NEWS
Bowie Stronger Street Fest reflects on May 22 tornado at the one-year anniversary
It was nearly one year ago that an EF-1 tornado struck the City of Bowie.
It was the beginning of a beautiful Memorial Day weekend with Bowie High graduation kicking things off that night. However, it all blew away as the tornado caused massive damage across a large swath of downtown and across the southside of town.
More than 422 structures, including 106 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Amazingly enough, there were no deaths or major injuries. The EF-1 tornado spanned 400 yards wide and left a swath of damage a mile long through the heart of Bowie’s downtown causing damage to nearly every business.
While many may look back with sadness, Bowie will reflect on the strength of its people and community with the We Are #Bowie Strong(er) Street Fest on May 22, the one-year anniversary of the storm.
Cindy Roller, executive director of Bowie Community Development, event host, said the festival’s focus is a tornado recovery reunion to show how far Bowie has come since last year’s storm.
This new street fest will take place at 4 p.m. on Saturday offering family activities from live music to games and fun as everyone celebrates a year of rebuilding and rebirth for many.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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