NEWS
Bowie Council moving forward with budget
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Aug. 26 to consider the first reading of the 2019-20 budget proposal and conduct the first of two public hearings on the proposed tax rate.
A draft of the proposed budget was approved at the workshop on Aug. 19. Per the proposed ordinance there is $8,251,643 appropriated in the general fund and $9,471,000 in the utility fund. The ordinance will require two readings with approval.
The proposed tax rate is .5445 cents per $100 in property value. This is .0195 cents higher than last year’s rate of .5250 cents. That rate is expected to generate an additional $130,620 in ad valorem tax revenue.
This tax rate increase is being offset in the budget by a reduction in the small business commercial electric rate. For the customer with an average 2,000 kilowatt hours the reduction will be about $14.40 a month and impact 656 meters across the city.
The second public hearing on the tax rate will be on Sept. 9 at a regular council meeting before it goes to the council for adoption.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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