Smith Officially Appointed To Serve As City Attorney
City Manager Authorized To Negotiate Engineering Contract For Sulphur Springs Water Treatment Plant Improvements As anticipated, local attorney Nate Smith was officially appointed to serve as Sulphur Springs City Attorney. Sulphur Springs City Council during the regular November meeting voted unanimously for Smith to fill the opening beginning Dec. 8, 2021, approved a resolution to attain an engineering firm for improvements at the...
Refinancing Of 2 Bonds Projected To Save The City $214,000 Over 10 Years
A 2020-21 budget update, refinancing 2 bonds, continuation of the 2021 street improvement program, selection of a candidate to serve as city secretary starting in December, purchase of equipment for the street department and selection of a bid for paving Westwood Street were among the items Sulphur Springs City Council tackled as part of their regular October meeting agenda this week. Financial Update The unaudited numbers for the...
City Council Approves Negotiated Atmos-ACSC Settlement, Chemical Bids, Application For LED Lighting Conversion Grant
Sulphur Springs City Council this week approved a number of items; bids for water and wastewater treatment chemicals grant application, and a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy were among the items. Atmos Settlement The City Council agreed to allow the city manager to take action regarding a negotiated settlement between Atmos Energy Corporation Mid-Texas Division and Cities Steering Committee regarding Atmos’ 2021 rate...
Cumby City Council Lifts Mask Requirement, To Finish Installing Waterline On Black Jack Road
City Employees To Be Reimbursed For Some Time Used During Winter Storm, Elected Officials Salaries To Be Reduced Cumby City Council worked through the regular portion of this week’s meeting agenda in just under 45 minutes, then spent a little over 20 minutes discussing a water line on Black Jack Road. The City mask requirement, police department Facebook page, reduction of elected officials salaries, establishing a separate fund...
Bids For Street Improvement Work, Park Concessions Approved By City Council
Bids for street improvement work and park concessions were approved by Sulphur Springs City Council during a streamed Tuesday evening meeting that lasted less than 30 minutes. SIP Contract The city posted notices for bids for all labor, materials and equipment for full depth milling and inlay, hot mix asphalt concrete and cement treatment of the sub grade, including mixing, cement, compaction, final grading and coating for the Street...
Runoff Election Canvassed, Julian Administered Oath For Place 1 On City Council
Jay W. Julian is officially the new Place 1 City Council member. Sulphur Springs City Council during a special meeting Thursday afternoon canvassed the Dec. 15 Runoff Election for Place 1. City Secretary/Election Office Gale Roberts reported eight additional ballots in the total presented Dec. 17 to the City Council. They were not enough to change the outcome of the election. Mail ballots that were properly date stamped came in after...
Julian Finishes Ahead Of Bradley In Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 Runoff Election
Jay W. Julian was reported Tuesday night to have finished 24 votes ahead of Mark Bradley in the Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 Runoff Election. Jay W. Julian According to the unofficial results of the Dec. 15 runoff, Julian receiving 122 votes and Bradley 98 votes. Only one vote separated the two candidates in early voting tallies, with Bradley receiving 45 to Julian’s 46 votes. Bradley receiving 38 absentee votes and...
Candidate Profiles: Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1
December 6, 2020 – The early voting in the Dec. 15 runoff election for Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1 is under way at Sulphur Springs Municipal Building, 201 North Davis St. As of Friday afternoon, only 20 of the 9,695 registered voters in Sulphur Springs had cast ballots in the runoff election. Early voting by personal appearance continues from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 7, Dec. 9 and Dec. 11; and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m....
Tira News: City Council Meeting Has Been Rescheduled For Sunday
By Jan Vaughn The Tira City Council meeting has been rescheduled for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020, at 4 p.m. at the Tira Community Center. Tira city limit sign William and Joyce Dodd had a small gathering for Thanksgiving lunch on Thursday. Those attending were Jerry and Tonja Lucas, Robby Dodd, Brad and Matthew Dodd, Trenton, Melony, and Kanyen. Joyce reports, “We shared Thanksgiving with our son Michael McNiel, and our granddaughters...
Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – December 2020
On Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, Sulphur Springs City Council received from City Manager Marc Maxwell the following monthly Manager’s Report: COVID-19 Response The number of active cases in Hopkins County increased 17% in November with a total of 169 active cases as of November 30. The state has tested 2,476 people at the Hopkins County testing site since the November council meeting. We have had 1,577 cumulative recoveries and 52...
