NEWS
First tax rate hearing for Bowie set Monday
Bowie City Council members will be updated on the latest negotiations with Bryan Texas Utilities along with continued work on the 2018-19 budget proposal when they meet at 6 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the council chambers.
City Manager Bert Cunningham told the council at its last session he would be meeting with BTU officials later that week as the city attempts to gain further reductions in its contracted rate for bulk power. In 2015 the company agreed to an amendment to the city contract that allowed Bowie to develop up to two megawatts of capacity in distributed power. That energy would in turn be used to help reduce the city’s transmission fees accessed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas which run about $70,000 a month. In an effort to obtain that distributed power the city is looking into a possible solar project that could generate that amount.
Due to rates being a competitive public power issue, the council will go into executive session where it may be discussed in closed session. Any action would be taken back in open session.
There will be a public hearing on the proposed tax rate and the budget workshop. A proposed tax rate of .5250 cents per $100 in property value is being considered.
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The board of directors of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation will meet at 6 p.m. at Carter Lake Baptist Church 4759 FM 1125.
Agenda items include an engineer’s presentation and resolution workshop with Daniel Deweber and Prairie Branch Properties.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Seeing your preliminary property values has the potential to make you cry, but coupled with rumors about homestead exemptions changed or eliminated has made the arrival even more dramatic.
Last week those preliminary property tax value notices began arriving in mailboxes across Montague County. Some 9,066 statements were sent out by the Montague County Tax Appraisal District along with 4,689 oil and gas notices by Pritchard and Abbott.
Overall county values went up 9% based on the preliminary values for 2025.
For many it was shock to open that envelope as values jumped in almost every taxing entity.
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After six years as superintendent of Bowie Independent School District and a total of 14 years in the district, Superintendent Blake Enlow announced his resignation on May 5, effective May 23.
In an email to district staff, Enlow said “Serving as your superintendent has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding chapters of my professional life…Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated successes and worked tirelessly to provide an excellent education for every student in our care.”
The superintendent continued the decision was not made lightly and stems from personal and professional considerations.
He anticipates the board will meet, possibly next week, to discuss a plan to begin a superintendent search.
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