NEWS
Bowie Hospital Authority receives one bid
At tonight’s meeting of the trustees of the Bowie Hospital Authority received one bid for the primary hospital building and its remaining auxiliary buildings for a bid of $1.5 million. The bid did not include the accounts receivables.
The bid came from Dr. Hasan Farid Hashmi and his son, Faraz Hashmi, of Texas General Hospital, a group that operates a hospital in Grand Prairie and one in East Texas. The group was one of the two bidders that came in back in the fall following the closure of Bowie Memorial, when the board opted to negotiate with The Brough Group the other bidder. A deal with Brough fell through when the group could never commit to the deal or prove its financial commitment.
The board directed Chief Executive Officer Lynn Heller to submit the bid proposal to the hospital attorney to review. Heller said since the bid package was prepared by the attorney, he anticipated he would get back to the board quickly with a review, possibly allowing a meeting by Friday.
No other action was taken as the board convened into executive session. See the mid-week News for the full story and the latest updates.
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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