City Business Offices Open in New Location
The city of Sulphur Springs Business Office reopened Tuesday at 8 a.m. in a doublewide trailer located behind Old City Hall. The drive-through window at Old City Hall is closed. It will be replaced by a 24-hour kiosk to be located in front of Old City Hall. City Director of Finance Peter Karstens said the business office would be in the temporary location for 9 to 10 months while Old City Hall is renovated. Then they will move...
City Council and the Genealogical Society Meet to Discuss Future
At a regular meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Sulphur Springs City Council is scheduled for possible discussion and action on a proposed agreement leasing the city Public Library meeting room to the Hopkins County Genealogical Society and establishing revenue sharing for the proceeds from the sale of the Genealogical Society property located in the 200 block of Main Street.
Moving City Hall
City of Sulphur Springs Director of Finance Peter Karstens says after Old City Hall is renovated, it should be good for another 20 to 30 years. Most of those years, it should serve as a Police Station. Friday at noon, the city Business Office closed and will reopen next Tuesday at 8 a.m. in a temporary doublewide located behind Old City Hall. In about 9 months, the Business Office will return to Old City Hall minus the drive through...
“Updated” Downtown Expansion News
At a recent meeting of the Texas Downtown Association in Granbury, Downtown Sulphur Springs was used as a case study for use of public spaces and for branding. City Director of Community Development Shane Shepard was pleasantly surprised. Shepard added he was able to distribute about 150 packets on Sulphur Springs to developers interested in Texas at an International Shopping Centers conference. Shepard said a Schlotzsky’s Sandwich...
“Updated” Parts of Old City Hall to be Closed and Moved
Due to renovation work at Old City Hall, the city of Sulphur Springs Business Office will close at noon Wednesday and will reopen on Tuesday, December 2 at a temporary location in a doublewide located in a parking lot behind Old City Hall. The Business Office is expected to be at the temporary location for nine months. The drive through window is going away, to be replaced by a 24-hour kiosk.
“Updated” City Managers Report
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell reported on street work, the Wastewater Treatment Plant and tornado warning sirens in his Manager’s Report to the City Council Tuesday night. He reported that the annual paving program was completed with Morris Drive, Russell Drive, Kendall Lane, Fuller Street, North Davis Street from the Blacklands Railroad tracks to Park Street and Hinnant Street all being paved. Maxwell added League Street,...
Peter Karstens Discusses Renovating the Old City Hall
In order to renovate old Sulphur Springs City Hall, the city business office, water department and tax collection office will be relocated to a temporary building that will be located just west of old City Hall. The building will arrive the week before Thanksgiving and should open the week after Thanksgiving. The drive-through pay window is being replaced by a machine where bills can be paid. City departments will relocate to old City...
Garver Engineering to Design the Rehab Project for the Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Sulphur Springs City Council selected Garver Engineering to design the rehab project for the Wastewater Treatment Plant at a regular meeting Tuesday night. The council also approved bids for two police cruisers, for heating and air conditioning at old City Hall and for utility pipe for the Lamar Street reconstruction project
“Updated” Council has 14 Item Agenda for Next Tuesday
The Sulphur Springs City Council, at a regular meeting Tuesday expected to start at 7:30 p.m. or later due to the council room being a voting site, is expected to take action on three future projects. Those are the renovation of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, remodeling of old City Hall and reconstruction of Lamar Street. City Manager Marc Maxwell says Old City Hall and Lamar Street projects should get underway before the end of the...
City Council Wrap Up 10/07/14
At Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council, the council approved an ordinance on first reading for issuance and sale of $5-million of certificates of obligation for more street work, equipment and renovation work for old City Hall. The council also passed several ordinances on second and final reading to help Saputo Dairy Foods receive financial incentives from the state for a plant expansion.
