Commission Recommends Approval Of Final Plat For Ladera RV Resort, Denial Of 2 Rezoning Requests
Sulphur Springs Planning and Zoning Commission Monday evening approved the final plat request submitted for Ladera RV Resort, pushing it forward with a recommendation that the City Council approve it at the regular February meeting. The city board is recommending the two rezoning requests be denied, however.
Ladera RV Resort Final Plat
Cole Heitman requested a final plat which will combine multiple lots into one 48.11-acre property off Loop 301 and wrapping around behind the Paris-Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center to Jefferson Street where Ladera RV Resort is planned. Heitman has already received the special use permit to construct the RV Resort, which was previously approved for up to 128 RV sites at 1229 Loop 301.
The plat as proposed will include a new public water line through the property to provide required fire protection and domestic water service. A private sewer line is also proposed to provide sewer service for the development. The public water line installation will require a community facilities contract authorization as a mechanism to dedicate the water line to the public. Installation costs will be the responsibility of the developer, however, the City will take ownership of the water line and future maintenance after it is approved. An easement will have to be granted for fire suppression purposes, Sulphur Springs Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Tory Niewiadomski told the Planning & Zoning Commission during the regular meeting Monday, Jan. 16, 2023.
Niewiadomski noted city staff had reviewed it and recommended the plat be approved and the city manager authorized to execute a community facilities contract.
P&Z Commissioner Pat Chase said he thinks City staff has done an excellent job on this project and made a motion to approve the final plat for Ladera RV Resort. Commissioner Twila Gill seconded the motion. With Both Chase, Gill and Matthew Mattison (the only three able to attend Monday’s meeting) voting in favor of the final plat as approved, the motion passed.
Main Street Rezoning Request
Wayne Cooper of C&C Guardian LLC asked for 10-acres of vacant property, consisting of 2 lots, in the 2100 block of Main Street be rezoned from light commercial to light industrial.
Niewiadomski reminded the P&Z Commission that they’d reviewed a request during summer 2022 for the site to be used for a manufactured housing business. C&C indicated a desire to have more flexibility in options for marketing the property, which is located 2 properties west of Lovers Lane along State Highway 313 (Main Street) for development.
Property to the north of the area is zoned single family (SF-6) but contains single family residences; to the east is zoned light commercial but also single family use; the south of 2113 Main Street is zoned single family-6 and light industrial, but use is for single family or vacant; and to the west is light commercial but used for professional offices.
The land use plan identifies this area along Main Street as commercial frontage. It is intended that in the future, this area will be commercially developed towards the east and more industrial towards the west where it is already zoned industrial.
Of the 14 letters to property owners within 200 feet of 2113 Main, one was opposed and one was undecided. The letter in opposition stated that hte area is 95% residential, thus, heavy industrial activity would put a strain on residents, Niewiadomski said, noting that city staff recommended denying the zoning change request.
Barbara Williams, who submitted the undecided response letter, told Niewiadomski after hearing the information presented, she is appreciative to the city staff for recommending the the request be denied, and as of Monday night agreed with the recommendation.
Elise Douglas said she and Ginger Brooks operate a counseling business in the 2100 block of Main Street. She expressed concerns that the zoning change was requested without a specific plan as to how the property would be used. She said it is important that her clients be able to feel comfortable in a quiet environment. Industrial could mean manufacturing and heavy traffic, which she said is “enough as it is” from the existing businesses further down in the area. Already, she noted people miss turns and end up in the ditch in front of their property, nearly striking their sign.
Tenny Tanton, speaking for her parents who have lived in that area since the 1980s, purchasing the property when the whole area was outside of town and an agricultural property. They’ve watched it become more and more commercial over the years. Her parents had a small business, but have retire and plan to continue living there. It’s very frustrating to see the property surrounded on three sides by residences become industrial. She said they are opposed to the residential area becoming industrial.
Wayne Cooper, who along with Stacy Cody has made the request for the zoning change, said they were asked about the property by the Sulphur Springs-Hopkins County Economic Development Corporation, who indicated they need property on which to expand. He said the railroad tracks through the property would not make it suitable for a housing addition. He said he believes it is not the intent of the EDC to let bad things happen, but to put someone in there who’d make a good neighbor. The light industrial zoning of the 10 acres would help them to better do that.
