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Tornado clean-up expects to run just over half-a-million

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie has spent more than $405,000 on tornado clean-up efforts, with the city council approving budget amendments dominated by those costs.
Councilors met for a brief agenda of business this week. An ordinance amending the 2019-20 budget was approved for an overall amendment of $490,865.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said a few more bills are expected before the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, which he anticipates will push the tornado clean-up costs to about $516,000.
“It has been quite an expensive proposition,” said Cunningham.
The largest expense requiring a line item amendment was in contract labor. It was budgeted at $35,000, but shot up to $270,000 to pay for electric crews that came in to help restore power. Crews came from Bryan Texas Utilities, Denton and Sanger. The manager said even with the experienced crew the city operates, there is no way they could have restored service in such a timely fashion for residents.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

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Jury finds ex-DA Casey Hall guilty on theft by a public servant

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Casey Hall

The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.

Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.

The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.

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Amon Carter remains closed due to high water

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Brief agenda awaits city council

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Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.

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