NEWS
Richwood Hills Park debated between residents, city council
By BARBARA GREEN
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Lake property owners concerned about the possible future of Richwood Hills Lake Estates Park met with the Bowie City Council at its Monday night meeting.
Patricia Kosa, a resident in Richwood Hills located next to the park, said they came because they heard the mayor had something to talk over with them. Mayor Gaylynn Burris said there was nothing specific, but she put it on the agenda “to give you a public voice.”
The park is on the Nov. 2 election ballot and asks voters to decide if the city would be allowed to sell the 1.97-acre tract which was deemed parkland by city ordinance in 2012. It is located on Lakeside Drive. Please see the related story on 10A for more history on this park.
Kosa said she welcomed the opportunity explaining the residents aren’t sure why this is happening and they feel like “it is not fair and not right.” She raised some questions about the most recent survey procured by the city stating the property is in the Hillside Subdivision when it is Richwood Hills. Kosa said her research of the subdivision’s developers does not indicate why this small property would have been excluded from those plats. She also had been unable to find a deed.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said the park property was not included in that subdivision, but part of the overall land purchased for the new lake back in the late 1950s, adding those two developers never owned that parkland, it was owned by the city.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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