Chris Gibbins said he believes his family to be the longest tenured residents of the area. His parents live on the corner and he and his wife intent to live across from there for the rest of their lives too. They too are concerned there’d be noise and pollution if the area were to be joined industrial. They believe industrial zoning and business should be outside the city limits, not next to residential neighborhoods. He noted the property owners knew the area was residential when they obtained it.
Mattison asked if the issue could be tabled until the EDC could be present to address the matter, since they were noted as potentially wanting to obtain the property, to determined planned uses.
Niewiadomski said the matter is to be forwarded to the City Council with a recommendation.
Chase said without knowing the intent for the property if rezoned, he accepted the staff recommendation to deny the rezoning request. Gill seconded the motion. Mattison said if the EDC had noted a special project in mind with information, it might have made the decision easier. He too voted to deny the request to rezone 2113 Main Street light industrial. That recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council at the February meeting when the zoning request is presented to them.
Hillcrest Drive Rezoning Request
Niewiadomski said city staff also recommended denial of Scott Hemby’s request that a vacant 1.51-acre property at the southeast corner of Hillcrest Drive and Azalea Lane be rezoned from professional office to light commercial. He noted that Citizens also expressed concerns about the proposed zoning change. He noted nine letters were sent to surrounding property owners within 200 feet of the proposed change. The city received three responses back, two in favor of and one opposed to the change.
The request cites a desire for more flexibility in options for marketing 1336 Azalea Lane 1340 Azalea Lane and 491 Hillcrest Drive for development as the reason for the proposed change.
The property on three sides of the area is single family housing and zoned SF-6, while the property to the south is zoned light commercial, where a funeral home is located.
The land use plan identifies this area along Hillcrest as commercial frontage. In 2010, the property was proposed to be rezoned from SF-6 to LC. Due to opposition presented, the applicant agreed to downzone to Professional Office. To date, conditions along Highway 19 have not changed significantly from 2010 when this request was previously reviewed. Azalea Lane is the entrance to the Highland Hills subdivision which is exclusively a residential single family development and also included lots along Hillcrest north of this site. Professional office allows for bank, medical, and business offices as a low intensity range of uses allowable. PO is the lowest level of commercial zoning in the Zoning Ordinance. Stepping up to Light Commercial does expand the opportunities up to a lot of potential uses that would be allowed by right, Niewiadomski said.
Hembry said his approach is to take something ugly and and make it pretty. He is currently renovating the old tobacco shop property on Jefferson Street for Pioneer Cafe. At one time, funeral partners had expressed interest in the property, but that’s changed. Others have expressed interest in the property as well but are not willing to gamble purchasing the land and then the city not approve the zoning required.
Cynthia Loftis said four of the five people she’s talked to who are within the range of the request said they were not in favor of the zoning change. She is opposed to it. She expressed concerns for noise, pollution, potential hours of operations and increased heavy traffic through the neighborhood, all of which could impact the health and safety and quality of life for individuals living in the neighborhood.
If the area is developed for light commercial, any business would enter from State Highway 19 not Azalea Lane, Hemby said.
Seth McDaniel pointed out that SH 19 is a commercial road. Designated professional office, something as simple as a gym could not be located in the area due to the professional office designation. He said the town is growing and doesn’t see a reason that shouldn’t happen. Traffic on Azalea Lane would not be based on traffic passing by on SH 19.
Mattison said if they knew what might be going in at the location the Planning & Zoning Commission might be more comfortable making a decision regarding the zoning request.
Chase made the motion to accept as staff recommended not approving the request for a zoning change. Gill seconded the motion, and all three voted the same. The P&Z Commission’s recommendation to deny the rezoning request is being forwarded to the City Council, who is expected to see the request on on the regular Feb. 7 meeting agenda.
Tuesday Gameday Has Three Squads in Action
Both basketball teams and men’s soccer occupy a busy Tuesday Gameday.
Tuesday, Jan. 17 brings both men’s soccer and Lady Cats basketball at home, with men’s basketball in Texarkana.
Lady Cats basketball is the first team up on Tuesday, hosting Liberty Eylau.
Coach Bryan Jones and his squad hope to rebound from Friday’s home loss to Paris. Sulphur Springs played a good game but struggled to sink shots in crucial stretches as they fell 52-39.
