NEWS
City of Bowie looking at .5430 cent tax rate
By BARBARA GREEN
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The Bowie City Council is considering a budget proposal totaling $21,062,773 for 2022-23 and a tax rate that is slightly less than 2021, at .5430 cents per $100 in property value.
It was a full evening for the council with a budget workshop starting at 4 p.m. followed by the regular meeting at 6 p.m. which had a lengthy agenda.
Pamela Woods, finance director, provided an overview of the primary funds in the budget, debt and the city’s lease program with Enterprise. There also were no comments made during a brief public hearing on the budget.
When City Manager Bert Cunningham presented the budget in July he noted it was a basic budget with no major new expenses. It will be the first year for the increased sewer rate that will go toward the $9.7 million in Texas Water Development Board loan payments for the sewer line project.
There also is a three percent pay increase for employees which will be allocated by the department heads. The city also will continue payments on various large equipment purchased in the last few years.
A $1,250,000 budget transfer from utility to the general fund also is allotted. There also are increases in vehicle insurance, worker’s compensation and across the board in supplies. There is one new employee that will be shared between finance/water/wastewater.
Read the full story in the Saturday edition of The Bowie News.
NEWS
Commissioners to meet on Dec. 23
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.
NEWS
New storm shelter grants available
Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted
COUNTY LIFE
First day of winter arrives
It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year
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