COUNTY LIFE
County taking applications for FEMA project mgr.
The Montage County Commissioner’s Court met for a brief called session on May 19 to discuss the appointment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency project manager position.
W.R. Tucker has been serving in this position helping to handle the massive amount of documentation required with the disbursement of federal disaster relief funds for road repairs. Tucker recently submitted his resignation.
During the called session the court agreed to take applications for the position through May 26, after which they will be interviewed and a new person appointed.
Back in February when the court met with FEMA officials discussing an extension to try and get all the relief funds used, a little more than 70 percent of the 2015 disaster-related road projects had been completed. While a deadline has not been set, the court expects that it will come possibly this year.
These funds stem from disaster declaration related to flooding same from spring 2015 rains. The following spring more damage was inflicted. Through FEMA disaster relief the county was allocated #13,137,353.79 for a total of 138 road projects. There is a 75 percent FEMA/25 percent county match for the funds.
Do you have unwanted computer components such a desktop computers, laptop computers, LCD monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, printers, battery back-up units, etc., that you don’t know how to dispose of properly?
If so, members of the Montague Emergency Communications Team can help as they host the annual Computer Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19 at the Bowie City Hall parking lot at the corner of Mason and Pecan.
The team will recycle your unwanted computer components and insure they are disposed of properly, in an environmentally friendly manner. It is the perfect time to clean out that closet of nonworking or old electronics at your house.
They also will insure any computer hard drives are destroyed, thus preventing anyone from gaining access to personal information which may be left in the memory.
They also can accept sealed lead acid (SLA), nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries for recycling. They cannot accept computer monitors or TV with cathod ray tubes.
This is a public service being offered at no cost to the community.
Any proceeds will benefit the Team and the Montague County SKYWARN program.
For details email kirk-@higginstx.com.
Bowie High School’s one-act play is just one step away from the state University Interscholastic League contest after it placed first in the area round on April 12.
The BHS play, “View From The Bridge,” will now move to regionals at Clyde Huff Pac in Clyde on April 23. The play is expected to perform at 2 p.m.
“We placed first in this round, and all the plays were phenomenal,” said Director April Word.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
In this week’s Bowie News pick up the health directory that will provide information on an array of medical services available in this region. It can be a handy resource throughout the year.
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