The home loss was the first district contest at home, now 2-1 in 15-4A. Friday’s loss also snapped an 11-game winning streak, stretching back to early December. Winning 11 straight games is the second longest streak dating back 15 years, behind only the 2016-17 team under Jeff Chapman that won 15 straight.
Sulphur Springs has another tough match-up on Tuesday, Jan. 17 as they host Liberty Eylau. The visiting Lady Leopards are also 2-1 in district play. If Coach Jones and his team hope to stay perched near the top of the district standings, they will have to get back in the win column and beat L.E. Tuesday.
That district match-up will be broadcasted onto KSST 1230 AM.
Tuesday’s game will also be live-streamed onto KSST Radio’s Youtube channel.
Also locked in to district games is Wildcats basketball, playing in their second-straight road contest.
Coach Brandon Shaver and his team hope for similar efforts as Friday, winning in Paris 60-53.
A perfect start has Sulphur Springs 1-0 in 15-4A, looking to keep their momentum going as they travel to Texarkana.
L.E. comes into Tuesday’s game hosting the Wildcats a similar 1-0 in district play, with both teams vying for a win to keep them tied at first.
Men’s basketball enters Tuesday, Jan. 17 sporting a 19-7 overall record, and after their win in Paris Sulphur Springs will be looking to stay perfect, potentially starting 2-0.
That game tips off Tuesday in Texarkana at 7 P.M.
Coach Shaver and his team return home to Sulphur Springs on Friday, hosting North Lamar.
The last team in action on Tuesday, Jan. 17 is men’s soccer, at home hosting Henderson.
Coach Alexi Upton’s team hopes to get back in the win column Tuesday after 2-3 last weekend in Palestine.
At the 13th Annual Wildcat Classic Soccer Tournament, Sulphur Springs beat their first foe Mexia 1-0 on Thursday, Jan. 12 thanks to a goal from Eric Rodriguez on an assist by Edgar Salazar.
After defeating the #3 team in 4A, men’s soccer then fell in two-straight on Friday, both in 2-0 losses. The Wildcats lost to both host Palestine and Lindale.
They did rebound by beating Mabank 1-0 on an unassisted goal from Jose Rodriguez. In the consolation bracket, playing for third place in the tournament, Sulphur Springs fell to Kilgore 1-0 to end their tourney appearance in Palestine.
Men’s soccer went 2-3 in a crowded field of talented teams, now 4-4-1 on the season.
Coach Upton and his team host Henderson on Tuesday, Jan. 17 with that game kicking off at 7:15 P.M.
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Sulphur Springs ISD Bus Student Struck By Car, Suffers Minor Injury
“A Sulphur Springs ISD student was hit by a car while attempting to cross the road to get on a school bus. The student’s parents and EMS were notified immediately. EMS examined and cleared the student with only minor injuries,” Sulphur Springs ISD stated in a release Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, 2023.
“Our student’s parents were there with him and took him to school,” the district noted in a notice sent to district parents.
SSISD official offer thanks to first responders and the bus driver “for their quick responses.”
No additional details had been released by SSISD at 9 a.m. Tuesday regarding the crash.
Lights of Life Gala Sponsorship Opportunities
By Jennifer Heitman, Senior Market Development, CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, [email protected]
The 2023 Lights of Life Gala Sponsorships are now available. The sponsorship levels are priced the same as last year’s levels and range from $1,000 to $30,000 and each includes tickets for the event.
Whitney and Logan Vaughan are serving as the 2023 Gala co-chairs. They have selected the “Stilettos & Stetsons” theme as a reflection of Hopkins County’s uniqueness. The evening will offer a delicious meal, live auction, silent auction, and dancing. Through the years over $4 million have been raised by the Foundation to bring health-related programs and equipment to the citizens of Hopkins County. These are offerings that a rural hospital would not normally have available. A limited number of individual tickets will be available in February.
For more information about sponsoring the 2023 Lights of Life Gala, contact the Foundation at [email protected] or 903.438.4799.
New Service Available: Peritoneal Dialysis
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital- Sulphur Springs is now offering inpatient peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis for patients battling End-Stage Renal Disease with an acute hospitalization need. We are excited to have these services available in our community.
For questions about the CHRISTUS Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs Inpatient Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis, please contact Dana Ingram at 903-438-4409 or [email protected].
