names.
The City of Nocona, Nocona Independent School District and Nocona Hospital District are the only governmental entities in the county that have elections in May. The remainder of the other entities moved their elections to November in conjunction with the county.
However with the approval of the Tier 2 petition last Friday, the county will add an election for that issue on the May 4 ballot.
On the Nocona City Council Robert Fenoglio will run unopposed for mayor. There are two places open on the council with incumbents Tom Horn and Don Davis filing for re-election, along with Robert Dwayne Fuller.
City Secretary Revel Hardison said Ricky Roberts filed for the council race, but his petition was rejected when his voter registration verified he lives outside the city limits.
For the NISD board, place three filled by Greg Fuller and place four filled by Pat Keck will be on the ballot. Both incumbents have filed and the district is expected to cancel its election.
The hospital district also will cancel its election as all four incumbents filed for the four places on the board: Melissa Murphey, Chris Keck, Ken Koontz and Charlie Brown.
Mill St. between Wise St. & Tarrant St. is closed due to sewer repairs. Work should take 2-3 hours.
Please plan accordingly.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 8 in the council for its only meeting for the month.
The city manager’s report opens the meeting as he discusses the bid openings for the sewer line replacement project phase two and the North Smythe Street sidewalk reconstruction.
There is only one old item of business, the second reading of the ordinance amending water rates. The average residential customer using 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of water per month will see an increase of $5 to $7.50 based on usage. This is the first water rate increase since 2018.
There are multiple items of new business. The 2023-24 outside audit will be presented by the staff of Mathis, West and Huffines. Four replat requests will be offered through the planning and zoning recommendations.
Base bid amounts for the sewer line replacement project phase two and the Smythe Street sidewalk project also will be reviewed. For the sewer project the base bid is $1,558,103.30. For the sidewalk it is $327,860.66. The sewer work is funded through a loan to the city from the Texas Development Board and the sidewalk through a Downtown Community Development grant program with the city having a matching portion.
The final item before public comments are two ordinance amending the mobile food vendors rules and permits.
After a successful multi-part workshop series last year, the Bowie Business Boost returns with a two-part workshop to take your business to the next level of effectiveness and profitability.
Attend this “AI Made Simple Workshop: Conquer the Tech Chaos and Win Fast” planned for April 24 and May 8. These will be breakfast programs from 7:30 to 10 a.m. The program will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. with questions and answers to follow. Breakfast will be served 7:30 to 8 a.m.
The programs will be at the Bowie Community Center-west hall. Registration is $20 which includes both sessions. Registration is transferable. Register at accelerationbydesign.com/event-details/bowiebusinessboost25.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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