NEWS
Bowie’s TWDB loan application goes to board on April 8
By BARBARA GREEN
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The City of Bowie’s application for a $9.7 million loan for wastewater system improvements will go before the Texas Water Development Board when its meets on April 8.
City Manager Bert Cunningham told the city council this past week it looks like the loan is moving forward and may receive approval as the state continues to request additional information from city engineers.
As with most state or federal programs paperwork is mountainous and the process is lengthy. Cunningham began looking into the program when he first came on the job in spring 2018. The city was invited to apply in November 2019 with the application process beginning in February 2020 with the selection of bond counsel and engineers.
Things have moved along with officials with the TWDB submitting a project schedule that begins with the loan closing June 1 if it is approved by the board. The end of the planning phase would come Sept. 27, 2021 as the engineering feasibility study report is completed.
Read the full story in your mid-week Bowie News.
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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