NEWS
Bowie Council undertakes Electricity 101 in workshop
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie City Council members took part in Electricity 101 Monday night as staff from Schneider Engineering discussed rate design and market questions during a workshop.
The council also received a brief overview of legislative changes related to truth in taxation and calculating the tax rate going into effect in
Electricity
Steve Moffitt, Jason Wiesepape and Ramsey Cripe traveled from College Station for Monday’s discussion.
Moffitt explained the differences between the retail market and the public power market. Senate Bill 7 in 1999 brought electric deregulation to Texas.
The City of Bowie operates as a public power utility certified to service a specific area. There are a few outlying areas that are dual certified with another power company. Customers cannot choose their energy provider since the City of Bowie has not “opted in,” to deregulation which would allow customers to participate in the retail market. Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The ceremonial swearing in of Katie Boggeman as 97th District Attorney will be at noon on Nov. 18 in the 97th District Courtroom.
While she has been serving as Interim DA since Aug. 9, Boggeman said she was contacted by the governor’s office on Nov. 11. A staff member asked if she wanted to be considered for the appointment after DA Casey Hall submitted her resignation on Nov. 1 for a term expiring on Dec. 31.
Boggeman said this was a surprise to her and she told that person she was already serving in the interim after Hall was suspended, and that she was the incoming DA following the Nov. 5 election.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Pictured above: Katie Boggeman when she took the oath of office after being named interim district attorney when Casey Hall was suspended. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The second community meeting on needs for an emergency room or hospital in Bowie is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Nov. 19 at the Bowie Community Center.
This is the second meeting to discuss these needs following the closure of the Faith Community Health Center emergency room on Oct. 6, just shy of a year of operation. More than 200 people attended that first meeting, where discussion centered on the creation of a taxing district to support any sort of medical facility.
Citizens in the Bowie area are encouraged to attend and take part in these discussions.
Top photo) Fire hydrants east and west of the line break on Tarrant were opened to help alleviate pressure as the repairs were made on the line.
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