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Bowie facing 15 charter amendments; most are updates, compliance with state law

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In June 2020 the Bowie City Charter Commission began its work to review the 17-page city charter that made Bowie a home rule city. Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 2 to have their say on 15 proposed amendments.
Sample ballots for the elections are available on the county website at: co.montague.tx.us.
The city propositions also were published in the Oct. 6 and Oct. 13 editions of The Bowie News.
The City of Bowie was incorporated as a city Oct. 29, 1883. Home rule cities are those cities that have adopted a home rule charter for their local self-governance. The citizens of a home rule city are free to choose their own form of municipal government, choose between a large or small city council, fix the terms of office of council members, decide on the method of election of the mayor, provide for the creation of more boards and commissions which they feel is essential for proper city functioning, etc. In the U.S., most of the states have home rule cities. (uslegal.com)

Read the full story that explores the first eight city charter amendment propositions in your mid-week Bowie News.

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Lake Amon G. Carter to reopen on June 20

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Nocona City Council approves NEDC requests

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The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.

Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.

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Bowie News mail delivery delayed due to holiday

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Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves the Thursday Bowie News to a Friday delivery date
It will be available in the stores at its regular time.

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