NEWS
Hefley named to precinct one city council place
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Longtime Bowie business owner Laura Hefley was named Monday night to fill out the unexpired term of city councilor precinct one.
Hefley was one of three applicants for the term which comes up on the November ballot. It was vacant following the May 15 resignation of Thomas Kent, who also had submitted his name to return to the seat he vacated.
Tawni Jones, another local business owner, was the third applicant, however, City Manager Bert Cunningham raised questions about her meeting the residency requirements.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris when she offered the three applicants to the council, said she left Jones’ name in because “I did not have it (disqualification) in writing.”
Councilor Tami Buckmaster made a motion to return Kent to precinct one, but her motion died for lack of a second.
Councilor Diana Higgins moved to name Hefley to the post, which was seconded and approved with Buckmaster the lone no vote. Burris administered the oath of office and Hefley took her place on the council.
Read the full story of the meeting 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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