NEWS

Bowie Citizen’s Advisory Committee given its first task: Review a new city complex

Published

8 years ago

10/15/2016

Members of the revitalized City of Bowie Citizens Advisory Committee met for the first time Tuesday night and were given their first task by Mayor Larry Slack.
The citizens committee was created by the council in 1992 with the last appointments made in 1995. It has been inactive for 21 years.
Slack told the new members it is his hope they can discuss various city plans and issues in an effort to get a “feel” for the citizen’s thoughts and desires.
Those approved for the committee last month are: Lee Wayne Jones, Bill Enlow, Gary Cunningham, Laura Sproles, Barbara Green, Tim Biles, TJay McEwen, Carla Whitaker, Penny Tripp, Pat Tripp and Jim Gilbow.
The group Tuesday night elected Laura Sproles to serve as its chairman, they will next meet at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 19.
The mayor’s first task for the group has been a hot topic in the last two years, the construction of a new municipal complex and its location.

Read the full story in the weekend News.

Top photo: Members of the committee tour the basement of the city auditorium that serves as storage for city and police records. (Photo by Barbara Green)

KSA Project Architect Brian Wyatt discussed building concepts and designs with the City of Bowie Citizen’s Advisory Committee during its Tuesday night meeting. (Photo by Barbara Green)

NEWS

Rain runoff still helping lakes fill

Published

12 mins ago

05/08/2024

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Runoff from the ongoing spring rains are bringing great benefits for Montague County lakes as they continue to slowly rise.
Lake levels
Amon G. Carter
May 7 – 100% full,
920.86 msl
April 30 – 100% full,
920.68 msl
Lake is full at 920 msl

Lake Nocona
May 7 – 83.7% full,
824.79 msl
April 30 – 73.1% full,
822.91 msl
Lake full at 827.5 msl

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Pending litigation leads to executive session

Published

29 mins ago

05/08/2024

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Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court face a lengthy agenda when they meet at 9 a.m. on May 13.
An executive session is listed for deliberation on pending litigation. The court also will begin the preliminaries of budget planning with a workshop.
The court will review an engagement letter with Edgin, Parkman, Fleming and Fleming to conduct the annual outside audit.
The sheriff’s office staff will submit several items lead by a request to purchase a radio console for dispatch, along with a memo of understanding between Flock Safety and the SO and an application for participation with the Law Enforcement Support Office.
Commissioners will finally close out the Federal Emergency Management Agency project 4223 for county flood damage during the spring of 2015.

Read the full story on all the agenda topics in the mid-week Bowie News.

NEWS

Bowie BISD bond vote fails, 73% say no

Published

39 mins ago

05/08/2024

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By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie Independent School District trustees said they wanted a mandate one way or another in regard to the $65.8 million bond proposal, which was one of multiple reasons it went back on the ballot.
While voter turnout out was smaller than the Nov. 7, 2023 election, the mandate was clear as 73.28% of voters said no to the bond. Trustees had hoped a massive education campaign and a single issue election would boost voter turnout, however, that was not the case.
BISD asked voters to reconsider the same $65.8 million proposal that failed 855-1,079 last November. In that Nov. 7 election 1,934 people voted.
On May 4 there were 1,785 total voters, 149 less than in the fall. There were 477 votes supporting the bond and 1,308 saying no. The bond failed by 831 votes with only 26.72% saying yes.
Forestburg ISD asked voters to consider a pair of infrastructure centered bonds and the results were close. The most recent bond election for FISD was in 2018 and it failed 301-195.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.