NEWS
Bowie charter revisions go before voters
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
For the first time in 37 years, City of Bowie voters are being asked to consider a total of 15 amendments to its home rule charter.
In a May 1984 election, voters overwhelmingly approved the city charter proposal which had been prepared by a panel of 17 people appointed by the mayor. They included business owners, bankers, realtors and many other interested citizens.
The goal was to prepare a local self-governance document that provided the citizens more local control of their government, unlike the general law city that operated under the state code. With a charter in place, citizens could decide what size of government they wanted, method of election, process to create ordinances and many other aspects of how their city functioned.
On Nov. 2 voters will decide on a series of 15 charter amendment proposals. Many of them bring the charter up to date with changes in state law and eliminate items still in place connected with the original presentation of the charter such as how it was to be filed and an interim government.
In the Oct. 20 Bowie News, the first eight amendments were examined. In this edition, The News looks at the remaining charter propositions. Due to space limitations, the proposition on Richwood Park will be examined in the mid-week News. We apologize for the delay in getting this information out.
Sample ballots for the city election are available on the county website at:co.montague.tx.us.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
A 44-year-old Bowie man was arrested Monday morning at the lake next to Bowie High School after he was acting suspiciously and ran from police.
At 7:28 a.m. May 4 Lt. Bob Blackburn saw a man trespassing at the school lake. Nearby there was a vehicle parked on the service road belonging to the suspect, Zane Huntley. The license plate on the vehicle had been concealed using tape.
“My immediate first thought was someone was here to hurt my kids. Covering up your plates is something criminals do,” said the officer.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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