NEWS
Bowie PD renovation approved; council will use pandemic funds
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
As a newly elected slate of Bowie City Councilors took their seats this week, they voted to move forward with the renovation of the police department using more than $600,000 in state and federal local fiscal recovery funds to pay for a project estimated to run between $600,000 to $800,000.
After the Nov. 2 election four officials took the oath of office Monday night including Mayor Gaylynn Burris returning for her second elected term, returning councilman Jason Love and newcomers Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw.
Love was elected to continue serving as mayor pro tem. Bowie Knife plaques were presented to outgoing council members Wayne Bell and Diana Higgins.
PD remodel
After more than a year and a half of review and debate, it looks like the renovation of the police department and former city offices will proceed. City Manager Bert Cunningham presented his proposal to use American Rescue Plan state and federal funds for the project.
“I am asking the council to approve spending this money to remodel the police station. The initial estimated cost is between $600,000 to $800,000. I asked the architect how much it would cost to build a new building about the same size, and he told me it would be about double what the remodel will cost. In my opinion, the difference in cost is enough to make the decision to remodel the existing building,” explained Cunningham.
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There was a small turnout for the Oct 29 town hall meeting to explain the new emergency transportation plan being offered to residential utility customers in the City of Bowie.
About 25 citizens attended the session at the community center where Will Winters of MASA discussed the plan that will offered to customers and paid for through a $7.75 fee collected on the city utility bill. Every meter is auto enrolled in the plan, but customers can opt out by filling out a form on the city website or at the city finance office.
Customers will have until Nov. 11 as the deadline to opt out before the fee becomes effective on Dec. 1. There also is a process in effective to opt out at a later time. Opting out in the first 90 days qualifies you for a full bill credit refund, but after 90 days, previous fees are non-refundable.
(Top image – Bowie citizens listen to MASA representative Will Winters about details of the program at the city hall MASA meeting Oct. 29.)
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The Supertunia Tiara duo debuted in 2025 and in this brief amount of time has become the darling of the landscape. The love and admiration from gardeners across the country including my area of West Georgia and East Alabama has been nothing short of wow.
As much as gardeners treasure their Supertunia Vista Bubblegum petunias, Supertunia Pink Tiara and Blue Tiara are here to say look at me! Oh yes, and both are building a trophy case with awards.
At first, it would seem the Supertunia Tiara Petunias were designed with the artist gardener in mind. While that could be true it is most likely that these petunias are so unique and beautiful that any combination or application you try simply looks ready for canvas.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council approved a $950,000 project to improve the walking path at Pelham Park on Oct. 27.
Bowie Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Janis Crawley said the upcoming project will repave 26,277 square feet of pathway in concrete, spanning about 0.6 miles in length.
The work covers the trail section northeast of the Blade, curving past the soccer fields and toward the swimming pool.
Another section goes around the pool and sport courts, then back down toward the Blade. The project will also widen the trail section to eight feet and add a new 36-foot bridge.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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