NEWS
City crews tackle 9 water line breaks through the weekend
By BARBARA GREEN
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City of Bowie water and street crews were working virtually non-stop throughout the weekend dealing with major water line breaks across the city, one resulting in a partial water boil order expected to run until Thursday.
Public Works Director Stony Lowrance said drought conditions are causing major ground shifts, which move waterlines and for some of the older castiron pipes a small movement can create a major break. All of these breaks were on castiron
The first of nine major line breaks were seen in Saturday’s Bowie News when a 12-inch line cracked at Pecan and Mason on Aug. 10. That section of the street has been closed as they wait to make sure the repair holds and work with the Texas Department of Transportation on repairs to its Farm-to-Market Road 1816 (Pecan).
The next day another leak came to the surface also on Pecan and Mason, but in the intersection on the east side of Mason. It was an eight-inch castiron water line. Repairs began on this Saturday and it was only the beginning of a series of major breaks.
Next was an eight-inch break at Tarrant and Cooper, followed by a line repair and hydrant replacement in the 1300 block of Mill and State Highway 59. Lowrance said there was a crack in the line where it goes into the fire hydrant, so they just repaired both. When this line was shut down it resulted in a boil order for this area north of the break.
A test was run Monday and set to Wichita Falls, and the partial boil order north out of town was lifted Tuesday afternoon.
There was a six-inch line break on Greenwood and Hwy. 59, that created a 12-foot hole under the road.
Read the full story all the weekend repairs in your mid-week Bowie News.
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Montague County Commissioners wrapped up a few items before the end of the year as they met on Dec. 23.
Grant Coordinator Charley Lanier asked the court to go ahead and obligate $276,961.84 from the American Rescue Funds to complete the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex.
He explained Dec. 30 is the last date where grant funds can be obligated, and he did not expect any issues since this project had already been approved in court using ARPA funds, he called it a “safety net,” to avoid any problem and possible return of the funds to the federal government.
Montague County has about $276,961.84 in grant funds which has not been allocated.
The court gave approval on the request.
Lanier also asked the court to apply for a grant for a tire cutter. Funded through the Nortex Regional Planning Commission and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the application will ask for $26,865 to purchase a larger gas-powered cutter on a trailer, which can be moved around for use. It would cut the larger tires into four pieces, which would be allowed into a landfill. Lanier said if the cutter comes through the county would need to obtain a permit for its use from TCEQ, which he added should not be an issue.
Commissioner Mark Murphey said he picks up more tires abandoned on the county roads than he disposes of at his own yard, adding he probably has 500 at his yard. The court gave approval to apply for this competitive grant.
The remainder of Monday’s brief meeting were year-end items. Bonds for the justice of the peace one, county clerk, county attorney, district attorney, sheriff, commissioner three and constable two were accepted.
A cooperative agreement with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the county was approved, along with a license and services agreement with Local Government Solutions to provide software for both justice of the peace officers. The county attorney’s Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report was presented with no new seizures or forfeiture.
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