NEWS
Commissioners to meet Sept. 11
Members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Sept. 11 facing a brief agenda of mostly routine items.
County Clerk Kim Jones will present her records management and archive plans for the year.
A resolution for joint elections with the City of Bowie, plus Bowie and Nocona Independent School Districts will be reviewed, along with the retiree medical program renewal. A budget adjustment for $10,000 to election judges/clerks and supplies will be offered.
Commissioners will consider a budget adjustment for the county’s contribution to the employee retirement system. In recent years the court has increased its payment to further reduce county liability in this area.
The court will discuss a budget adjustment for additional funding to the fire departments in the county due to the increased number of grass fires.
Precinct three will ask to transfer $17,780 from the sale of property to operating expense.
Voters in the Nocona General Hospital District sent one incumbent home and overwhelmingly brought two newcomers to the hospital board of directors in the May 2 election.
There were 1,439 ballots cast with a 17.88% turnout from the district’s 3,832 registered voters. Three seats were on the ballot.
Shawn Patton received 37.32% with 537 votes. Patton has more than 30 years experience in emergency room/trauma/manager services in all levels.
Steve Bates received 33.70% of the vote with 485 votes. He is chief operating officer at Gainesville Glass Company and co-owner 8 Hip Pocket.
Charles May, with 24 years on the board, was the only incumbent returned with 213 votes. Ron Brown, the other incumbent, received 204 votes. The the board includes Ken Koontz, vice president, Krystal Ferguson and Chris Keck. Their terms run through May 2027.
Atmos Energy has E. Montague St. closed between Mason St. & Lindsey St. for gas line repair.
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A crew from Scarborough Engineering was working on control termination wiring in the control room of the Bowie Substation last week. They were integrating additional equipment including the new transformer. Once everything is connected it will go through a testing phase. The transformer project has been stalled during the past year awaiting the arrival of various parts. (News photo by Barbara Green
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