NEWS
Bowie City Council leaders take the oath of office
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie City Council took on a new look Tuesday night as the recently elected mayor and three council members took the oath of office.
Outgoing Mayor Gaylynn Burris administered the oath of office to incoming Mayor Bill Miller, plus returning council members Jason Love and Wayne Bell and new councilor Diana Higgins.
Love also was elected to serve as mayor protem.
Burris presented a Bowie knife plaque to outgoing Councilor Arlene Bishop, while City Secretary Sandy Page presented a knife plaque to Burris, thanking the women for their service.
A large crowd filled the council chambers for the first meeting of the new administration. Miller thanked his family and friends who attended, and his supporters, encouraging them to attend council meetings in the future.
In other topics one citizens expressed his concern about the new leadership and the council moved forward with financial for several big ticket equipment projects.
Read the full story on this meeting in your weekend 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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