Fire Department Briefing, Electric Vehicle Charging Station on City Council Agenda

Bowie fire station changes, an electric vehicle charging station and policy decision that will impact the Fiscal Year 2015 budget are a few of the items on the Bowie City Council agenda for Monday night. 

Fire Chief Marc Bashoor will brief the council on recent changes to Bowie's fire stations, including Station 39's recent decision to go all volunteer on evenings and weekends.

The council will also hear a proposal from Michael Krauthamer, director of the Mid Atlantic Region for NRG Energy, which is applying to install an electric car charging station at Bowie Town Center. The proposed station would have two types of chargers for different electric vehicles—a DC charger for full electric vehicles and a Level 2 charger for hybrid vehicles. Read more about the proposal here. 

The city's budget season will also kick off Monday night with a staff-led discussion of policy decisions that will impact budget planning for fiscal year 2015. Read more here. 

Following the regular council meeting, council will move into a closed session, "To consider a matter that concerns the proposal for a business or industrial organization to locate, expand, or remain in the State," according to the agenda. 

Find the full agenda online here.

The meeting begins at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers at Bowie City Hall, located at 15901 Excalibur Rd. The meeting will also be televised live on Comcast channel 71 and Verizon channel 10. 

There will be no council meeting on Monday, Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21.