City Council Proclaims February Black History Month, Hears Reports,
Mayor Kayla Price read a proclamation honoring Black History month as the Sulphur Springs City Council meet in regular session Tuesday evening. The council received reports from the city manager (report here), chief of police (report here), and a report regarding the HOME Program. They also approved a resolution that would prohibit the open carry of a weapon during an open session of the city council. City Human Resources Director...
City Manager Report Notes Destruction of K-9 Vehicle in Local Fire
In his report to the February meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, City Manager Marc Maxwell noted street projects completed and those begun. He also noted that work on the Davis/Tomlinson downtown parking lot will begin Friday, February 5th. The city will also be installing lights and landscaping for a county 90-space parking lot to be built at the northeast corner at Jefferson and Rosemont Streets. He also noted the K-9...
Glass, Taylor File for Re-election to City Council
Sulphur Springs City Council Incumbent Emily Glass and Freddie Taylor have filed for re-election toon city council. Glass filed for Place 5 this past week. Incumbent Freddy Taylor filed for Place 4 Monday. The last day to file for one of the two places available on the council is Feb 19th. The election is May 7th. Anyone desiring to file may pick up the paperwork for filing at the City Secretary’s office during business hours at city...
City Council Appoints ZBA Members, Approve Parking Improvements, Welcome Tesla Charging Station
During their forty minute Tuesday night session, January 5, 2016, the Sulphur Springs City Council appointed a member and two alternates to the Zoning Board of Adjustments and approved the remainder of the agenda. Appointed to the ZBA were permanent member Kevin Mohl and alternate members Brad Burgin and Ben Spraggins. The appointments were made after the ZBA had failed to acquire a quorum for meetings in two of the previous three...
City Manager’s Report Presented in Council Meeting
Tuesday night, January 5th, City Manager Marc Maxwell presented his monthly manager’s report to the City Council in session for their January meeting. His report follows. STREETS, WATER AND SEWER – The Rockdale Road reconstruction project is underway. Westbrook Concrete Contractors is forming and pouring the concrete street one segment at a time. Approximately 65% of the concrete is in place. Water utilities have been...
Proposed Charging Station for Tesla On City Agenda Tuesday
Sulphur Springs City Council will consider a proposal that Tesla Motors representatives have already stated would be advantageous to both the city and Tesla vehicle owners. A charging station for Tesla vehicles to be built along Tomlinson Street in Sulphur Springs would be the only charging station between Rockwall and Hot Springs, Arkansas, according to City Manager Marc Maxwell. The location of the eight space charging center was...
City Council to Consider Additional Downtown Parking
A space that is currently used for parking but not designated for parking, at the corner of Davis and Main Streets, is the proposed site for additional downtown parking. On the busiest of days the lot usually contains 44 to 47 vehicles but with the planned parking some 74 vehicles will be parked there. The proposal will be presented to the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night during their January session. City Manager Marc...
Downtown Parking Facility, Tesla Supercharger, ZBA, on City Council Tuesday Agenda
A downtown parking facility with 74 stalls, an agreement with Tesla Motor Inc for a supercharger in the 300 block of Tomlinson, and contracts for a fuel farm and for a waterline on Bill Bradford Road are just some of the items on the agenda for the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday, January 5th at 7 p.m., in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. Prior to the open session, an executive session will be conducted at 6 p.m. in...
Filing Dates Set for May City Council Election
The city of Sulphur Springs has already posted filing dates for next May’s city council election. Filing will begin for a place on the city council ballot on Wednesday, January 20. Filing will continue until Friday, February 19. Filing will take place with City Secretary Gale Roberts on the second floor of City Hall. Seats up for election this year will be in Place 4 where Freddie Taylor is the incumbent and in Place 5 where...
