NEWS
Council approves two infrastructure projects
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Bowie is moving forward with laying a new sewer line to serve nearly 100 homes on the southside of town, and will begin initial clean-out and planning to repair flood damage in the Lamb and Nelson Street areas.
Council members approved using nearly $300,000 from the restricted infrastructure fund for both projects, but made adjustments in the amounts requested asking to see additional plans and costs. Use of these funds for infrastructure work require council approval.
City Manager Bert Cunningham offered both proposals. The sewer line project would lay approximately 2,400 feet from Ussery to Mill Street along the Union Pacific Railroad. Estimated cost of the project is $241,721.47. Engineers are preparing the design which will then be put out for bid.
The manager said they have discovered some line problems in the area where a dozen tiny houses are being placed, along with other building planned in the area. Overall, that line impacts 75 to 100 residences in this area.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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