NEWS
Bowie Council receives third budget proposal
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie City Council members received a third draft of the 2019-20 budget proposal Monday night which includes a small tax increase, a reduction in small commercial electric rates, a three percent pay increase for employees and a $700,000 loan to replace two major items.
The third draft is balanced with a small projected cash balance of $86,171 at the end of the year. Expenses in utility fund (water, electric and sewer) are allocated at $9,471,000 and revenues at $11,336,430.
The transfer from the utility fund to general fund also has been increased by $100,000 going from $1,150,000 to $1,250,000.The general fund expenses are proposed at $8,251,643 and revenues at $7,021,168.
City Manager Bert Cunningham introduced the draft noting it incorporated the directives of the council from the previous workshop.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
On Friday city officials reported the intersection at Rock and Pillar was closed due to a sinkhole in the street. This area has been experiencing major drainage problems for many years damaging culverts and the street asphalt and concrete, with a portion of the street collapsing earlier in the spring. Drivers should avoid this area.
The Nocona City Council approved a trio of Nocona Economic Development Corporation requests and considered infrastructure work questioned by a city council.
Councilors met on June 10. Two of the NEDC requests had already been presented with the timeclock for comment started. With that time limit over, the requests were finalized.
The Type A and B Boards will spend $19,225 at the Indian Oaks Golf Club for equipment, aerifying and top dressing the greens and batteries for rental carts. It also will expend $20,000 to the Nocona Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena Committee to build new concrete bleachers, railings, fence and platform.
The third NEDC request is a new one related to a Type B board loan of $200,000 to Amy and Chris Nunneley for a new apartment and office construction project.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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