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City says no to exploring new option to buy golf course

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie City Council members expressed their frustrations on a variety of topics during a Monday night workshop, following a regular agenda where the panel voted 4-2 against pursuing further financing options to possibly buy the Twisted Oaks Country Club.
At its last meeting the council directed the staff to explore different financing options to buy the Bowie area golf course. After a 20-minute executive session, Councilor Chuck Malone made a motion to have City Manager Bert Cunningham look into a new avenue of financing that may have been presented during the closed session.
Councilor Jason Love gave a second to the motion, but they were the only ones in support as the remainder of the council voted no. No other direction was given so it is unclear if the issue is dead.
This was the last item on the regular agenda before the workshop. Malone got up amd left saying he was not staying.
Workshop
Six topics were scheduled for discussion, the majority of which were submitted by Councilor Tami Buckmaster.
While there was no voting on items, directions were given to study or develop policies.
Throughout the workshop Tracey Jennings, city attorney, provided overviews on many of the topics and conducted the new councilor orientation touching on open meetings, open records and general legal obligations.

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Substation/transformer install back on track

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A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green

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Amon Carter Lake Water Corp. reorganizes board

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors

named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.

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Lack of quorum cancels meeting

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The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.

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