NEWS
Bowie City Council reviews infrastructure
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Infrastructure projects were the dominant topics at this week’s Bowie City Council meeting including status reports on the engineering work for Nelson and Lamb Street repairs, the sewer line replacement project and the installation of a new water line to provide fire service for a new business.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said he and city staffers met with Mike Tibbets of Hayter Engineering on March 15 to discuss plans for the Nelson and Lamb Street bridges and related repairs.
After a recent meeting with city staff, a few changes were made to the plans. Tibbets said designs were more than 50% complete and as soon as they are done they will come to the council for review and bidding. A portion of Nelson Street at Kiwanis Park was closed on Aug. 21 after a section on the north side of the road failed. It is just a portion of an area along Nelson, Lamb and Rock that has experienced ongoing drainage problems for many years.
City officials did significant work in the Kiwanis Park area and Lamb to slow the flow of water, but major work is needed to replace the culverts that go under the streets, replace nearby drop boxes and other improvements downstream.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The board of directors of the Amon Carter Lake Water Supply Corporation will meet at 6 p.m. at Carter Lake Baptist Church 4759 FM 1125.
Agenda items include an engineer’s presentation and resolution workshop with Daniel Deweber and Prairie Branch Properties.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Seeing your preliminary property values has the potential to make you cry, but coupled with rumors about homestead exemptions changed or eliminated has made the arrival even more dramatic.
Last week those preliminary property tax value notices began arriving in mailboxes across Montague County. Some 9,066 statements were sent out by the Montague County Tax Appraisal District along with 4,689 oil and gas notices by Pritchard and Abbott.
Overall county values went up 9% based on the preliminary values for 2025.
For many it was shock to open that envelope as values jumped in almost every taxing entity.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
After six years as superintendent of Bowie Independent School District and a total of 14 years in the district, Superintendent Blake Enlow announced his resignation on May 5, effective May 23.
In an email to district staff, Enlow said “Serving as your superintendent has been one of the most meaningful and rewarding chapters of my professional life…Together, we have faced challenges, celebrated successes and worked tirelessly to provide an excellent education for every student in our care.”
The superintendent continued the decision was not made lightly and stems from personal and professional considerations.
He anticipates the board will meet, possibly next week, to discuss a plan to begin a superintendent search.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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