Digestive Care
We are fortunate to have care specialists dedicated to your gastrointestinal health right here, close to home. Our highly trained team provides screening, diagnosis, and advanced treatments for a wide range of complex digestive disorders including colon cancer screening, esophageal disease, stomach and intestinal conditions, large intestine and colon conditions such as ulcerative colitis, and pancreas, liver, and gallbladder conditions.
Is it time for your annual colon screening? We are happy to expand our Gastrointestinal (GI) access since adding Dr.Umair Sohail to our GI team, increasing appointment availability. If you would like to schedule an appointment with our Gastroenterologist, please call 903.885.1770.
Upcoming Blood Drive
Carter Blood Care Bus will be in CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs parking lot at the corner of Airport Road and Church Street for their Saturday monthly blood drive on February 4, 2023 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please go to CarterBloodCare.org to schedule an appointment to donate.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System includes CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospitals – Tyler, South Tyler, Jacksonville, Winnsboro and Sulphur Springs, the CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital – Tyler, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital a partner of Encompass Health, Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, a long-term acute care facility, and CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic is the area’s preferred multi-specialty medical group, with more than 400 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers representing 36 specialties in 34 locations serving Northeast Texas across 41 counties. For more information on services available through CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System, visit christustmf.org
- Bed count – 402 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler
- Bed count – 8 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – South Tyler
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
- Bed Count – 96 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs
- Bed count – 25 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Winnsboro
- Bed count – 94 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rehabilitation Hospital
- Bed count – 96 – CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart – Tyler
- Bed count – 51 – Tyler Continue CARE Hospital at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital
Commerce Man Jailed On Illegal Dumping Warrant
A 59-year-old Commerce man was jailed Saturday on an illegal dumping warrant, according to arrest reports.
Sulphur Springs Police Officer Sean Hoffman reported seeing James Hurley Cork in the front passenger seat of an eastbound Ford Expedition around 11:30 p.m. Jan. 14, 2023. Aware of a warrant for the Commerce man’s arrest, Hoffman conducted a traffic stop on Wildcat Way. The warrant was confirmed and Cork was taken into custody on the outstanding charge, according to arrest reports.
Cork was booked into jail on the illegal dumping charge. He had been released Monday afternoon, Jan. 16, 2023, according to jail reports.
Cork was arrested Aug. 17, 2022, by sheriff’s deputies for illegal dumping, after he admitted to dumping the sheetrock and waste after a clean up job, and was in the process of attempting to clean up what he had dumped near Lake Sulphur Springs on CR 4703.
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The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Suspected Fentanyl Pills, Firearms Found During SH 19 North Traffic Stop
Suspected fentanyl pills and firearms were reportedly found during a State Highway 19 north traffic stop Sunday night.
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office Deputies Ryan Reed and Sgt. Scott Davis reported stopping the gray Honda Accord with no license plate lights at 11:02 p.m. Jan. 15, 2023, on State Highway 19 north at FM 71. Upon contact with the California man driving, deputies asked him to step out of the car. When he exhibited signs of what deputies described as “deceptive behavior,” including being untruthful about having a criminal history, deputies asked permission to search the car.
When the 39-year-old Placentia, California man denied the request, advising he would prefer a K-9 conduct an olfactory sniff around the car, Deputy Colt Patterson was requested to bring his K-9 partner, Chiv, to the location. Patterson obliged the request, deploying Chiv to conduct an olfactory open air sniff around the car. Patterson reported Chiv alerted positive to the odor of narcotics inside the vehicle.
Deputies placed Nathanael Kenneth Cowie into handcuffs and performed a pat-down search. A semi automatic handgun was reportedly found on him. A search of the car allegedly yielded an “AK-47-style pistol and a 12-gauge shotgun,” numerous items of drug paraphernalia strewn throughout the car, as well as Narcan, a potentially lifesaving nasal spray medication that can revive someone who has overdosed on opioids. In the trunk, deputies reported finding a pill container with no label and unmarked white pills inside of it, deputies noted in arrest reports.
All items identified as contraband were seized and the car was impounded. Cowie was transported to Hopkins County jail along with the contraband at 11:42 p.m. Jan. 15, 2023. The latter was photographed, weighed and field-tested. The pills had a positive reaction leading deputies to suspect they were fentanyl pills or pills with traces of fentanyl in them. The suspected fentanyl weighed 21.2656 gram, deputies alleged in arrest reports.
