NEWS
Bowie City Council meets Monday; old business fills agenda
Multiple items of old business fill the Bowie City Council agenda which opens at 6 p.m. on May 24 in the council chambers.
Those topics are led off by the second reading of the ordinance authorizing the issuance of tax and surplus revenue certificates of obligation in connection with a $9,775,000 loan from the Texas Water Development Board. Through this project the city will replace nearly 30 percent of its sewer lines. The council also will set up through resolution a construction fund based on the bond ordinance.
The other second reading of ordinances make adjustments to the food vendor rules and the garage sales permit process in the city.
In new business the council will receive a water and sewer rate study prepared by NewGen Strategies & Solutions. As the city prepares to close on the loan with the TWDB, it will need to make accommodations to the rates to help pay for the loan. This study will help the council develop a plan.
The planning and zoning commission will submit a recommendation from Kenson Vance, Dynamic Duo for a replat of two lots in the Holman Addition.
The agenda wraps up with the city manager’s report on the community development block grant close-out on Mill Street and public comments.
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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