Bulldogs B-Ball

Howe senior Austin Haley shoots a foul shot during Friday’s win over Henrietta. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Bulldogs (8-4) hosted Henrietta Bearcats Friday night and sent them on a long bus ride home after the 54-46 Bulldogs win.

It was Howe’s only game of the week and they made the most of it by jumping out in front 14-6 after the first quarter. Henrietta, however, made a push in the second quarter with an 1813 run to trip the Howe lead to 27-24 at the half. The Dogs continued to battle and won the third period 16-14 and has a nice final stanza in the fourth by outpacing Henrietta 13-9 down the back stretch.

Junior Jacob Campbell had a big night scoring by tallying 26 of Howe’s 54 points on 10-for-22 shooting from the field. He also ripped down 10 rebounds and totaled four assists. Cooper Jones added nine points and nine rebounds in the win with seven of the rebounds coming on the offensive glass. Noah Riley also had nine points and nine rebounds.

Austin Haley, returning recently from shoulder soreness suffered in football, shot 2-of-10 from the field for seven points and three rebounds. Ryan Hough added four points as he was 2for-3 from the field and Kaleb Taylor connected on a free throw for one point.

Howe will travel to Pottsboro on Tuesday to open district play. They will then be off until after the holidays and travel to Celina on Dec. 30. Full schedule on page 18.

Members of the 1996, 1997, and 1998 district champions and playoff Howe Bulldogs basketball teams were recognized at halftime during Friday’s game against Bonham. Pictured left to right are Dwayne Emmons, Jesse Moreno, Tim Rose (Head Coach), Micah Belden, and Coach Wayne Calloway

(Assistant Coach). Emmons is still one Howe’s all-time leading scorers.

City Attorney James Tidwell gave the outline to the P&Z for both PD-4 and PD-5 and addressed the nature of the multifamily unit.

“A couple of years ago, Howe redid the zoning ordinance and changed the way that multifamily has to look. It added a lot of open space and amenity centers and things like that which are required for multifamily,” said Tidwell. “The multifamily which you will be seeing both in this project and in other projects will look different than what you currently have, and it will have more open space.” PD-4 tract one was already approved previously so part of it is actually platted under PD-1 standards has now become a part of PD-4. Development is currently under way in tract one of Noble Ridge.

In September 2021, the City of Howe engaged the city engineer to address the wastewater treatment plant and it has been under study since that time. The engineering work has resulted in preliminary plans which are in the process of being discussed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) before finalizing the plans. There is a design for the new sewer plant.

The PD-4 agreement has fees that help the city with infrastructure. It includes developer payments, builder payments, and the use of a Municipal Utility District (MUD) to create the funding for infrastructure needs. The developer has paid all of the cost for the studies leading up to the development agreement. The developer in PD4 will be paying full cost to extend water and sewer lines. All streets, water, sewer, drainage, and other infrastructure associated with the development of the property is the full responsibility of the developer. The roads will be concrete with storm drains. It also requires the creation of certain perimeter roads and additional funding from the developer to address the number of issues and pending items associated with wastewater. A dedication of a city water tower site is a requirement as well as emergency siren site and sirens and public walking trails. Also required is an improvement of Smith Road to a 31-foot curb and gutter street and also Young Street adjacent to the property to be a 3-lane, 41’ curb and gutter street. The developer has already begun to develop a sidewalk from Summit Hill Elementary to the new development. Also, a $4 million contribution by the developer was required for wastewater. Of which $2 million will be established at the time the city commits to a location for the future sewer plant. In addition, on a per lot basis, a park fee of $1,500, a roadway fee of $2,000, a water fee of $2,000, a sewer fee of $2,000, and a public education fee of $50 per permit. An upfront payment of $350,000 has been established to address some current wastewater payment debt due to the City of Sherman. The sewer fees associated in the PD-4 will be used to pay back the initial upfront payment and $2 million of the $4 million of the wastewater treatment plant contribution. Of the $2,000 sewer fee, the city will retain $300 while reimbursing $1,700 of collected fees for wastewater repayments.

Overall, this allows the city to clear the debt with the City of Sherman over wastewater while also not hindering future budget considerations in the future. It also allows the city to speed up the process on the wastewater treatment plant which is the most critical piece to growth for the City of Howe.