As a result Cowie was booked into Hopkins County jail at 4:56 a.m. Jan. 16, 2023, on a second-degree felony possession of 4 grams or more but less than 200 grams of a Penalty Group 1/1-B controlled substance charge and a Class A misdemeanor unlawful carrying of a weapon charge, according to arrest reports.
Cowie remained in Hopkins County jail later Monday, Jan. 16, 2022, on both charges, Bond was set at $35,000 on the controlled substance charge and $2,000 on the weapon charge, according to jail reports.
If you have an emergency, dial 9-1-1
The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office is located at 298 Rosemont Sulphur Springs, TX 75482. You can reach them for non-emergency matters at (903) 438-4040.
Big Weekend For Area FFA Students At Fort Worth Stock Show Ag Mechanics Show, District FFA Convention
Jan. 12-15, 2023 was a big weekend for local agriculture students. Many agriculture students and FFA members from area schools not only participated in the Fort Worth Agriculture Mechanics Show and Goat Judging Contest, and the District FFA Convention, but also earned leadership positions and recognition for their projects. Of course, Jan. 13-14 was only the start of the Fort Worth stock Show and Rodeo. The event continues through Feb. 4, 2023. This year’s theme is “Show Life.”
Sulphur Springs FFA
Two Sulphur Springs FFA members not only ran for district and area officer positions, but earned leadership positions at the District FFA Convention held Jan. 12, 2023, in Mount Vernon. Jordan VanWinkle was named District FFA President and Tracey Shackelford was selected as an Area officer.
Sulphur Springs High School’s new ag mechanics teacher, Stephen Shelby, reported the SSFFA students also enjoyed success at the state show.
At the Fort Worth Ag Mechanics Show, Garrett Tubb, Tate Bradford, Jose Flores, and Wayne Hinton received a blue ribbon for their 36-foot trailer. Kohen Moss, Braxton Wall, and Jayden Arledge received a blue ribbon for their project as did Jake Henderson and Jaxson Harville.
Cash Gamblin and Braddox Rawson brought home reserve champion in the livestock equipment division at the Fort Worth Ag Mechanics Show.
“There are 4 unsung hero’s in our success story and I’d just like to acknowledge them and say a big thank you to my teaching partners, Mr. John Holland and Mrs. Lindsey Arthur, and Mr. Trevor King; as well as our CTE director, Mrs. Jenny Arledge. Please shake their hands and tell them thank you. There are several others who have invested countless hours in our students’ lives. It would take hours to thank them all. We greatly appreciate all the support we receive in my class from our Sulphur Springs HS family and all of the community members who have offered their time and talents to help us succeed,” Shelby said.
Miller Grove FFA
Miller Grove FFA took four teams to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Ag Mechanics Show over the weekend, and all four received blue ribbons for their projects.
Two projects also placed in their class at the Fort Worth show. Braxton Northcutt placed third in class with a truck bed, and Riley and Cage Hasten placed third in their class with a hopper feeder.
North Hopkins FFA
North Hopkins FFA members participated in the goat judging contest at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo over the weekend, with several earning team recognition.
Recognized as the Senior High Point Individual was Jesse Bearden, and as Junior High Point Individual was Julie Harrington.
Senior Team 1 included Jesse Bearden, Kaitlyn Myers, Ashley Pace and Rachel Davidson.
Junior Team 1 consisted of Jaci Watson, Julie Harrington, Keegan Callihan and Leah Hatley.
Junior Team 2 included Lila Bettes, Joseph Hatley, Laken Callihan and Charlie Hatley.
Saltillo FFA
Saltillo students Shawn Dennis and Angel Interiano received a red ribbon for their deer feeder at the For Worth Ag Mechanics Show over the weekend. Also receiving red ribbons were Coy Collins with a glider swing; Jordan Cartwright with her saddle rack; Jonas Beadle and Adrian Don Juan with their horse stock; Landon Peeples with front hay forks;
Ridge Johnson was awarded a blue ribbon for his shooting table. Also receiving blue ribbons were Kolbe Cook, Kayden VanRijn and Dakoda Womack with their feeder; Brandon Metcalf, Grayson Gurley and Kason DeLeon with their RTV Cattleguard; and Kason DeLeon and Eathan Rees with a goat stand.
