NEWS
Rain road damage continues to mount; lake closes
After nearly three weeks of rainfall, Montague County road commissioners are scrambling to assess and repair damage all across the county.
Several members of the court said this week, there are still roads under water and they have been unable to assess that damage. All the commissioners have repaired many bridge approaches, only to have them washed away by more rain. Read more about road damage in the weekend News.
On Friday, it also was announced that Lake Bridgeport was closed until further notice due to rising lake waters. All ramps are closed. Lake Amon Carter’s boat ramps also are closed, while Lake Nocona’s ramps are open. See more on this story also in the weekend News.
On Friday the Texas Department of Transportation staff announced the following road information. Farm-to-Market 1806 at Old Bowie Lake IS CLOSED due to more damage on the low water crossing. FM 3206 near Saint Jo is NOW OPEN from road washout. It is open will finish paving when weather will allow.
Pictured above is the collapse of FM 1806 near Old Bowie Lake after heavy rains that fell two weeks ago. TxDOT on Friday announced the road is once again closed due to damage at the low water crossing. (News photo)
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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