Hopkins County Set To Approve BT Solterra Solar Chapter 381 Agreement On Monday
Jan07

Hopkins County Set To Approve BT Solterra Solar Chapter 381 Agreement On Monday

Hopkins County Commissioners Court will meet Monday morning, January 10, 2022 to discuss and approve the reinvestment zone for BT Solerra Solar, LLC, a $140 million solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Also on the agenda is the approval of a 381 agreement with the solar company which will stipulate the level of tax-refund to the solar company as well as any PILOT payments to the county. KSST News attempted to get details of the...

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Commissioners Agree To Small Change In Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Road Use Contract
Nov23

Commissioners Agree To Small Change In Pine Forest Solar I & Hybrid I Road Use Contract

Purchase Of New Work Truck Approved For Precinct 3 Hopkins County Commissions Court on Monday approved the purchase of a new work truck for Precinct 3, a small change in Pine Forest Solar I and Pine Forest Hybrid I Road Use agreement, contract for sheriff’s and fire department training and equipment programs. Road Use Amendment The Commissioners Court on Aug. 23, 2021 agreed to allow at least 9 county roads to be used by Pine...

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BT Solterra Solar Reinvestment Zone Approved, Chapter 381 Agreement In Works
Nov23

BT Solterra Solar Reinvestment Zone Approved, Chapter 381 Agreement In Works

Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning approved a reinvestment zone for BT Solerra Solar, LLC, a $140 million solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Reinvestment Zone The Commissioners Court at 9:23 a.m. Nov. 22 conducted a public hearing for the proposed reinvestments zone for a second solar project planned in the Saltillo area. Austin Willis, director of Solar and Storage for Belltown Power Texas Austin Willis,...

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Amended Road Use Agreement For Pine Forest Solar Projects, Incentives For Proposed Project On Nov. 22 Commissioners Court Agenda
Nov21

Amended Road Use Agreement For Pine Forest Solar Projects, Incentives For Proposed Project On Nov. 22 Commissioners Court Agenda

An amended road use agreement for Pine Forest Solar Projects and tax incentives for a proposed project are on the Nov. 22 Commissioners Court agenda, along with a truck purchase and an agreement for the county fire department. During the 9 session, Hopkins County Commissioners Court is expected to consider approving the purchase of a 1-ton crew cab 4×4 truck for Precinct 3. Four items on the agenda have to do with solar projects....

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SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations
Nov11

SSISD Education Foundation To Be Submitted As Potential Charity For Hopkins County Jury Duty Reimbursement Donations

Hopkins Energy LLC Agreement Amended By 1 Year, Stampede Solar Road Maintenance Agreement Granted Sulphur Springs ISD Education Foundation was approved to be submitted to the list of charities to which Hopkins County jurors may donate their daily reimbursement for jury service. Hopkins County Commissioners Court also amended and restated a 381 agreement with Hopkins Energy LLC, a road maintenance agreement with Stampeed Solar Project...

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Redistricting Required For Hopkins County Due To Population Growth Reflected In 2020 Census
Nov07

Redistricting Required For Hopkins County Due To Population Growth Reflected In 2020 Census

Changes Proposed By ATCOG Would Mostly Impact Precincts 1 and 2 in Sulphur Springs Hopkins County Commissioners Court Monday morning will be asked to consider approving a number of items, including a redistricting proposal which would impact Precincts 1 and 2 in Sulphur Springs, and amended and restated 381 agreements with Hopkins Energy LLC and a road maintenance agreement with Stampede Solar Project LLC. The 9 a.m. meeting agenda...

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Commissioners Court Approves Reinvestment Zone And 381 Agreements For 3 Solar Projects
Sep15

Commissioners Court Approves Reinvestment Zone And 381 Agreements For 3 Solar Projects

Hopkins County Commissioners Court this week, after hearing from at least five Dike property owners regarding issues related to a solar facility to be constructed in that community, tackled four other items on the agenda pertaining to three additional solar farms, including a reinvestment zone, an amendment to one Chapter 381 agreement, and requests for tax incentives for solar facilities proposed for Saltillo and Pine Forest...

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Commissioners Court To Consider Reinvestment Zone, Economic Development Agreement For Stampede Solar
Sep12

Commissioners Court To Consider Reinvestment Zone, Economic Development Agreement For Stampede Solar

Sept. 13 Agenda Also Includes Proposals For 381 Economic Development Agreements For JBW Holdings, 2 Pine Forest Solar Projects Hopkins County Commissioners Court will be asked Monday to consider a number of proposed contracts and agreements, including a reinvestment zone and economic development agreement for Stampede Solar. The Sept. 13 agenda also includes proposals for 381 economic development agreements with JBW Holdings LLC and...

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Hopkins County Approves Another Solar Project: Grants 100% Tax Abatement
Apr15

Hopkins County Approves Another Solar Project: Grants 100% Tax Abatement

The Hopkins County Commissioners recently approved another 381 agreement for a solar project to be located in Precinct 4 with two major land owners involved. The contract provides a 100% tax abatement for the Bright Arrow Solar project for the first ten years of the contract as Hopkins County has chosen to take a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) in the amount of $360,000 annually for those same ten years. The solar company would then...

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Hopkins County Hospital District  Board of Directors Feb. 25, 2020 Meeting Agenda
Feb23

Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors Feb. 25, 2020 Meeting Agenda

Hopkins County Hospital District Regular Meeting of Board of Directors Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors of Hopkins County Hospital District will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6:00 pm in the Plaza Conference Room of the CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic at 113 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 AGENDA Call to OrderInvocationPublic ForumReview and Approve Audit for the 09-30-19 Financial...

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