NEWS
Bowie City Council adopts budget’s first read, no comments on tax rate proposal
By BARBARA GREEN
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The Bowie City Council adopted the first reading of the 2022-23 budget and conducted a public hearing on the proposed tax rate during a brief half-hour session this week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham also reported on a major street problem that resulted in a one-block section of Nelson to Lamb to be closed after a portion of the road collapsed.
Budget and tax rate
There were no public comments made during a public hearing on the proposed tax rate. The council is offering a 2022 tax rate of .5430 cents per $100 in property value. This is a .312% decrease from the .5447 cent rate from 2021; however, due to higher property values, the tax bill will go up.
In the notice for public hearing, the tax on an average homestead taxable value if $133,381 for 2022 and brings a tax on the average homestead of $724. This compared to the average value of $117,925 in 2021 when the tax bill was $581.
The tax rate will be adopted at a September meeting.
Read the full story on this week’s meeting in your weekend Bowie News.
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
Water was off Wednesday morning as the City of Bowie public works crew replaced a fire hydrant at the corner of Walnut and Matthews. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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