NEWS
Bowie PD renovation approved; council will use pandemic funds
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
As a newly elected slate of Bowie City Councilors took their seats this week, they voted to move forward with the renovation of the police department using more than $600,000 in state and federal local fiscal recovery funds to pay for a project estimated to run between $600,000 to $800,000.
After the Nov. 2 election four officials took the oath of office Monday night including Mayor Gaylynn Burris returning for her second elected term, returning councilman Jason Love and newcomers Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw.
Love was elected to continue serving as mayor pro tem. Bowie Knife plaques were presented to outgoing council members Wayne Bell and Diana Higgins.
PD remodel
After more than a year and a half of review and debate, it looks like the renovation of the police department and former city offices will proceed. City Manager Bert Cunningham presented his proposal to use American Rescue Plan state and federal funds for the project.
“I am asking the council to approve spending this money to remodel the police station. The initial estimated cost is between $600,000 to $800,000. I asked the architect how much it would cost to build a new building about the same size, and he told me it would be about double what the remodel will cost. In my opinion, the difference in cost is enough to make the decision to remodel the existing building,” explained Cunningham.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on May 12 in the council chambers.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
In the city manager’s report, Bert Cunningham will discuss the Rock and Pillar Street project and the Texas Water Development Board grant application.
In new business, Brittany Barnes will be considered as an appointment to the Bowie Community Development Board.
A resolution requesting financial assistance from the TWDB authorizing the filing of an application for assistance will be reviewed.
The master parks plan also will be presented by staff from Public Management.
The consent agenda and public comments round out the meeting.
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 11.
After the consent agenda and public comments, the court will discuss an interlocal agreement between precinct two and the Bowie Sports Association for the baseball complex.
Precinct three will ask for a line-time budget adjustment of $15,000 from operating expenses to part-time.
The court will open and consider accepting sealed bids for emulsified asphalt and prime oil, all on a 90-day contract.
The consent agenda of minutes, bills and reports also is slated.
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