NEWS
Burned nursing home sold in tax sale last week
The burned section of the former Bellmire Nursing Home on Rock Street was sold in a Dec. 1 tax sale on the courthouse steps, hopefully leading the way to clean-up and possible development of the property.
It was been four years of chasing uninsured owners, fake owners and no owners as the City of Bowie has attempted to find a responsible party to clear the property burned four years ago in a New Year’s Eve fire.
In early November the tax sale notice was published. It listed the property as Bowie Independent School District vs Jose Gonzales, tract two in the Half Circle Addition and tract five Presley Addition. The sale applied only to the burned section.
The western section was not damaged and is owned by a separate private individual who has been making social media posts about possible development.
The sale was part of several tax sales on Dec. 1. Officials with Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott county tax attorney’s reported Tuesday the bidder was: Billionaire Technologies Inc., 7717 Louetta Rd Ste 12244. Spring TX 77391.
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)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
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