PD-4 will also include a property owners association to help with landscape, entrances, and other internal neighborhood issues. Inside the PD-4 are 70 percent masonry standards, masonry chimneys, oversized walking sidewalks. There’s a requirement for an 8foot trail that would hug the creek.

While PD-4 is primarily a singlefamily development, there will be some town homes. With the 1,000 lots, it could bring $400 million or more of a tax base to the City of Howe. It could mean $4-5 million per year to the ISD.

The Howe Community Library has a plethora of events happening over the Winter Break. There is something each day and something for everyone.

12/19 Crafts

12/20 Crafts and Family Game Day (bring your own or play one our ours)

12/21 10 AM Storytime and Wrap it Up. This is an all-day event. We have wrapping paper, tape, tissue paper and bows. Come wrap your gifts for free, while supplies last. 12/22 Popcorn and Movie at 11 AM

12/27 Family Game Day (bring your own or play one of ours)

12/28 Story Time at 10 AM

12/29 Noon Years Eve at 11:30 Come count down to noon with us and enjoy snacks and a balloon drop.

Just a reminder the library hours over break are 9-5 and we are closed 12/23- 12/26 and 12/30-1/2/23. We hope to see you there.

Council member Myrick

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ber.”

Myrick went on to say that she wishes Howe could stay that way forever but it is not the reality of the world that we live in today.

“Growth is going to create a lot of opportunity for the folks in Howe. It’s going to allow those families that have been here for generations to have deeper roots in the area. It’s going to give our children more opportunity to move back here and be able to see success as family,” said Myrick. “But the only way that it works is if we have growth in the right way. The Noble Ridge Development that we approved last night (Tuesday night) has all the elements we need to increase the city tax base and set the city up for success in the future.”

Myrick said if they as city leaders make the proper decisions now, a bright future can be prepared.

“It feels like I have spent the past couple of years on the city council reacting to decisions where previous leadership from decades ago didn’t understand what the long-term implications were of what they were agreeing to,” said Myrick. “City leadership has to listen to their citizens and the citizens have to continue making their voices heard.”

She said she loved that the council chambers have been full the past two meetings and hopes that it will continue. She says that there must be a partnership between the citizens and elected officials in order for the council to move forward in a way that makes things successful.

Myrick was the only dissenting vote on a planned development north of Howe High School on Ponderosa Road recently.

“There wasn’t enough time given in the meeting for me to ask questions to developers about it,” said Myrick. “I dissented against that because the information that I had in front of me did not give me the impression that it was the best use of highly valuable property within Howe and from my perception of what I knew in writing. It didn’t follow the Comprehensive Plan that we have always tried to stick to. It’s possible that I’m incorrect in that, but we’ll never know because the mayor pushed for a vote before I had a chance to voice my concerns.”

The bench celebrates during the win over Bonham Friday. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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ing fouls. She ended up leading Howe in points with 17 and tied with Shockey for the team lead in rebounds. Stubblefield added 10 assists and seven steals. Griffin- 6 points, 2 assists, 7 rebounds, 5 steals; Emery Snapp- 11 points, 2 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 steal; Itzel Conejo Garcia- 1 assist, 2 rebounds; Jentrie Doty- 3 points, 4 rebounds; Aubrielle West- 6 points, 4 rebounds.

Stats versus Bonham

Howe will travel to Pottsboro on Tuesday for their second district contest and then enter the First State Bank Tournament in Lindsay on Dec. 2830. Full schedule on page 18.

Stats versus Gainesville

Reese Smith- 6 points, 2 rebounds; Jordan Brunner- 5 rebounds, 2 steals; Presley Shockey- 5 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals; Mackenzie Krueger- 2 steals; Teagan Stubblefield- 13 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals; Kendall Reese Smith 1 point, 2 rebounds, 3 steals; Jordan Brunner 2 points, 2 steals, 1 assist, 3 rebounds; Presley Shockey 10 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals; Mackenzie Krueger 2 points, 1 assist, 2 rebounds; Teagan Stubblefield 10 assists, 7 steals, 3 rebounds; Kendall Griffin 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists; Emery Snapp 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 assists; Itzel Conejo Garcia 2 points, 1 assist, 2 steals; Jentrie Doty 6 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds; Aubrielle West 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal.

Presley Shockey with the jumper. Photo by Michelle Carney.