NEWS
Longer city airport hangar lease debated
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Could privately built airport hangars be in the future for Bowie Municipal Airport?
It was an idea broached by an area business man and supported by a council member, who asked for a discussion on Monday’s agenda.
The city council also received what is expected to be the final change order for the Nelson Street project and delayed making a final contractor payment as the punch list has not been completed.
It has been one month since Nelson Street opened as a through street after nearly two years of being closed due to a collapsed section then under repair. This change order is an overall reduction in the contract amount of $49,923.25.
It includes a reduction of $11,935.59 in a contingency allocation, plus liquidated damages of $6,650 to the contractor, MX Construction, who was fined $700 a day for nine and a half days when the company did not attain “substantial completion” by the required date.
It also includes additional engineering fees of $29,337.66 associated with the reinforcing required for the deficient bridge deck on the new culvert bridge. The change order explains the contractor did not build the bridge deck as required by the contract documents. In lieu of tearing out the deck and starting over, the owner allowed the existing deck to remain only if it was adequately reinforced.
Airport hangars
David Cassel, a builder and developer out of the Metroplex, made a pitch to the council about a 50-year lease on land at the city airport where he would like to build airport hangars, which he would in turn lease.
He explained while he knew there had been 25 and 30 year leases, he believes there is no way to get a successful return in today’s market with interest rates and material and labors costs without a longer lease.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News. Also in your weekend News read the public comments made at Monday’s council meeting
Top photo – (Left) This private hangar was build about two years and the property has a 30-year lease at $1,200 a year. Any future hangars would have to be built on this side of the airport just past these buildings. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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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