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Bowie City Council tables action on late fee cap
Bowie City Councilors this week tabled action on updates to the utility payments’ ordinance as they explored questions on commercial businesses and a late fee cap.
Last month after questions were raised on implementing a late fee cap, the panel found the city ordinance in place since 1984 was outdated and while there have been changes through the years to the due dates, the code has not been updated. The city staff and city attorney were tasked to draft a new version and return it to the council.
The primary revisions relates to delinquent payments. The present ordinance assesses a 10 percent late fee, but the proposed ordinance retained that fee and added a cap not to exceed $50.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said this draft was a combined effort of Finance Director Carrie Moore, City Secretary Sandy Page, City Attorney Tracey Jennings and himself. He added the main thing they wanted to do was word it so it won’t have to be changed again in the near future. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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
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)
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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