NEWS
Six bids received for auditorium demolition; meeting on Monday
A total of six bids were opened Feb. 21 for demolition of the Bowie City Auditorium and they will be considered at the 6 p.m. March 5 Bowie City Council meeting.
The regular meeting on March 6 was moved to Monday due to a schedule conflict of a council member.
The city began advertising for bids in late January to take down the 1927 building that has been used for city and community activities since citizens approved a bond for its construction in 1926. It has laid vacant for many years despite efforts to restore the building located at 113 E. Tarrant.
The bids range from a low of $150,550 to a high of $342,000.
While the council did not give specific approval to solicit bids, Mayor Gaylynn Burris gave the directive based on previous “consensus” of the council that restoration was not feasible. She wanted to get a “ballpark figure” to make a final determination by the council.
Read the full agenda in the weekend News.
Correction: In the print edition the time was incorrect on the story. It read 5 p.m. and it should have been 6 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience.
A 42-year-old woman from Henrietta was killed in a pedestrian vs. vehicle accident at 3:30 p.m. on June 6 on U.S. Highway 287 near N. Butler Road.
The Department of Public Safety report states Car Dianne Chitwood was driving a 2015 Honda Accord northwest on U.S. 82. She was having mechanical issues and had stopped the vehicle on the left shoulder, partially in the left lane.
Chitwood had exited the vehicle and stood in the left lane to inspect the Honda. A second vehicle, a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by Kymberly Michelle Riddle, 61, Laramie, WY was also traveling northwest on U.S. 82 and struck the pedestrian and vehicle one.
The DPS report states Chitwood was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash. Riddle was uninjured. The crash remains under investigation.
Texoma’s Homepage reported former 97th District Attorney Casey Hall was arrested in Sulphur Springs after her appeal bond was revoked. Click on the above link to read the story.
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on June 10 in the council chambers.
The meeting opens with the city manager’s report on meetings with the engineers on the Rock and Pillar Street repairs, budget preparation and substation transformer work.
In new business there will be resolution for allocating funds for a park enhancement project from 4B funds to build pickleball courts in Pelham Park. A pair of planning and zoning recommendations for a replat will be reviewed. Public comments conclude the agenda.
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