NEWS
Sewer line bid accepted, food truck park finalized
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
While the outside audit and water rates dominated the last Bowie City Council meeting, bids were accepted on two capital projects along with plans to finalize the creation of a city food truck park at Pelham Park.
Bids were accepted on the next phase of the sewer line replacement project. There were nine bids with Tri-State Sitework, LLC the recommended base bid at $1,558,103.30.
Public Works Director Stony Lowrance listed the areas where problem lines will be replaced: Pecan and FM 1816, Roberts, Coffield, Hutchinson, Riley, Strong, Hudspeth, Rainey Road, Lamb, Mayor and East Wilbarger. A lift station will be removed on Rainey Road.
He said this phase has lots of twists and turns going all across the city, so there will be traffic closures. He pointed specifically to Pecan and FM 1816 where a state right-of-way is involved.
This bidder will start in September, which raised some questions with the council.
The city staff also has created a new ordinance that establishes a food truck park area at Pelham Park where all those permitted trucks can set up, instead of being at various spots across the city.
Read the full story in the Thursday 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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