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Bowie City Council undertakes budget work

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By BARBARA GREEN
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The Bowie City Council this week began to dissect the 2019-20 budget draft during the first of what is expected to be several budget workshops, with the second planned for the regular meeting on July 22.
It was a lengthy meeting about three and half hours. The council heard from department heads who made their pitch for various equipment, improvements, staff and pay increases.
There were no decisions made on specific budget items other than directives for the staff to gather or provide additional figures or information.
City Manager Bert Cunningham has a year and half of experience under his belt as manager as he offered his second budget plan, which he said at this point is a deficit proposal.
He said counting depreciation, expenses outpace revenue by a good margin even after he went through each department and cut out items he deemed “excessive.”
The manager did not include any salary increases in the draft, but each department asked for increases in a different way often connected with performance. Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.

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May 4 ISD bond election results

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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

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Gold-Burg High one-act prepares for public show on Sunday

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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)

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Voters decide today on two ISD bonds

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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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