SSISD To Consider Amending 313 Agreement With 1 Solar Group, Application From Another
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees will consider amending a 313 agreement with one solar group and an application from another during the regular meeting Monday evening. SSISD logo Also on the May 9 agenda for approval are budget revisions for American Rescue Plan Supplemental Grant Funding, a Quality Improvement Application, a proposal or improvements to the high school student parking are, instructional materials allotment TEKS...
Hopkins County Records – May 9, 2022
Land Deed Transactions The following are land deed transfers filed at Hopkins County Clerk’s Office and posted from April 4-21, 2022: Scott Alan Tipping to Sharon Elaine Tipping; tract in the Elizabeth Melton survey.Marie Maynard independent administrator for the Roger Pierce Maynard Estate to Marie Maynard; tract in the Santos Coy survey.Iris Margarita Figueroa to Iris Margarita Figueroa and Christopher Matthew Ledezma; tract in the...
* Updated: Hopkins County May 7 Election Results
SSISD Bond Election Fails by 11% The May 7 Election returns for Hopkins County were all in by 8 p.m. Saturday. The Winnsboro ISD Trustees Election took a little longer to determine as tallies from the three counties the school district serves had t be figured.; the school district reported results around 11:15 p.m. Saturday. The unofficial vote total for the Constitutional Amendments Election weren’t final until the results from...
Conceptual Plat Of New 278-Acre Subdivision Receives Preliminary Approval
A request from James Webb of Oak National Development for approval of a conceptual plat of a new 278-acre subdivision with 1,159 single family lots with 11 common areas received preliminary approval of the Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night. A rezoning request was removed from the May 3 agenda, and some ground lease agreements at the airport were considered as well. Proposed 278-Acre Subdivision The preliminary plat approval...
City Council Approves Purchase Of Materials For 3 Major Street Projects
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved the purchase of materials for three major street projects, with one project progressing in Phase 2. City Manager Marc Maxwell during Tuesday’s regular May City Council meeting reported that water, sewer and drainage work from Celebration Plaza to Patton Street is complete for Phase 1 of the College Street rebuilding project, completing the city’s portion of Phase 1. College...
Chamber Connection – May 4
Upcoming Events: Mom’s Day Out, Spring Into Wellness, Mission Fundraiser, Choral Music Concert By Butch Burney, President/CEO of Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce, [email protected] I’ve always maintained that it’s good to be a guy. I’ve seen what women deal with as wives and mothers on a daily basis, and I don’t want that job. It’s way too hard. However, for the next week, it looks like it will be good to be a woman....
City Council Approves On First Reading Residential Homestead Tax Exemption Ordinance
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night, April 3, 2022, approved on first reading an ordinance providing for a residential homestead property tax exemption. The ordinance must be approved by the City Council on second and final reading before it is officially adopted. Lesa Smith, finance director/assistant city manager Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Lesa Smith reminded the City Council of the information she presented to...
City Manager’s Report – May 2022
Marc Maxwell, City Manager Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell presented the following report to the City Council during the regular monthly council meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. COVID-19 RESPONSE We have 0 patients in the COVID unit at the hospital. (I hope soon we can leave this off entirely.) CLAIMS We had a fleet accident in March involving a police cruiser. One unlucky driver ran a red light and crashed into the squad...
Pay Increases Approved For All SSISD Employees
Sulphur Springs ISD Board of Trustees Tuesday approved pay increases for all district employees during a special meeting. SSISD logo Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb asked the school board to consider approving a set pay increase for all SSISD teachers (and other employees on the same compensation plan, including nurses, librarians, counselors, testing coordinators and law enforcement officers) and a percentage increase...
Zoning Request, Supplies Contracts For 3 Capital Improvement Projects Up For Consideration
A zoning request, supplies contracts for three capital improvement projects and airport ground lease agreements are up for consideration by Sulphur Springs City Council tonight (May 3, 2022). Sulphur Springs Municipal Building Jason and Jennifer Lacomfora are asking that 1.54 acres they own at 1120 Church Street be rezoned. The tract is split-zoned multifamily and heavy commercial. The Lacomforas would like for the entire property to...
