NEWS
Nocona Council handles a varied agenda of business
Members of the Nocona City Council named four members to the library board and approved the purchase of a security/video camera system at the police department.
A bid of $14,159 was accepted for the camera system with funds coming from the coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds.
One new member, Lori Hunt, was named to the Nocona Public Library board, while Dianne Webb, Robert Herndon and Lawrence Hoage were reappointed.
Two chamber of commerce requests to close downtown streets were approved. One resolution will close Farm-to-Market Road 103 on March 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for Mardi Gras Nocona Style.
The second closed the same street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 7 for Cruisin’ Nocona. Agreements also will be created with the Texas Department of Transportation for these two closures.
Three items were address by the council action as the building commission. Toni Blanton’s request to install a Graceland 2022 manufactured home at 600 E. Mesquite, tabled from last month, was denied.
City Secretary Revell Hardison said this was not a manufactured home but a structure akin to a storage shed with no walls or structure inside .
Last month the council asked for more plans on what they were going to do with the structure. The panel indicated what the owner wanted to do with the building now does not meet city building regulations.
Abdiel Puentes Lopez asked to install a new 2024 manufacture home at 508 Lamar, which was approved.
The first hearing on the status of a structure at 204 Dallas Street was conducted. The property was owned by the late Linda Marentes and Santos Marentes.
The fire marshal gave a report on the inspection and it was deemed substandard. The owner was given 90 days in which to tear it down.
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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