Sulphur Bluff FFA
The Sulphur Bluff Ag Mechanics Team consisting of Dalton Klemptner, Jase Cunningham, Jess Cunningham and Dakota Klemptner earned a blue ribbon with their hydraulic grader.
Yantis FFA
Clifton Gamblin, Dallas Bowring, Brant Harville and Rowdy Bowring won a blue ribbon for their double axle utility trailer in the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Ag Mechanics Contest over the weekend. Judges told them it’s one of the stoutest trailers they’ve ever seen, school advisors reported Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022.
Traffic Stop Near Yantis Nets Residential Search, Seizure Of More Than 1 Pound Of Meth, 3 Arrests
A traffic stop led to a residential search, seizure of more than 1 pound of methamphetamine and three arrests over the weekend, according to Wood County Sheriff’s Office.
On Saturday, January 14, Wood County sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop near Yantis. The traffic stop resulted in the seizure of 1.6 pounds of methamphetamine, according to WCSO.
Later that evening, deputies and members of the criminal investigations division, assisted by Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol, reportedly executed a search warrant on County Road 1858 in Wood County. The search resulted in a seizure of over 3.5 ounces of methamphetamine, Wood County Sheriff’s Office alleged in reports.
Three people were arrested and jailed in Wood County on manufacture and delivery of methamphetamine charges, a first-degree felony offense, according to WCSO reports. The names of the jailed individuals had not been released late Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, by the sheriff’s office.
Lady Cats Soccer Goes Undefeated in Lady Pirate Showcase
Coach Adriana Brena and her squad hope to keep the ball rolling their way after picking up three solid wins over the weekend.
Sulphur Springs went a perfect 3-0.
Last Thursday saw the Lady Cats rough up Spring Hill, pummeling them 5-0.
Anna Williams and Haylee Schultz both scored twice in the rout.
Friday, against Tyler Legacy’s JVA, Sulphur Springs decimated the Lady Raiders 6-1. Schultz came up huge in the victory with a hat trick. Also scoring in the huge win was Jolea Moore, Addy Fenton and Rebekah Stanley.
Saturday, wrapping up the tournament, the Lady Cats could have cruised, riding the coattails of their previous two wins, but they saved the best for last.
Coach Brena’s team instead proceeded to take Lancaster out back, putting them down to the tune of an 8-0 demolishing.
Kaylee Clark got the second hat trick that weekend, scoring thrice and assisting once more. Anna Williams scored twice with Fenton, Moore, and Stanley also putting the ball in the net.
After going 3-0, women’s soccer is now 4-3 on the season heading into their final tournament.
The team takes Tuesday, Jan. 17 off before heading back to Longview for the last time this season.
Just like last weekend at the Pine Tree Lady Pirate Showcase, the Lady Cats play three games over as many days, starting Thursday Jan. 19 against Texas High. That game with their former district foe kicks off Thursday at 11 A.M.
Friday, Jan. 20 has Sulphur Springs playing Kilgore at 5 P.M. with the final contest for women’s soccer in Longview coming Saturday against Sabine.
The final match, in their final tournament on Saturday, Jan. 21 kicks off at 3 P.M.
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Planning & Zoning Commission To Consider Final Plat For Ladera RV Resort, 2 Rezoning Requests
The Sulphur Springs Planning & Zoning Commission is slated to consider approving a final plat for Ladera RV Resort, and two rezoning requests during the regular monthly meeting, slated to begin at 6 p.m. Jan. 16, 2023, in Sulphur Springs Municipal Building, 201 North Davis St.
Ladera RV Resort
Cole Heitman is requesting approval of a final plat for Ladera RV Resort, to be located at 1229 Loop 301. A special use permit was approved for hte project. However, after getting a little further into the design and planning process, the developer determined the RV Resort would need to be turned. The entry is to be off of Loop 301, just down from the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center campus, and would wrap around behind it back toward Jefferson Street, where the original proposal called for an emergency-only exit was expected to be designated.
The plat combines several acres and lots across 48.476 acres of land. A special permit has been granted by the city to Heitman for the RV resort, which called for up to 128 RV sites, to be constructed in two phases.
The RV resort, as proposed, is expected to distinguish itself with a number of guest amenities. The facility would have a welcome center, pavilion, retention pond to manage storm-water runoff that will be surrounded by a walking track, pool and splash pad, playgrounds, cabins, laundry and washroom facility made from reconfigured rectangular containers (if they meet standards), a dog park, general store, free WiFi with a reservation, and RV and trailer storage, Heitman told the city’s Zoning Board when submitting his initial concept design for the project along with the special use permit request in July 2021.
