NEWS
Saint Jo City to consider selling 2.77 acres by bid
Members of the Saint Jo City Council will discuss the possible sale of 2.775 acres of land on U.S. Highway 82 through sealed bid when they meet at 6 p.m. on April 10 in Saint Jo City Hall.
This acreage is part of a nearly 50-acre tract of land owned by the city east of town that includes land occupied by the wastewater plant, Easy Street Shelter and a property facing the highway that was formerly leased to a construction company.
During the past six months there has been a lot of discussion in the council and community about a Dollar General store possibly locating in Saint Jo. This land was debated in a council session three months ago.
An executive session is set to consider the appointment of a new police officer, Roxanne Lindberg, to the city’s force.
Other items on Wednesday’s agenda include: Request by Trey Wilkins to host a Trade Days Event at Gilbert Freight Outlet on May 11; discuss a request by Richard and Hollis Notgrass on the division of 2.5 acres into separate properties; approve emergency medical service mutual aid agreement for the Saint Jo Volunteer EMS Department; consider adding two additional bank accounts for Saint Jo Municipal court for local truancy and prevention diversion fund and municipal jury fund; review bringing in a certified public accountant to aid in financial audits and approval of monthly bills, minutes and reports.
Members of the Bowie City Council will face a brief agenda when they meet at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13 in the council chambers.
Following routine reports and consent agenda items, the council will consider a resolution authorizing submission of the city’s 2027/2028 Texas Community Development Block Grant application to the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Then council members will consider approving Bob Blackburn for appointment as a reserve police officer with the Bowie Police Department.
Following an executive session, the council will discuss and potentially take action regarding the annual employment evaluations and duties of both the City Secretary and the Municipal Court Judge.
After nearly three months of no rain, Mother Nature brought the showers this past week.
Downtown Bowie rain reports varied from 7 to 8 inches, while the Saint Jo area reported a 10-inch total. The city water plant in Bowie reported 5.55 inches on Sept. 30 with 1.6 Oct. 1-3.
Nocona saw a total of 6.31 inches of rain across Sept. 26 to Oct. 3.
On Oct. 6, Lake Amon G. Carter saw a level of 917.39 mean sea level rising to 81.31% full. Just one week earlier the lake was 73.6% full, while one year ago it was 94.01%. The lake is full at 920msl.
Lake Nocona was 73.7% full at 823.02 on Oct 6. One week earlier it was 70.41% full and one year ago it was 92.41%. The lake is full at 827.5 msl.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
One Montague County City has joined the battle against any data centers being built in this county and there is a petition drive underway to urge the commissioner’s court to keep data centers out of Montague County.
At a Sept. 28 called meeting of the Saint Jo City Council, officials unanimously approved a resolution stating its opposition to the “siting, permitting, construction or operation of data centers and similar hyperscale computing facilities within the city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.”
City Secretary Debbie Dennis said several citizens approached Councilor Jack Dunn about their data center concerns and he helped prepare a resolution. The council gave unanimous support.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
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