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Commissioners to meet twice on Monday
The Montague County Commissioners will meet twice on Oct. 10.
At 8:45 a.m. the court will conduct a public hearing on naming a private road Legacy Lane in precinct four off of Upper Montague County Road. A hearing is required per the Texas Transportation Code. Action will follow in the 9 a.m. session.
The agenda includes a variety of topics. Commissioners will consider applying for and accepting federal funds of $100,000 from the local assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund and authorize County Judge Kevin Benton to sign the application.
The court will discuss spending $1,025,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act to install a new 275-foot radio tower in the precinct one yard and upgrade the sheriff and EMS radio transmitters to digital. The county applied for a grant but did not receive it.
Procedures and actions of the committee selected to review the county subdivision regulations will be reviewed. The committee was directed to examine and clarify the rules approved about two years ago and bring recommendations.
Other topics include: Allowing the sheriff to accept unanticipated revenue of $2,399.76 from Law Enforcement Partners; consider a memo of understanding with the Abilene Recovery Council; electric utility easement and covenant of access to install an electric meter pole in the Forestburg precinct one yard; allowing precinct one to place items in auction; review plans and plat for the FM 1125 RV Park in precinct two; approve a preliminary plat of 15 lots in North Bowie Estates in precinct two and final plat for lots 1-7 Lake Point in precinct four.
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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