NEWS
BEDC board to meet Feb. 12
The Board of Directors for the Bowie Economic Development Corporation will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 12 in the board room at 201A Walnut Street.
Plans continue for construction plans at the Bowie Business Park. The final bid document will be examined for approval. A date will be set for the pre-bid conference and for posting notices to received proposals for utility, paving, grading and drainage improvements to serve the 123-acre business park.
An update and change will be made to an office sharing agreement connected to the BEDC, Main Street Bowie and the Bowie Chamber of Commerce sharing office space.
The board will consider action on maintenance and cleanup for its property at 101 E. Pecan, which will be rented to Legend Bank as temporary office space during the remodel of its other building.
An executive session is planned to discuss real property and negotiations on project #112315HB.
The director’s monthly report wraps up the agenda.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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