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City of Bowie accepts first reading of TWDB loan ordinance

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The Bowie City Council conducted the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the issuance of a $9,775,000 loan from the Texas Water Development Board to the City of Bowie for wastewater system improvements on Monday night.
The loan will not become effective until the second reading and final vote at the May 24 council meeting. Through this project, the city will replace around 57,500 feet of aging, high maintenance sewer line across the city.

Read the full story of this week’s council meeting in the mid-week Bowie News.

The Bowie City Council honored the work of its emergency management workers with a proclamation presented by Mayor Gaylynn Burris Monday night. (Photo by Jordan Neal)
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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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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.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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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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