NEWS
Budgets dominate brief Bowie City Council session
By BARBARA GREEN
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It was all about budgets Monday night as the Bowie City Council approved the first reading of the proposed 2020-21 budget, voted on a proposed tax rate and accepted the Bowie Economic Development Corporation and the Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation budgets.
The ordinance for the city budget notes $8,124,023 for general fund expenses and $9,514,451 in the utility fund expenses. The second reading will take place at the Aug 24 meeting.
A proposed tax rate of .5447 cents per $100 in property value, up just slightly from the 2019 rate of .5445 cents.
The Bowie Economic Development Corporation and 4B Sales Tax Corporation Board also are making application for a large federal grant to fund the construction of an industrial spec building at the Bowie Business Park.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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