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Bowie council approves proposed budget
By BARBARA GREEN
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The Bowie City Council approved a proposed 2021 budget during its called meeting Tuesday night and will consider its first reading after a public hearing on Aug. 10.
City Manager Bert Cunningham presented the council with a budget at $9,479,874 in utility fund expenses and $8,013,023 for general fund expenses. Utility fund revenues are projected at $11,264,874 and general fund revenues at $7,885,602. A transfer of $1,250,000 is budgeted from utility revenue into general fund revenue.
The city manager said this budget maintains present operations with no new purchases and paying the capital expenses from big ticket items bought in the last two years.
“Considering COVID-19 we are doing well. Our revenue is down some, but our expenses also are down some. Utility revenue also is coming in well. The sales taxes are down 7 to 7.5 percent, but appear to be trending up more than down. If we can get our storm damage fixed and stores reopen it will help,” said Cunningham.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Correction: In this story it states the pass through rate on electricity is set by Waste Management, this an error. It should have stated Bryan Texas Utilities. We apologize for this error.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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