NEWS
Bowie City Council kills dock ordinance
By BARBARA GREEN
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Disagreements on the permit fee to build structures on the Bowie Reservoir side of Lake Amon G. Carter led to the defeat of an ordinance that would have allowed docks, piers, boathouses and walkways.
The Bowie City Council could not come to an agreement but it was the building permit fee that was the stickler.
City Manager Bert Cunningham offered the proposal back in June that would lift the present restrictions on structures on the newer side of the lake. Plans would have to be submitted to the city for review and construction requires a permit that carried a fee of $10,000. The new structure once built also would have to pass inspection by the city code staff.
The city manager said the permit fees would be placed in a restricted account that would be used to remove any structures that fall into disrepair or cause safety issues, as well as not meeting the ordinance building requirements.
Cunningham told the council this would eliminate some of the problems the city encountered years ago on the other side of the lake, where it had no authority to police structures. Violations of the ordinance may carry up to a $2,000 fine.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
This hay hauler had some trouble as the made the curve on Mason Street near Orchard Friday afternoon as multiple round bales fell off. Someone was back on the scene quickly to get the hay out of the street and away from its edge. (Photo by Barbara Green)
After a handful of days with rain chances, this upcoming work week will be dry and hot. Afternoon temperatures will rise back into the 90s and 100s, with heat indices between 100-110 by midweek. (U.S. National Weather Service)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Judges have been named for the two cases involving 97th District Attorney Casey Hall, including the indictment for theft and a petition for removal as DA.
On July 11, Judge David L. Evans, presiding judge for the Eighth Administration Region of Texas, assigned E. Lee Gabriel to handle the indictment case against Hall. The judge then named Bruce McFarling for the removal petition case.
The two-term DA Hall was indicted by the Montague County Grand Jury July 15 on a charge of theft of property $2,500 to $30,000, a state jail felony. The allegations stem from reported misappropriation of state grant funds.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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