NEWS
Hefley named to precinct one city council place
By BARBARA GREEN
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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.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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