NEWS
Nocona Council votes to survey lake property
The Nocona City Council met in called session on Wednesday to discuss undertaking a survey of city-owned property near Weldon Robb Park on Lake Nocona.
The acreage was part of the original property purchased for the creation of the lake some 60 years ago. City Manager Lynn Henley said the property had sat there all these years, but came on the radar when an adjacent property owner asked for an easement across the city property.
The CM said he is not sure of the exact number of acres, but it would break out into four to six lots depending on the size. The area has been deemed Boone and Robb Subdivision.
The city council approved a contract proposal with Swaim Engineering and Surveying to survey the two sections. A budget amendment for $32,350 and $16,050 was approved for the work.
Henley said the rules for the size of lots change in 2024 and he wanted to get this addressed before that change which could hinder any opportunity to sell part of the lots. The manager added he would like to keep a small part of the land to provide a place to drill a water well in the future if that became necessary.
The council will meet in at 5 p.m. on Nov. 14 for a brief agenda. A resolution approving the Nocona Economic Development Corporation’s project to fund a new sound system in downtown will be presented, along with the 2023 tax roll.
Bids for a new backhoe will be reviewed and the council will cast its votes for members of the Montague County Tax Appraisal District Board.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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