In November, engineered drawings of the site had been prepared, which required adjustments to the original concept plan approved by the city board, with conditions, including the requirement to reapply for a special use permit if adjustments were made.
The site layout changed. No longer are sites planned to be compacted in the middle of the property. The current proposal is to have a cul de sac along the west property line which would extend closer to Jefferson Street. The number of slips planned changed. Instead of a 100 total slips, the current plan is for 128 slips.
The size and type of fence changed as well. In July 2021, Heitman proposed a 6.5-foot tall masonry fence abutting residential properties and a 6-foot wooden fence around the rest of the property. The modification would be for an 8-foot tall wooden fence abutting residential properties. The overall design change puts more distance between the planned property use and abutting residential property. The increased height of the fence would also create more privacy for all. Heitman, in November 2022, to city officials. Heitman noted the wooden fence is better for drainage beneath it. Trees and vegetation will also provide a 5-6-foot buffer from the houses. Vegetation and a barbed wire fence which currently separate the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center property from the RV Resort will remain in place. Fencing on additional adjoining property would include 4 1/2 feet of barbed wire, which would allow those at the RV resort to enjoy seeing cattle across the fence in the nearby pasture.
The size of RV sites would be smaller to allow for the 28 additional slips. Previously, RV sites were planned at 35×65-feet, with pull-through slips averaging 75-feet, concrete pads that are 16×50 feet long and east site would accommodate a Class A vehicle 48-foot in length. The modification would reduce RV sites to 34×60-feet, with pull through slips an average of 5-feet smaller, concrete pads reduced to 10×40 feet long and will be able to accommodate a 40-foot RV.
The restriction on long-term stays was changed in the modification request. Instead of limiting long-term stays to 40% of resort capacity, Heitman proposed having no restriction on percentage. Heitman said he plans to have only a certain number of long-term sites, and all RVs will be required to be 10 years or newer, and must be up to all utility and other codes (especially electrical), showing proof in photos and documentation prior to arrival.
Staff hours are proposed to be expanded to have staff on site 7-days a week. Previously, the front desk was to open only from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The new proposal would have someone on duty to work the front desk from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Sunday.
The redesign for Ladera does not include a kids splash pad. Eight 1-2 room cabins to be located around a retention pond also were removed from the revised proposal. Heitman noted changing up the design, moving things around, and removing some things would allow for 10 additional full hook up concrete slips and the focal point to become a swimming pool in the center of the property. The redesign plan also includes a fishing pond.
Phase 1 of construction expands the number of full hook up concrete slips from 50 to 68. Phase 1 of construction would no longer include a grand front entrance nor a gym. Instead, the proposal would include a temporary welcome center, workshop, recycled asphalt street, fencing and a playground. Phase 1 would still include all wet/dry utilities, a laundry, and restroom/shower facilities.
With the splash pad and 8 cabins removed, Phase 2 would include 60 full hook up concrete slips, 10 more than previously planned. Phase 2 would still include a Welcome Center Camp store, Grand event pavilion, a second playground on the other end of the complex and a RV trailer storage facility. Those who choose may also take advantage of a fishing pond incorporated in Phase 2.
Heitman said the plan includes adding a brick patio onto the concrete slips. The drive in would be concrete, then the roadway would be turn to recycled asphalt.
The Planning & Zoning Commission will be asked to consider approving the proposed final plat for the Ladera RV Resort during the Jan. 16, 2023 meeting.
Rezoning Requests
The P&Z Commission also will be asked to hear from two individuals who have applied for property to be rezoned. After discussion, the commission will be asked to consider whether or not to approve the two rezoning requests Monday evening. On approval, the requests would then be forwarded, with the P&Z Commission’s recommendation, to the City Council at a future meeting.
Wayne Cooper of C&C Guardian LLC is asking that 10-acres of vacant property at 2113 Main Street be rezoned from light commercial to light industrial.
Scott Hemby also is requesting to rezone a vacant property. He would like to see property at the southeast corner of Hillcrest Drive and Azalea Lane, which contains 3 parcels be rezoned from professional office to light commercial. The request spans about 1.5-acres total.
