NEWS
Commissioners to meet twice on Monday
The Montague County Commissioners will meet twice on Oct. 10.
At 8:45 a.m. the court will conduct a public hearing on naming a private road Legacy Lane in precinct four off of Upper Montague County Road. A hearing is required per the Texas Transportation Code. Action will follow in the 9 a.m. session.
The agenda includes a variety of topics. Commissioners will consider applying for and accepting federal funds of $100,000 from the local assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund and authorize County Judge Kevin Benton to sign the application.
The court will discuss spending $1,025,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act to install a new 275-foot radio tower in the precinct one yard and upgrade the sheriff and EMS radio transmitters to digital. The county applied for a grant but did not receive it.
Procedures and actions of the committee selected to review the county subdivision regulations will be reviewed. The committee was directed to examine and clarify the rules approved about two years ago and bring recommendations.
Other topics include: Allowing the sheriff to accept unanticipated revenue of $2,399.76 from Law Enforcement Partners; consider a memo of understanding with the Abilene Recovery Council; electric utility easement and covenant of access to install an electric meter pole in the Forestburg precinct one yard; allowing precinct one to place items in auction; review plans and plat for the FM 1125 RV Park in precinct two; approve a preliminary plat of 15 lots in North Bowie Estates in precinct two and final plat for lots 1-7 Lake Point in precinct four.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Trustees of the Bowie Independent School District welcomed one new member this week following the Nov. 5 election and accepted the 2023-24 outside audit with no exceptions.
Incumbent Trustee Jacky Betts returned to place one and Angie Christmas took the place two seat. After the board officers were dissolved with the new ones taking the oath, officers were elected. Betts will continue as president, Guy Green as vice president and Kent Dosch as secretary.
Paul Fleming of Edgin, Parkman, Fleming & Fleming, PC, presented the audit telling there were no issues and the process went smoothly. He noted the biggest change was the Legislature compressing the district tax rate and additional changes in the tax law. State aid formula grants increased due to the state’s funding formula compensating for lost property tax revenue due to the law change previously mentioned.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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Information was the watchword for the second hospital/emergency room community meeting Tuesday night, as the steering committee was announced along with additional financial considerations.
About 50 people attended the meeting. Melody Gillespie, who was named chairperson for the committee, said the goal is to gather information to get it out into the community. This group was formed after the Bowie emergency room was closed by Faith Rural Health System in early October just shy of one year of operating in Bowie.
Kylie Ward, one of the public relations volunteers, said, “This committee is not here to force things on you and there are assumptions already we are proposing a tax. We are not, we don’t have that ability, we are just a research team here to explore all the options.”
Other members of the committee include Tiffany Chandler and Damon Benton handling finance and grant research; Jennifer Tellef, secretary; Valerie Tomerson, grant research; Ann Smith, PR and Margin Latham and Gillespie, legislative research. It was pointed out there are other members of the sub-committees who are helping with research, but they also invite anyone interested to help with the process.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo – Jack County Judge Keith Umphress spoke at this week’s steering committee meeting. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The following indictments were filed with the 97th District Clerk following the November session of the Montague County Grand Jury.
There were a total of 13 indictments with one sealed awaiting the arrest of a suspect.
A grand jury indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Read the full list of indictments in your mid-week Bowie News.
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