NEWS
Big crowd helps kick off hazard mitigation plan process
By BARBARA GREEN
The kickoff meeting for the development of regional hazard mitigation plans drew almost 100 people to Montague on Monday morning from multiple surrounding counties.
Officials from Montague, Clay, Jack and Young Counties, as well as the cities of Bowie and Nocona and numerous volunteer fire departments attended. The focus of the meeting is a $500,000 grant obtained by the Nortex Regional Planning Commission to create plans for a 10-county area.
Each of the counties has a 25 percent match, but planners indicated the biggest part of that will be made up through in-kind actions. The 10-county area includes Montague, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Wilbarger and Young.
Erik Addy of Nortex emergency management, was pleased with the turnout and said they expect this will be a two-year process through final approval by the Federal Emergency Management Administration. With a mitigation plan in place entities can apply for additional recovery funds in the event of a disaster, as well as pre-mitigation activities where steps are taken to lessen impact of a future disaster.
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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