NEWS
Bowie City Council approves buying a transformer
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
With the opportunity to purchase a slightly used electric transformer at 1/10th of its original price, the Bowie City Council last week approved the purchase and plans to add that third transformer to the city substation.
Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, made his pitch to the council last week reflecting back to his first year preparing a city budget back in May 2006. He was given a directive to put together a five-year plan for purchases and expected projects.
In his notes to the council Evans said the original idea was to add a second substation on the west side of the city, but the idea was pushed back several times and finally came off any future plans. Move to 2017 planning for the city’s future power needs the city staff began to look at the addition of a third transformer to the present station as a less expensive option.
City Manager Bert Cunningham researched and applied for grants, as well as both men talking to engineers about costs and design. Preliminary numbers came in at around $1.6 million for a third transformer, but that was pre-COVID. Today that number has blown up to around $2.6 million with a lead time of two years.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Bowie city officials talked with Brazos Power staff last week about adding a third transformer to the substation. The city uses Brazos power lines to transport power. (Courtesy photo)
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later
While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.
The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Looking toward the future, the Bowie City Council Tuesday night voted to add an assistant city manager position promoting Public Works Director Stony Lowrance to the job.
The agenda listed an executive session to discuss evaluation of the city manager. Councilors went to closed session at 6:30 p.m. and 15 minutes later asked City Manager Bert Cunningham and Lowrance to come in. After 15 minutes they left the session and a few minutes later the full council came back to open session.
Councilor Brent Shaw, in making the motion for the assistant city manager, pointed to expanded duties the manager has undertaken. Councilor Boyd Hulstine made the second as the vote received unanimous approval.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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