NEWS
Bowie City Council to review tax rate, first reading of budget
The Bowie City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed tax rate of .5430 cents at its 6 p.m. Aug. 22 meeting and will hear the first reading for the 2022-23 budget ordinance.
This proposed tax rate for 2022 is .0017 cents lower than the 2021 rate of .54470 cents per $100 in property value. It will have its first reading at the Sept. 12 meeting.
The budget ordinance lists utility fund expenses proposed at $11,516,160 and general fund at $9546,160. Councilors must approve two readings before it is finally adopted on Sept. 12.
Other new business for the council will be a discussion of the proposed 2022-23 budgets for Bowie Economic Development Corporation 4A and Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation. Two reappointments to the 4A board and three for the 4B board also will be reviewed.
The termination of an interlocal governmental corporation contract for application and administrative services Texas Community Development Program between the city and Nortex Regional Planning Commission as recommended and requested by Nortex will be presented.
The one item of old business is the ordinance setting new rates for solid waste collection. Last month, Waste Connections exercised its contractual option to increase rates based on the consumer price index. The single family residential polycart will go from $14.32 to $15.63. The basic commercial polycart will go from $19.50 to $21.28. This is separate from the fuel adjustment cost. Other categories for services for various size containers also will be adjusted.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will make his monthly report on the community development block grant program, service with PCNet, the solid waste grant and Waste Connections.
A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
After more than a year of turmoil and upheaval it appears the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation is back on its feet with a slate of new board members and plans to review by-laws and operations.
Last August all the board members resigned in the wake of a lawsuit by a resident who could not obtain water for a small housing development despite being in the district. The property owner also accused the board of not following open meetings or open records laws, or its own by-laws.
After the board resigned a receivership was requested from the court and was named in December 2025. The receiver or temporary manager was Nocona attorney Zach Renfro, who was directed by the court to seek out possible directors to rehabilitate the association and assure it meets the obligation of continuing to provide water to more than 300 members.
The corporation board conducted its first general membership meeting on March 27 where a state of the corporation was given and new directors
named. They are Kevin McShan, president; Josh Swint, vice president; Carla Swofford, secretary; Wesley Kelly, treasurer; Zach Gunter, Rob Hankins and Chase Thomas, all directors.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
The Bowie City Council meeting scheduled for April 28 was canceled due to the lack of a quorum.
Councilors Boyd Hulstine, Stephanie Post and Brent Shaw were present along with Mayor Gaylynn Burris, Four council members are required. Laramie Truax, Laura Sproles and TJay McEwen were absent. The agenda items were expected to be placed on the next agenda of business for the council.
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