NEWS
County commissioners to consider road name change
A public hearing on a county road name change opens Monday for the Montague County Commissioner’s Court when they meet at 8:45 a.m. on Oct. 28.
Precinct Three Commissioner Mark Murphey proposed two weeks ago to change the name of this small section of road from Jackson Lane to Womble Road. He said ino one has lived on that lane so there has not been a 911 addressing conflict, however, that has changed and it conflicts with Jackson Road in southern Montague County. The process of a name change involves advertising the proposal and a hearing.
Commissioners will convene in regular session at 9 a.m. A pair of other road topics are on the agenda.
The court will discuss abandoning 12 feet of county’s 50-foot easement on the northeast side of East Front Street from Wabash to Tiger Street in the original Sunset township.
Commissioners also will consider closing or abandoning all of Boone Street from East Front to Denver Road also known as Second Street.
An executive session is scheduled noting personnel, but no additional specifics are given.
The court will cast votes for a nominee to the Montague County Tax Appraisal District Board of Directors and approve the 2019 tax roll.
A committee appointed to review civil engineering proposals plans to submit its recommendation. This engineer would handle the review of subdivision proposals in connection with the recently updated subdivision ordinances. The county had advertised for proposals.
Two items of unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office will be presented, along with the mitigation plan update and the consent agenda
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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