By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie City Council conducted an extensive budget discussion during the public hearing this week and approved a 2023 proposed tax rate.
The 2023-24 budget will have its first ordinance reading on Aug. 28 and the tax rate will face a public hearing
Along with the city operations’ budget, there were a lot of questions about the Bowie Economic Development Corporation 4A Board and 4B budget proposals.
City Finance Director Pamela Woods went through the main points of the budget noting there were few changes made since it was presented in July. The general fund is proposed at $9,646,613 and the utility fund at $11,516,160 for a total of $21,162,773, which is $642,532 higher than last year’s budget.
The proposed tax rate is the same as 2022 at .5430 cents per $100 in property value. Woods said this will raise $141,334 more in tax revenue and of that amount $28,063 comes from new property.

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