NEWS

Allsup’s replat tabled; citizen appeals to council

Published

4 months ago

01/13/2024

By BARBARA GREEN
[email protected]
A property owner next to a planned Allsup’s store/truck stop asked the Bowie City Council this week to table approval of the firm’s replat request to allow him time to talk with the developer on possible mitigation for noise, lights, etc. at the property.
George Clay resides on property just behind the land purchased by BW Gas and Convenience Retail LLC to build a new Allsup’s store at State Highway 59 and U.S. 287.
In his presentation to the council he raised two questions of legality on the rezoning of the property, which was changed to light industrial allowing for large trucks and the replat process where four lots would be made into one.
A full audience was on hand as in the end the council voted after a lengthy discussion to table the replat. On Wednesday a meeting was called for approval of the replat at 6 p.m. on Jan. 17. It is the only item on the agenda.
Dirtwork recently began on the property after the deal closed on the land, which was the former site of Jim Bowie Restaurant for many years before a fire destroyed the restaurant.

Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.

Pictured: Dirt work begins at the site of the new proposed Allsup’s Store with space and fuel pumps for large trucks. (Bowie News file photo)

NEWS

Rain runoff still helping lakes fill

Published

55 mins ago

05/08/2024

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Runoff from the ongoing spring rains are bringing great benefits for Montague County lakes as they continue to slowly rise.
Lake levels
Amon G. Carter
May 7 – 100% full,
920.86 msl
April 30 – 100% full,
920.68 msl
Lake is full at 920 msl

Lake Nocona
May 7 – 83.7% full,
824.79 msl
April 30 – 73.1% full,
822.91 msl
Lake full at 827.5 msl

NEWS

Pending litigation leads to executive session

Published

1 hour ago

05/08/2024

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Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court face a lengthy agenda when they meet at 9 a.m. on May 13.
An executive session is listed for deliberation on pending litigation. The court also will begin the preliminaries of budget planning with a workshop.
The court will review an engagement letter with Edgin, Parkman, Fleming and Fleming to conduct the annual outside audit.
The sheriff’s office staff will submit several items lead by a request to purchase a radio console for dispatch, along with a memo of understanding between Flock Safety and the SO and an application for participation with the Law Enforcement Support Office.
Commissioners will finally close out the Federal Emergency Management Agency project 4223 for county flood damage during the spring of 2015.

Read the full story on all the agenda topics in the mid-week Bowie News.

NEWS

Bowie BISD bond vote fails, 73% say no

Published

1 hour ago

05/08/2024

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By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie Independent School District trustees said they wanted a mandate one way or another in regard to the $65.8 million bond proposal, which was one of multiple reasons it went back on the ballot.
While voter turnout out was smaller than the Nov. 7, 2023 election, the mandate was clear as 73.28% of voters said no to the bond. Trustees had hoped a massive education campaign and a single issue election would boost voter turnout, however, that was not the case.
BISD asked voters to reconsider the same $65.8 million proposal that failed 855-1,079 last November. In that Nov. 7 election 1,934 people voted.
On May 4 there were 1,785 total voters, 149 less than in the fall. There were 477 votes supporting the bond and 1,308 saying no. The bond failed by 831 votes with only 26.72% saying yes.
Forestburg ISD asked voters to consider a pair of infrastructure centered bonds and the results were close. The most recent bond election for FISD was in 2018 and it failed 301-195.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.