NEWS
County approves 2022 budget, keeps 2020 tax rate
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court voted to retain the 2020 tax rate for the new fiscal year and adopted a new budget of a little more than $11.3 million in the general fund and road and bridge funds.
There were unanimous votes on both items, which was followed by a public hearing prior to the regular meeting where there were no comments.
The tax rate will be .5641 cents per $100 in property value. This is slightly higher than the “no new revenue tax rate” of .5426 cents, but lower than the voter approval tax rate of .5657 cents.
Montague County property values increased overall by $92,477,405 above 2020. The new rate is a .91% increase above the total tax levy of all properties.
Based on the .5641 cents, the court approved a 3.96% increase effectively raising taxes on a residence valued at $100,000 an additional $21.50 for the year. The average homestead taxable value increased from $98,832.71 in 2020 to $108,261.80. Total taxes for the average homestead value will go up $53.18 for the year.
The .5641 cents breaks out in .5475 cents for maintenance and operation and .0166 cents for debt service.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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