NEWS
Commissioners debate a variety of topics
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
A variety of topics were addressed at Monday’s Montague County Commissioner’s Court meeting from wind farms to the Bill of Rights.
In recent months numerous counties across Texas have approved resolutions related to either as a “Bill of Rights Protected County” or a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.”
Precinct Three Commissioner Mark Murphey asked the item be placed on the agenda, and he told the court, “it is good to reaffirm our oath,” supporting the Constitution which includes the Bill of Rights. There was little discussion as its was seconded by Mike Mayfield and approved unanimously.
The resolution states the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land protecting the inalienable rights of the individual, which also includes the first 10 amendments known as the “Bill of Rights.” Those amendments protect an individual’s rights among others to freedom of speech, religion, right to keep and bear arms and the right to due process.
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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