NEWS
City manager makes aggressive moves with budget proposal; draws citizen anger
By BARBARA GREEN
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A revised City of Bowie budget proposal was presented to the city council Monday night drawing anger from some of the citizens present and turning the meeting into more of a screaming match than a discussion.
City Manager Bert Cunningham reported they made a mad dash to get the budget proposal to the council Monday putting in the latest figures along with his recommendations; however, he added there is still additional information that may be added.
On the job less than six months, Cunningham came out aggressive in his first budget recommending the city borrow almost $2 million to undertake several major capital repairs and improvements, along with purchasing needed equipment to get many of those repairs done more efficiently.
“The decision you will be making during the next two weeks is: Do we want to keep kicking the same old can down the road or be aggressive to try and do something to bring the city up to speed on water and sewer lines, and its streets?” said Cunningham.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Also see the separate story in the mid-week edition about the comments given to the council during Monday night’s meeting.
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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