NEWS
Bellevue ISD asking voters for $750,000 bond
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bellevue Independent School District approved a $4.5 million bond in November 2019 just as rumblings of a worldwide virus were beginning in America.
Little did the district know schools would be shut down five months later in March 2020 just as designs had begun on the new construction.
It would lead to a convergence of events that pushed the building project over budget, and forced the district to ask its voters for additional bond funds to wrap up the construction and purchase needed equipment.
Located in far southern Clay County and not far from the Montague County line, Bellevue ISD has an enrollment of about 145 for its Pre-K-12th grades.
In the Nov. 8 election Bellevue voters will be asked to consider a pair of bond propositions that together total $750,000.
Proposition A asks for $655,000 for designing, constructing, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring and equipping school facilities, plus the removal of any necessary existing facilities.
Proposition B is for $95,000 and would allow for the sale of bonds in an amount not to exceed $95,000 for refunding all or a portion of the State Energy Conservation Office Loan agreement from May 22, 2020.
Superintendent Wade Wesley and members of the school board have been conducting informational meetings on the bond proposals this week to prepare voters for the November election. He said it can be a confusing thing as the district cannot advocate for the vote and can only provide information.
Wesley emphasized that although the ballot must say “this is a property tax increase,” the school will decrease the tax rate by two cents for the debt service portion of the rate next August.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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