NEWS
County debates FEMA extension on road funds
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court met with officials from Federal Emergency Management Agency, Texas Department of Emergency Management and Cohn Reznick Tuesday to discuss a disaster relief fund extension
While the commissioners have made progress, the upfront costs of the larger projects have delayed them to the point they are pushing up against a possible funding stoppage. FEMA or TDEM have not specifically named an endpoint, but with the damage occurring five years ago it is expected that will come soon. A similar meeting took place in February.
Through FEMA disaster relief the county was allocated $13,137,353.79 for a total of 138 road projects. Of that amount, 118 were classified as small projects and 20 were large. It is a 75 percent FEMA/25 percent county match for the funds.
Overall project totals, 61.51 percent completed, 30.50 percent partially complete and 7.99 percent not started. Precincts two and four have completed all their projects. Precinct two had 32 small and one large project, while four had 28 small and no large projects. Precinct two had 79 roads damaged and four had 49 roads damaged.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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.
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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