NEWS
Charter revisions, sewer rate finalized
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie City Council approved the first reading of a five-year sewer rate schedule where the average bills will increases$6-$8 starting Oct. 1.
This week, councilors also approved a series of 15 charter revisions that will go to voters in November.
New rates
These new rates will support the payment of a $9.7 million loan the city obtained from the Texas Water Development Board to replace almost 10 miles of aging sewer lines. While residential in-city is the largest category of customers increases will apply across all categories.
Rates will rise on average of $5.90 to $8.05, but customer usage also will change that figure. The minimum monthly base rate of $17.10 will go to $20.17. The volumetric rate per 1,000 gallons will go from $2.96 to $3.51.
Based on the average bill of 5,000 gallons this will be an increase of $5.90 going from $31.82 to $37.72. The total bill would be $57.89.
Read the full story with a summary of the charter changes in your weekend 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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