NEWS
Upper Trinity GM grilled on fee hike
Doug Shaw, general manager for the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District addresses the commissioner’s court Monday. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
While making his regular report to the Montague County Commissioners Monday on Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District activities General Manager Doug Shaw was grilled about a nearly 30 percent increase in the cost of a well application.
Shaw makes periodic reports to all four counties within the district, Montague, Parker, Wise and Hood. The district staff has moved to its recently completed office at 1859 West State Highway 199 in Springtown.
This 5,400 square foot building was designed to help promote water conservation. Shaw said it will catch all the rainwater storing it in a 4,500 storage tank that will handle landscaping.
Later in the meeting, Commissioner Bob Langford asked why the application fee for a new well went from $175 to $600, calling it a “substantial jump.” The fee was effective Jan. 1.
Shaw said it all relates to handling more than 1,000 applications a year that require the staff to verify property boundaries, ownership and other parts of the application.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
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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