NEWS
Tier 2 petition earns spot on May 4 election ballot
Petitions seeking a May 4 election to move Montague County from a Tier 1 to a Tier 2 County in regard to annexation were accepted by the Montague County Commissioner’s Court on Feb. 15 with the court giving approval for an election.
The Montague Citizens Protecting Property Rights, which spearheaded the campaign was shooting for a goal of 1,340 verifiable signatures of county voters to legitimize the request.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said they surpassed that number with more than 1,350 signatures, which allowed the request to go to the court for action.
Commissioners Mark Murphey and Roy Darden were absent, but the court still had a quorum with Bob Langford, Mike Mayfield
The petition focuses on forced annexation and comes out of Senate Bill 6 which requires landowner or voter approval of annexations in the state’s largest counties (Tier 2, those with 500,000 or more population). Smaller counties less than 500,000 are Tier 1, and these can opt-in to the bill through a petition and election process to move into Tier 2.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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