NEWS
Bowie City Council considers street repair bid, new truck
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. June 7 in regular session addressing several new items of business.
Bids on a street improvement project for paving 1.8 miles os tree will be reviewed. Only one bid was received despite nine companies expressing interest.
Also related to streets, the council will consider purchasing a distributor truck, which lays down the liquid material that goes on the road base prior to the rock.
The 2016-17 Montague County Tax Appraisal District budget will be presented, along with its annual audit. The city also will receive the revised and restated 2015 financial audit for Bowie, and consider two recommendations from the planning commission for property replats.
An executive session is planned to discuss real property related to project #2016LST.
In old business, the second reading of an ordinance for the negotiated settlement between the Atmos Cities Steering Committee and ATMOS Energy will be offered for a vote, along with a proposal related to the operation of vendors and solicitors, and food truck vendors.
The meeting opens with a workshop where the main agenda items will be reviewed, items of interests by the council and the city manger’s report.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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