Sulphur Springs City Council Approves Tax Rate, Budget Amendments, Appropriations Ordinances
Eligible Property Owners Will Benefit From 20% City Homestead Tax Exemption; 9% COLA Raise, Increased Longevity Pay Approved For City Employees The regular Sulphur Springs City Council meeting was heavily focused on the budget, tax rate and impact of the economy on city finances. Some positives noted included ability of eligible Sulphur Springs property owners to benefit from a 20% homestead exemption on city property taxes for the...
Changes Proposed For City’s Enterprise Zone Program, Video Gaming Facility Policies
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved on final reading a reinvestment zone and a rezoning request, as well as a reinsurance contract, a resolution appointing 3 to the Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Board, and on first reading two ordinance amendments. Video Gaming Facility Ordinance Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson asked the City Council to consider approving Ordinance No. 2810, which would amend...
Governor Proclaims July “Watch Your Car Month”
Motorists Urged To Protect Themselves From Auto Burglary, Theft (AUSTIN, Texas – July 19, 2022) With summer being Texas’ busiest time of year for auto burglary and theft, Governor Greg Abbott has declared July “Watch Your Car Month.” The proclamation notes that Texans experience nearly $2 billion in losses every year due to motor vehicle crime. “Our communities cannot prosper if they are not safe. The actions and choices...
Community Invited To First Responders Meet And Greet Event This Saturday
Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County residents are invited to two first responders events: a First Responders Meet & Greet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022, at the new Grays Building, located at 413 Beckham Street, on the south side of in Pacific Park; and to a Battle of the Badges Softball Tournament Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Sulphur Springs High School softball field. “We invite everyone out, the more the...
Sulphur Springs City Council Invite Community To Upcoming Events
Rodeo, Lewis and Abron Medical Fundraisers, First Responders Events, Kids Kingdom Work Days Coming Up This Mont Sulphur Springs City Council, before addressing the business and action items on the regular April meeting agenda, took time at the beginning of the Tuesday night, April 5, 2022 council meeting, to report on and invite community members to attend a few upcoming events they are involved in or aware of that will be happening...
Curfew For Minors, Project Superman Among April 5 City Council Agenda Items
Homestead exemption, curfew for minors ordinance and economic development project negotiations are among topics Sulphur Springs City Council will discuss during the regular City Council meeting scheduled Tuesday. Sulphur Springs Municipal Building While the regular City Council meeting isn’t scheduled to begin until 7 p.m. April 5, the elected city officials are slated to meet starting at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday in executive session...
Contractors Selected For Curb And Gutter Work; Backhoe Purchase Put On Hold For A Month
Contractors were selected for curb and gutter removal and replacement as part of the 2022 street improvement program, while a backhoe purchase was put on hold for a month by Sulphur Springs City Council. Also during the regular March council meeting earlier this week, action was taken to cancel the May 7 City Council election. Street Work Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski told the City Council the...
City Officials To Begin Process Of Rousting Buzzards From Trees In Town Monday
Sulphur Springs officials will begin working with the USDA biologists Monday evening to begin the process of rousting buzzards from their roosts in the area of Main and Connally streets between Fore and Water Oak Streets. Sulphur Springs resident Gene White asked Sulphur Springs City Council during the elected officials’ January meeting to consider intervening in the area, where what appeared to be buzzards have ensconced...
City Applying For 2 Grants Which Would Provide 18 New Portable Radios For SSPD Patrol Officers
Contractor Selected for Phase I of College Street rebuilding & Sidewalk Project, Reinvestment Zone For Designated For D6, Industrial Drive Property Rezoned Sulphur Springs City Council worked through the regular meeting agenda – which included application for two grants for portable radios, selecting a contractor for Phase I of College Street rebuilding and sidewalk project, and approval of a reinvestment zone and zoning request...
Local 911 Is Service Down Again, Call Provided Numbers For Emergencies
Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jason Ricketson at noon Jan. 25, 2022, reported that the local 911 service is down again, and encourages city and county residents to store alternate emergency numbers to call in the event of an emergency in Sulphur Springs or Hopkins County when 911 is down. “Once again, we have an interruption in our area and our 911 system is not receiving all calls. Please call 903-439-3719 for city emergencies...
