NEWS
Nearly 100 attend U.S. 82 widening hearing
By BARBARA GREEN
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Almost 100 people attended Tuesday’s Texas Department of Transportation public hearing on the planned widening of U.S. Highway 82 between Nocona and Henrietta.
This was the second of a pair of hearing this week with one in Henrietta the night before. There were a total of 95 citizens who attended in Nocona with 77 in Henrietta.
TxDOT staff including project engineers and planners were in attendance to answer questions during the open house. Large maps outlining the 27.4 miles between the two cities were laid out on tables and showed the planned path for the expansion to four lanes from the present two lanes.
Citizens found their property in question and poured over how it may be impacted. According to the TxDOT study the proposed project would displace three residences, three vacant structures, and one commercial structure. Relocation assistance would be available for displaced persons and businesses. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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