NEWS
Bowie City Council handles brief agenda
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie City Councilors took care of a brief 15-minute agenda of business Monday night including resolutions related to a state grant and the ATMOS Cities Steering Committee, plus announcing the annual city-wide garage sale.
The popular garage sale takes place the last full weekend in April per previous council action and this year it will be April 28-30.
There were two resolutions approved related to the Texas Community Development grant the city will be receiving to replace a water line.
City Manager Bert Cunningham offered his monthly reporting touching on multiple topics. He noted the city has paid off the five-year note used to purchase the Vac truck, large excavator, a police department patrol unit, the newer ambulance that was in a wreck last year, fire department tools, a smaller dump truck and a tree chipper.
This was a five-year note for $1,157,357.00 including interest. The yearly payments were $231,471.00 The CM said the goal now is not to acquire new debt unless we have too.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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