NEWS
Electric rates to see ‘significant’ reduction in Bowie
By BARBARA GREEN
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City of Bowie utility customers will be happy to know some relief is coming for electric costs as the city council announced a reduction in rates with Bryan Texas Utilities which will bring a residential reduction of at least 25 percent to citizens.
The reduction will bring the cost per kilowatt hour down from 15.17 cents to 11 cents.
Monday’s Bowie City Council meeting opened with a 45-minute executive session to discuss public power utilities’ competitive matters.
Returning to open session a unanimous vote was taken to accept the proposed BTU decrease in bulk power costs. The vote brought applause from a few members of the audience.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris said the negotiations with the company have been underway for more than a year and a half, and were finalized about two weeks ago.
Read the full story including details on the pending tax rate and 2018-19 budget in your 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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