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...
Sulphur Springs City Council Agenda for December 1
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXAS REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DECEMBER 1, 2015, 7:00 P.M. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD AT 6:30 P.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY – PENDING LITIGATION. The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be...
Walking Path Will Connect Coleman Park to Downtown; City Council Met Tuesday
City Manager Marc Maxwell announced a $700,000 grant to rebuild sidewalks down Connally Street to Buford Park will complement a $200,000 grant already received to build sidewalks from Coleman Park to Buford Park in the City of Sulphur Springs. The grants are from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. His announcement came during the November meeting of the city council Tuesday night. Also during the meeting, the council voted to...
New Budget, Same Tax Rate, Increased Sewer Rates
The Sulphur Springs City Council approved several ordinances affecting next fiscal year’s budget on second and final reading at a special meeting Tuesday night. The new budget goes into effect Thursday. The council approved the appropriations ordinance. They voted to keep the tax rate at 44-cents per $100 valuation. Even the tax rate was unchanged, tax revenue increased 1.35% due to increased net taxable value. One ordinance...
City Passes Key Ordinances Tuesday Night
The Sulphur Springs City Council passed key ordinances on first reading for the budget for next fiscal year at a regular meeting Tuesday night. Mayor Kayla Price explains what the ordinances deals with and then there are responses from city Director of Finance Peter Karstens on the first three and then from city Human Resources Director Gordon Frazier on the fourth one. Councilman Craig Johnson also asks some questions. The...
Budgets, Tax Rate, Sewer Rate and Rezoning On City Council September 1st Agenda
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p. m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations,...
City Council Budget Preparation Leads to Long Range Planning
Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs City Council went over a draft budget for next fiscal year line by line. Director of Finance Peter Karstens says the vast majority of the budget does not change much as the city does the same things year after year. One thing that came out of the meeting was agreement that it is once again time for some more long range planning looking at the entire city. There is money in the budget to get started...
Finance Director Presented Draft Budget to City Council
City of Sulphur Springs Director of Finance Peter Karstens distributed a draft budget to city council members and then gave a brief overview. Positives for revenue included sales tax up 3.2%, sewer rates generating $160,000 more than the current budget, water sales are expected to meet budget, certified net taxable value went up 3.2%, sewer rates will rise 2% but water rates will not increase. The tax rate will remain the same. There...
