Sulphur Springs City Manager’s Report – Jan. 3, 2023
Sulphur Springs City Manager Marc Maxwell Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, 2023, presented to the City Council, in a Memorandum as well as aloud, the following monthly manager’s report: CLAIMS We had one workers compensation claim in December for a firefighter who fractured his ribs in a fall. We filed a claim on another driver’s insurance who crashed into a trailer at the water treatment plant. We filed a claim on our...
City Council To Consider Ordinances Setting New Sanitation Rates, Rezoning Request
Sulphur Springs City Council is slated Tuesday evening, Jan. 3, 2023, to consider two ordinances, one setting new sanitation rates and one which would rezone an East Shannon Road property to allow for residential development, and two 380 agreements. Service pins are slated to be awarded and an executive session to be held to discuss personnel and economic development matters. Sanitation Ordinance The Council is asked to consider...
City Council To Consider Bids, Award Contract For Construction Of New Senior Citizens Center
After a lengthy delay of more than a year, Sulphur Springs City Council is expected during Tuesday night’s regular December meeting to consider bids and at long last award a contract for construction of a new Senior Citizens Activity Center on Oak Avenue. The City Council is also slated to consider on final approval an ordinance changing the speed limit on Mockingbird Lane; purchasing communications equipment, 2 airport ground...
Town Hall Meeting Scheduled Oct. 4 At FBC’s The ROC For SSISD Bond Election Discussion
Another Town Hall meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at First Baptist Church’s The ROC, 116 Putman St, with Sulphur Springs ISD Superintendent Michael Lamb and Trustee Robert Cody slated to discuss the SSISD bond election with the community. Anyone who has questions or comments about the bond proposal is encouraged to attend the meeting for answers and additional information. The SSISD Board of Trustees on...
City Council Slated To Consider Setting City Utility and Tax Rates, Budget On Sept. 20
City of Sulphur Springs utility customers can expect water, sewer and sanitation rate increases in the coming fiscal year. The city finance department and officers recommend raised rates to cover utility fund expenditures, future capital and other costs of providing each service beginning in October. A budgeted 9% cost of living adjustment (COLA) and an increase to longevity pay rates for city employees; inflation of costs such as...
Hopkins County Hospital District Board Recommends Lower Tax Rate, Reviews Finances
Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors in their regular meeting Thursday evening recommended a tax rate for the 2022-2023 tax year that is roughly 2.5 cents less than the current tax rate and reviewed finances. Proposed Tax Rate The hospital district’s tax rate was 25-cents for several years. The tax rate decreased to 22-cents per $100 property valuation. The most it could be without having to have voter approval...
Loop 286 Crossover Closure Project Begins Aug. 22 in Lamar County
Loop 286 Crossover Closure Project Begins Aug. 22 in Lamar CountyDrive safely through work zones Aug. 5, 2022PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials today advised travelers in Northeast Texas that a project to close four crossovers on State Loop 286 around Paris, Texas, is set to begin Aug. 22. The contractor, D.L. Lennon, was awarded 64 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued at more than...
Sulphur Springs City Council Has Busy Night Ahead With Workshop Followed By Regular Meeting
Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy night ahead with a workshop scheduled at 5:30 p.m., followed by the regular monthly meeting at 7 tonight (Aug. 2, 2022). The workshop focus will be on a proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. City staff are continually updating and working on finances. They will present their first proposal for discussion during the 5:30 p.m. work session, which will then be revised based on discussions and...
City Budget, Master Fees Schedule Ordinances And 2022 SIP Contract Amended
Inflation has skyrocketed over the last year, increasing costs of pretty much everything, forcing many individuals, groups and businesses to cut back or find other ways to make up the difference in their budgets. The City of Sulphur Springs is no exception. To more accurately reflect the record inflation levels and changes from projected revenues and expenses, Sulphur Springs City Council approved Ordinances adjusting the city budget...
Hospital District Board Members Take Oath, Elect Officers
New EMS Station, District HQ On Track For October Completion Hopkins County Hospital District Board of Directors newly reelected members took the oath of office and elected officers from among the board. The board also received an update that the new EMS station and district headquarters is currently on track for an October completion, considered HCHD employee insurance carrier and received a brief update on hospital operations from...
