NEWS
Runoff votes examined; poll locations set
Montague County Commissioners met in two brief called meetings Monday.
In the 9 a.m. session, the court canvassed Texas House District 68 election results for Montague County. David Spiller and Craig Carter will take part in a runoff since no one received the majority across the district. No date has been set for the election.
When the runoff is set Montague County voters will have four locations as the precincts are consolidated into the four sites where early voting takes place Those sites include the Saint Jo Civic Center, Montague Courthouse Annex, Bowie Bible Baptist and Nocona Community Center, which was moved last week from the H.J. Justin Community Room in downtown Nocona.
In the 9:30 a.m. meeting commissioners went into a 15-minute executive session to discuss the county judge’s administrative assistant position. Judge Benton said back in open session that Laura Moore has given her two-week notice citing personal reasons. Angela Richardson, the office clerk will move into that position and the judge will look to fill the clerk’s job.
To accommodate training in both, Benton asked to move $3,500 to the assistant’s salary and $1,500 to part-time. The court approved.
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.
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