NEWS
County tax rate hearing on Aug. 23
Montague County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2021 tax rate at 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 23, followed by the regular agenda of the court at 9 a.m.
At the Aug. 9 meeting commissioners voted to consider retaining the same rate as 2020 at .5641 cents per $100 in property value. Overall property values increased by $92,477,405 this year, which will push the tax revenue up slightly.
The average homestead taxable value on county property is $108,261.80, which is up .91% above last year. The tax increase on the average homestead will be about $610.70, an increase of $53.18 for the year.
A budget workshop is set for the regular agenda, followed by the adoption of the budget for 2021-22 and the 2021 tax rate.
The order calling the constitutional amendment election for Nov. 2 will be presented, along with a change of location for a polling place in the county.
Sheriff’s and constable fees for the new fiscal year will be examined, and the court will consider changing a correction officer classification to a maintenance position at the sheriff’s office.
Other topics on the agenda will include: Imposition of optional driver motor vehicle fees for 2022; approve Texas unclaimed property government claim for $1,184.08; approve lease agreement between Hewlett-Package Financial Services and the 97th District Court; approve online education for county commissioners and an easement between Atmos Energy and the county for a sum of $9,454.25.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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