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High property sales still driving values

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Preliminary 2022 property values for Montague County show nearly a $1.1 billion increase in values above the 2021 certified values with the primary driver of high real estate sales.
Energy minerals saw a slight increase, but that can be attributed to the price per barrel of oil not increased production.
“We’ve had numerous properties sell, many times selling above the listing price,” said Kim Haralson, chief appraiser of the Montague County Tax Appraisal District. “We might value a brand new home and then sometimes just a few doors down one almost just like it may sell for $65,000 more. The land has gone up, cost of improvement has is up and the barrel price of oil has gone up.”
Property owners should be receiving their preliminary notices as the MCTAD sent out 21,900 plus another nearly 80,000 from Pritchard & Abbott for minerals.

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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

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