NEWS
Bowie PD renovation approved; council will use pandemic funds
By BARBARA GREEN
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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.
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.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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