NEWS
Amon Carter opens despite rain forecast
With the popular Memorial Day weekend just a week away, City of Bowie officials reopened Lake Amon G. Carter to boating traffic on Friday.
The lake has been closed since May 2 when almost six inches of rain fell across the area. The lake at its height on May 4 hit 924.04 mean sea level. It is considered full at 920 msl.
Lake Amon Carter has been full the past years hovering between 920 and 921. As of Friday the lake level was at 921.82 msl dropping from 922.88 one week ago.
State Game Warden Chase McAninch said the lake has been going down pretty quickly. He encourages any boaters to pay attention to flooded areas that may be covering structures and watch for debris that may be floating in the water.
Selma Park has reopened, however, it does not have restroom facilities and the only electric service at camping sites is located upon the hill. There is no power to the sites near the water.
Stormy weather was forecast late Friday and into Saturday. To check the lake stautus visit: cityofbowietx.com.
Bowie emergency personnel have been working this one-vehicle semi-truck rollover on State Highway 59 in front of the precinct two barn. No details were available at this time. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on April 22 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham in his report will discuss the comprehensive planning grant and the substation transformer.
In old business there will be second readings for the water rate ordinance tabled from the last meeting, plus the new ordinances related to the operation of food trucks in the city.
In new business the council will discuss section 3 policy updates for the community development grant for Smythe Street sidewalks and hear a request from public works to use $9,763 out of the tap account to purchase 64 meters.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie received an unqualified audit for 2023-24 presented by its outside auditor during its April 8 meeting.
Valerie Halverson of the Mathis, West, Huffines Group, Wichita Falls, reviewed the extensive report on the city’s funds.
She noted it was a busy year dealing with several major capital projects along with tracking grant funds, but the city met all the general accounting standards.
Read the full story on the outside audit in the Thursday Bowie News.
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