NEWS
BISD trustees set to adopt tax rate, budget
Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District will approve the budget and tax rate for the new fiscal year in a pair of called meetings early on Aug. 31.
The public hearing on the proposed budget and tax rate will start at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.
At the Aug. 15 meeting, the board was finalizing expenses projected at $19,944,044 with revenues estimated at $19,845,615.
The district is looking at a 2022 tax rate of $1.03460 per $100 in property value. This is .0893 cents below the 2021 rate of $1.1239.
That rate is broken down in .85460 cents for maintenance and operation and .18 cents for debt services.
BISD is projecting $10,143,022 in M&O taxes compared to $9,681,482 last year. Certified property values went up in 2022 by $152,719,627, which pushed the tax rate down.
When local values go up, state funding usually goes down. The district is projecting state revenue at $5,344,410 for 2022-23 compared to $5,418,385 last year.
The second meeting will be called at 7:15 a.m. This agenda includes approval of amendments to the 2021-22 budget, designation of committed fund balance for district needs; approval of the salary schedule for 2022-23, budget and 2022 tax rate.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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