NEWS
Bowie offers new proposal to county for EMS
The Bowie City Council voted Tuesday night to ask Montague County Commissioners to consider a new proposal to continue ambulance service for the southern half of the county as the court considers a provider.
The county would not be searching for a new provider if the City of Bowie had not informed the court in early March it would stop service outside-the-city-limits effective Oct. 1.
When Bowie area commissioners pitched the idea two weeks ago of allowing the city to offer a proposal, it was met with an angry response as several members said they would not be in the present situation if not for the city’s action.
Tuesday night’s agenda listed an executive session for consultation with the city attorney on Bowie EMS.
Returning to open session after 30 minutes Councilor Terry Gunter made a motion to allow the mayor pro tem to discuss continuing EMS service to the southern part of the county with the county judge. It was not to rescind the previous letter to stop service, but to ask to be included as they consider proposals.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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