NEWS
Bowie City Council to receive budget proposal
Members of the Bowie City Council face a July 8 agenda filled with lots of big topics including the 2024-25 budget proposal, the drinking water quality water report, call the November election, along with updates on all the infrastructure projects.
The council will meet at 6 p.m. July 8. This will be the only meeting for July.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will present the budget proposal per the city charter. The CM has been working with department heads on their needs and requests, and the finance director examining revenue.
The council will set the public hearing on the budget and is expected to schedule a budget workshop date.
The meeting will open with a public hearing on the 2023 annual drinking water quality consumer confidence report.
In the city manager’s report there will be updates on Nelson Street drainage, electric rate, sewer line replacement, Downtown Revitalization grant project, paving, substation transformer and budget.
There are numerous items of new business on the agenda. The first reading of the ordinance calling the Nov. 5 election will be presented.
Council places on the ballot and their present officers will include Precinct One TJay McEwen, Precinct Two Kristi Bates and Precinct Three Terry Gunter.
The parks board has a trio of expenditure requests for council action: Purchase of $11,126.70 to install flags at the veteran’s park located next to the senior citizens center; $11,358.61 for resurfacing Pelham Park pickleball court and $1,400 to buy a washer and dryer for the community center.
A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.
Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.
Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.
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.
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