NEWS
Saint Jo City Council meets on Feb. 19
Aldermen for the Saint Jo City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on Feb. 19.
An executive session for personnel is on the agenda stating the deliberations are for the city secretary listing appointment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal.
The regular agenda opens with a presentation of the annual audit report by Tim Norden of Norden & Salinas, PLLC. The panel also will consider the city’s monthly contribution to the Texas Municipal Retirement System (employee retirement plan) and if it will remain at the current 5.43 percent.
Cindy Castle of Easy Street Animal Shelter will speak with the council to review the past year’s activities and the city animal ordinance.
Two property requests will be presented. William Brown wants to divide 97-plus acres partially in the city limits into 10-acre tracts and Rodger and Kay Pearce want to build a house at Mill and Crump Streets.
The remainder of the agenda relates to event requests from the chamber of commerce and Saint Jo Historical Society.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
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.
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