December 4, 2025 – During the regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council on Tuesday December 2, 2025, City Manager Marc Maxwell submitted his monthly report.
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY MANAGER, MARC MAXWELL
SUBJ: MANAGER’S REPORT
CLAIMS – No workers’ compensation, liability, or property claims were filed in November. A notice of claim related to the Luminant/Vistra litigation was received and forwarded to TMLIRP.
STREET IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SIP) & 2026 PLANNING –
TENTATIVE 2026 SIP LIST
Street Between Length Asphalt/Conc. Repair various soft spot repairs 1000 Hodge League to Barbara 1130 Colorado Longino to Jackson 401 Fleming Church to Rosemont 428 Putman Carter to Como 2360 Mulberry Park to Glover 1299 League Connally to Houston + curve 1316 Moore Main to Connally 1193 Gaines Fuller to Putman 422 Raintree Loop 301 to Loop 301 2978 N. Lake Rd. and ramp Peerless Hwy to ramp 3200 Towne Hinnant to Robertson 412 Lemon Bill Bradford-McGrede to Sprite 1088 Able and Ava Putman to Fuller 820 Davis St. South Davis from RR to Kyle 2149 Southland Davidson to end 898 Simms Freeman to end 400 Cranford Austin to Hodge 891 Total Feet 22385 Total Miles 4.24
Street maintenance continued while staff advanced SIP 2026 preparations. The tentative street list is complete, contract extension documents have been sent to the contractor, and IWorQ street-condition assessments were updated. Engineering is coordinating development inquiries and utility review work for multiple sites.
Thermo 18″ Water Line (Capital Construction)
Crews installed 350 feet of 18-inch water line in November, bringing the total installed to 16,257 feet. They also installed a tee and 20 feet of 8-inch line for future development, tied in the 2-inch line and meter at the Thermo building, installed gates along the easement, replaced removed fencing, and completed cleanup at the railroad spur bore area. Pipe for the Thermo 21-inch sewer line has arrived, and manholes are scheduled for early December delivery.
City Hall Site & Parking
City Hall parking lot sidewalks and irrigation for the new parking area were installed. Engineering continued design work on the City Hall addition, including civil-site layout and underground utility tracing.
Development Projects
The 30 West Park final plat (8.32 acres at Shannon Road & FM 2297) was approved. Staff completed final inspections for Stonewood Phase I and continued water-main installation along Trinity Parkway. Engineering also advanced master planning work on the Coalmine development, prepared utility cost estimates, and assisted with SSISD Elementary School #2 water-line tie-in.
Elsewhere around the city:
Public Works
• Repaired 61 potholes; cleaned storm drains 4 times; repaired 14 water/sewer cut areas.
• Completed 1 major street repair following an Atmos gas leak.
• Continued citywide program to trim trees within 14 feet of roadway clearance.
• Installed 2 inlet drains at the Airport; placed sand on an oil spill near Corner Grub.
• Set barricades for a food-giveaway event; cleaned multiple drainage areas.
• Demolished old pavilion at Pacific Park and poured new concrete pad for replacement.
Utilities — Water
• Water breaks repaired: 1″–2, 6″–9, 8″–1 (total 12 city-line breaks).
• Replaced 14 ¾-inch meters and 2 2-inch meters.
• Located 6,300 feet of water mains for contractor work; replaced 3 broken meter boxes.
• Installed tee, valves, gates, and hydrant infrastructure as part of capital work.
Utilities — Sewer (City Lines Only)
• City sewer calls answered: 16 (private 15, grease 7 — excluded from totals). • Repaired 1 × 4″ city sewer line and 2 × 6″ city sewer lines.
• Washed over 83,000 feet of city sewer mains (F.O.G. program).
• Located 6,300 feet of sewer mains for contractors.
• Installed two 4-inch sewer taps on city mains.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Monthly average effluent TSS = 0.62 mg/L.
• Hauled 324.84 tons of sludge to Maloy Landfill.
• Completed numerous maintenance items: preventive filter cleaning, float replacements, clarifier belts, blower troubleshooting, chlorine-hoist annual inspection, electrical repairs around plaza, and gate fabrication for Parks.
Community Development — Inspections & Permits
• 76 building inspections; 18 electrical; 16 plumbing; 7 mechanical.
• Issued 22 building permits and 35 trade permits.
• Zoning: 962 College rezoning request was denied.
• DRB approved a design application at 204 Main St.
• No ZBA applications.
Fire Department
• 190 total calls; 30 inspections; 74 hydrants maintained; 176 CE training hours.
• Incident detail: 1 structure fire; 2 vehicle fires; 4 other fires; 13 alarms; 1 county mutual aid.
Police Department
• 1,775 total calls; 47 accidents (10 injuries, 0 fatalities); 401 citations; 38 offenses; 46 arrests
• Animal Control
– 123 complaint calls; 7 adoptions; 18 dogs/cats picked up; 13 drop-offs.
– 2 wild animals picked up and 2 released.
– 16 animals released to owners; 17 citations.
– 0 dead animals picked up; 2 euthanized; 2 bite reports.
– 16 animals in shelter at month’s end; 92% adoption rate.
Library
• 3,928 door count; 3,059 checkouts; 224 computer uses.
• 206 eBook users with 813 eBook checkouts.
Parks & Recreation
Downtown/Plaza
• Daily bathroom cleaning; downtown mowing; leaf cleanup; Thanksgiving banner changes.
• Installed Christmas decorations; cleaned Plaza fountain 2×; sprayed weeds; trimmed shrubs; assisted with 4 downtown events.
• Installed irrigation and fencing at new City Hall parking.
Electrical crews began power installation for the new Pacific Park pavilion and continued lighting repairs around downtown and the jogging trail.
Coleman/Buford Parks
• Mowed Coleman Lake & Buford Park; removed 2 trees; trimmed soccer-field trees.
• Hosted 2 softball tournaments.
• Cleaned beds, made irrigation repairs, power-washed picnic areas, painted Coleman parking lot stripes.
Grays Building & Senior Center
• 20 Gray’s Building rentals; 109 senior-center activities; Thanksgiving lunch (180) attendees.
Airport & Tourism
• 2,558 operations (avg 85/day); pumped 5,608 gallons of AvGas and 10,810 gallons of Jet-A.
• STOL traffic contributed to increased operations on November 1.
• Tourism staff continued distributing community information and assisting with event planning for December 4–7 Christmas events
