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.
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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