NEWS
Bowie budget proposal includes $3 million option to finance building
Bowie City Manager Ricky Tow calls the 2014-15 budget proposal “conservative to tight,” but it also includes an option that could finance a new $3 million city administration building.
Council members will get their first look at the preliminary numbers when they meet in a budget workshop at 5:30 p.m. July 8 in the Bowie Community Center. As per the city charter, the official presentation of the overall budget proposal will take place at the July 15 regular meeting.
Tow called this a “maintenance year,” where they continue current operations; however, city officials also are looking at projects that need to be tackled for the future.
“It was the desire of the council to streamline from last year and they want to balance the budget as close as we could get. A big part of that is cutting down those utility transfers,” explained Tow.
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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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