NEWS
Commissioners to consider paying down extra in retirement
Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 23.
The agenda opens with the court proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Commissioners will consider if they want to pay down additional funds to the county retirement system. During recent years the court has used a portion of contingency funds at the end of a budget year to help pay down on its liability for the retirement system.
Last year the county paid $650,000 which moved it to 100.6% of its obligation. Commissioners agreed they were working toward a cushion in the 105% range.
The court hopes things will go better in the second go-round for bids on the wastewater treatment plant.
Last month no bids were received, so the engineers suggested going out for bids on the primary unit, with the county handling some of the other work with concrete and plumbing. Montague is already on a timeline after receiving its draft permit from the Texas Commissioner on Environmental Quality.
Joint election agreements with seven area entities also having elections on Nov. 5 will be offered.
Several annual items will be presented: Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool Worker’s Compensation Renewal; CountyChoice Silver 2025 retiree medical program renewal and accept the 2024 annual report to Medicare for creditable part D prescription coverage.
The court will consider withdrawing from the current generator grant and re-applying under a different disaster mitigation grant opportunity.
The precinct two commissioner will seek authority to clear a portion of Smyrna Road at its intersection with Gary David’s property.
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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