NEWS
Commissioners to consider budget Monday
Montague County Commissioners will consider adopting the 2016-17 budget and tax rate for 2016 when they meet at 9 a.m. on Aug. 22.
A called meeting will be at 8:45 a.m. Monday for the public hearing on the budget.
The court has been whittling away at the budget for several months trying to reduce expenses to meet a projected revenue shortfall. Proposed budget expenses are $11,870, 856 with revenues of $12,084, 937.
The proposed tax rate is .5097 cents per $100 in property value. This also is the effective rate which is the rate needed to generate the same amount of revenue as the previous year. The 2015 rate is .41540 cents.
The agenda includes 11 tax bids for various properties in Nocona Hills, Oak Shores and Silver Lakes Ranch.
Other items will include: A memo of understanding between Indigent Healthcare Solutions and Montague County; copier contract for the AgriLife office; and county treasurer monthly reports.
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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