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Bowie Police file multiple juveniles cases in vandalism
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Bowie Police have filed multiple cases with the juvenile court related to three complaints of vandalism at the Amon Carter Park Pavilion during the course of a week.
The separate incidents involving anywhere from three juveniles to as many as 15 being present when the destruction was reportedly done. Assistant Police Chief Kent Stagg has spent the last two weeks investigating the incidents and has finally completed the paperwork that will be sent to juvenile authorities.
There are two complaints for criminal mischief $100-$750, a Class B misdemeanor and one for criminal mischief $750-$2,500, Class A misdemeanor.
Vandalism is nothing new for this pavilion as it is a popular target for teens and other vandals who destroy city property. Similar problems occurred at the Second Monday restroom facilities in the park, This building is now locked and only open during trade days and special park events. Stagg says it is hard to say why this occurred across several days other than the teens trying to one-up each other. The incidents occurred between the afternoon and dusk. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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Bowie Council adopts budget, keeps tax rate the same
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By BARBARA GREEN
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Members of the Bowie City Council adopted the first reading for adoption of the 2024-25 budget totaling $23,310,385 in overall operations.
Approval came at Monday night’s meeting the 2024 tax rate. Finance Director Pamela Woods presented the budget proposal in its final form and when asked if there were any significant changes from the first draft, she said there property tax revenue went down some, while sales tax went up a small bit. The fire department salary line also was adjusted as it is now fully staffed.
The budget total is $23,310,385, broken down in $10,714390 for the general fund and $12,595,995. This budget is balanced with only a small amount, $9,681 above the overall projected revenues. Utility fund revenue is projected at $12,601,000 and general fund at $10,719,066.
The proposed tax rate for 2024 is unchanged for the past three years staying at .5430 cents per $100 in property value. There were no comments in Monday’s public hearing.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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Four people die, 10 injured in one-vehicle crash
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Four people died and 10 were hospitalized after a horrific wreck on U.S. Highway 287 near Farm-to-Market Road 1655 at Alvord.
The traffic incident happened just after 8 a.m. on Aug. 28 after emergency responders converged on the single-vehicle wreck of a Chevrolet 3500 passenger van. According to the Department of Public Safety preliminary report, the van, which was traveling northbound when the driver veered off the left side of the highway. The driver overcorrected, lost control and rolled over.
Trooper Sgt. Tony De La Cerda confirmed there were 14 passengers in the van including the driver and multiple passengers were ejected. Three passengers were pronounced deceased at the scene including the driver, three passengers were transported to different hospitals by air with critical injuries, seven passengers were transported by ambulance with non-critical injuries and one passenger was transported by ambulance with a minor injury. A fourth passenger was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
“We know the vehicle was coming from Florida and headed to New Mexico. The victims were residents of Florida of Haitian descent. This investigation is not a human smuggling/trafficking case,” said Sgt. De La Cerda.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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