City Council Opposes SB 1158
Representatives of Hopkins County Commissioners Court and a candidate for Place 3 on the council addressed the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night during their regular April session. However their request for support of Texas Senate Bill 1158, which is somewhere under a stack of bills in the Senate Finance Committee, were rebuffed not only by a six to one vote of the council but also by the statements of city staff including...
Taylor Honored on National Mayor’s Day
Sulphur Springs Mayor Freddie Taylor was honored on National Mayor’s Day at an event at the Senior Citizens Civic Center that April 7, 2015. Taylor, who moved to Sulphur Springs from Pennsylvania in 2000, became a member of the city council in 2004 and served his first term as mayor soon after. Taylor is in his second term as mayor of the city. Mayor Taylor encourages residents to recognize the positive impact of service in our...
CITY COUNCIL APRIL 7, 2015 7:00 P.M.
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Council Meeting Agenda 03/17/15
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Oxford Seeks City Council Seat
Former Sulphur Springs City Councilman Charles Oxford will seek the opportunity to serve the city again. Oxford will seek Place 3, currently held by Councilman Oscar Aguilar. Oxford has compiled his own list of concerns for the city, which he says are based on talking with local residents. His first statement is that many in the city wish to “get rid of the city manager” and “why bother to vote because they are going...
Oxford Files for Place 3
There will be at least one contested race in Sulphur Springs. Former Sulphur Springs City Councilman Charles Oxford filed late Thursday for the Place 3 City Council seat currently held by incumbent Oscar Aguilar. Aguilar has also filed. Incumbents in Place 1, Craig Johnson and Place 2 Clay Walker have also filed but have drawn no opponents. Deadline to file in all city, school and hospital races is 5 p.m. today. Only incumbents have...
CITY COUNCIL MARCH 3, 2015 7:00 P.M.
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. 3. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations, accidents...
City Council Meeting Recap
The Sulphur Springs City Council passed on first reading an ordinance amending the city zoning ordinance regarding billboards at a meeting Tuesday night. City Manager Marc Maxwell said the new ordinance severely limits placement of billboards to highways. Billboards can’t be within 2,000 feet of each other and the ordinance limits the size of the billboard. The ordinance will have to be approved on its second and final reading next...
City Receives a Nuisance Complaint
During the public forum portion of the regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, a citizen had a complaint. City Manager Marc Maxwell noted this type of complaint is one the city is seeing a lot more of lately.
City Managers Report 02/03/2015
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