NEWS
Bowie finance offices preparing for move on Dec. 3
Beginning on Dec. 4, the City of Bowie Finance Department will be relocating to the new City of Bowie Customer Service Center located at 303 N. Mason.
Finance Director Carrie Moore said if all goes well with the move, the center will be open on Dec. 4 to begin handling customers both inside at the counters and in the drive-through window.
The remodeling work has been underway for a couple of months along with planning for moving phones and computer systems.
The offices move to the former Legend Bank Motorbank. The drive-up window is back, installed where the former ATM machine was located. The convenience of the drive-through is expected to be welcomed back by customers after it was closed more than a year ago at the present offices.
Cunningham said the finance offices and Finance Director Carrie Moore will move to the new offices. Municipal Judge Darla Cordell will move up to the front office pay window to serve her customers, while the city secretary will remain in her office. The city manager, code officer and mayor will remain housed in those offices.
The city manager said the future plan is to remodel the large area of the community room to move those offices into, while allowing the police to expand into the present city offices. Rentals of the community room will cease as of Dec. 31.
City crew helps set up the new office space at the new City of Bowie Customer Service Center at 303 N. Mason. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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