City of Sulphur Springs City Council Workshop Session 01/14/2015
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Kids Trout Fishing Day Scheduled for Sulphur Springs
The annual Larry Buster Memorial Sulphur Springs Kids’ Trout Fishing Day will be at Peavine Pinion Pond behind the Civic Center on Saturday, February 7 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be free soft drinks and hot dogs and drawings for door prizes. The pond will be stocked with 1,000 rainbow trout. Adults helping kids’ fish will not need a license during the four-hour event.
City Council Agenda for January 6th, 2014
The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis. The following items will be discussed: 1. Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation. 2. Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. 3. Manager’s report will include status report of capital improvements, wastewater treatment plant operations,...
City to Delay Street Rebuilding Project
Although everything is set to begin on the Lamar Street rebuilding project in Sulphur Springs, City Manager Marc Maxwell feels the holiday season is not a good time to have the street torn up. For that reason, Maxwell says the project will be delayed until the New Year. Maxwell says in the meantime, street crews will be working on a backlog of little jobs. Lamar, from College to Beckham, will also get new water and sewer lines with...
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.
