NEWS
BEDC annual report tempered with bad, good news
By BARBARA GREEN
The Bowie Economic Development Corporation 2015-16 annual report explored both the good and bad news looking toward the new year with positive plans.
Janis Crawley, executive director of the BEDC and 4B Sales Tax Corporation, gave the report to the Bowie City Council at its Tuesday meeting,telling them the past year had been a hard one economically for the greater Bowie area. Some of the major impacts were:
• Sales tax revenues are down 37 percent.
• The unemployment rate has increased by one point and for the first time since 2013 the local rate is higher than the state average, 5.0 versus 4.8 percent.
• Bowie Memorial Hospital closed losing 136 jobs, and when the “trickle-down” is calculated, there was a 176 job loss.
However, the director then tempered the bad news with some more positive such as bids to start construction at the Bowie Business Park and the reopening of the hospital.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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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