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BEDC negotiates incentive with new travel center tied to creating new jobs

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie City Councilors approved two economic development items Monday night, and revised the code enforcement fee schedule.
The incentive offered to the travel center developer is all tied to the creation of jobs in the $3 million construction project for a gas station, food service and convenience store.
A performance agreement and infrastructure incentive for Victron Energy was negotiated with the Bowie Economic Development Corporation. Victron is developing the travel center on the former city property at U.S. Highway 287 and Farm-to-Market 1125. Through this agreement the Bowie Economic Development Corporation will provide infrastructure cash incentive grant funds for development and construction of a travel center complex inside the city limits of Bowie on the 9.59-acre tract it recently bought from the city.
BEDC Director Janis Crawley explained the incentive will be used exclusively for the purpose of making property and infrastructure improvements and it has stipulations to create 12 full-time jobs.

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.

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