Springs City Council will be mapping out Capital Improvement Plan
The Sulphur Springs City Council will be mapping out Capital Improvement Plans for years to come. They’ll meet with Director of Finance Peter Karstens Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Executive Chambers on the second floor of new City Hall. Topics will include streets, drainage, remodeling old City Hall, water and sewer lines, the Water Plant, raw water supply, Wastewater Treatment Plant, funding issues and wastewater collection rate...
City Hall: A 100th Birthday
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://www.ksstradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CITY-CELEBRATION.mp3″] Listen to the interview. City Hall: A 100th Birthday will be celebrated Tuesday, July 15 and the whole city is invited to the celebration. Citizens of Sulphur Springs will celebrate their New City Hall while celebrating the 100 birthday of the building that was originally the old post office. The building opened as...
City Director Of Finance Announces Plans For Upcoming Council Meeting
Peter Karstens, city of Sulphur Springs Director of Finance, has a feast of ideas planned for City Council members at a proposed meeting on July 22 at 6 p.m. He promises the council members will have a lot on their plates, as the menu will include high dollar long-range discussions of streets, the wastewater treatment plant, water treatment plant, Lake Sulphur Springs and the city’s excess water. Karstens says he’ll discuss ways to...
City Council Approves Two Ordinances
During a twenty-five minute meeting Tuesday night, the Sulphur Springs City Council approved on first reading two ordinances that were postponed last month. One will adopt the International Property Maintenance Code. The second will replace the entire Signs and Identification section of the city zoning ordinance. That one is expected to be tweaked some. By Don Julian, KSST News and Sports Director
Council Meeting 06/03/14
At a regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council on June 3, the council postponed action on two ordinances because of council members’ concerns. The items will be taken up in a work session Monday morning at 11:30 a.m. before they come back before the council at a later meeting. The items deal with adopting the International Property Maintenance Code and replacing the entire zoning section dealing with signs and...
Hawk Builders LLC Awarded Contract To Build New Senior Citizens Activity Center
After 2 years, the Sulphur Springs City Council this week finally selected a contractor to build a new Senior Citizens Activity Center, to be funded in part by a Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Community Development Block Grant-CV Community Resiliency Program Grant as well as voter approved bonds. “Since March of 2020, City staff along with hired professionals have been working diligently to design a Senior...
Reinvestment Zones Established For D6 Inc. Extension, 1 Potential New Business
The establishment of reinvestment zones by Sulphur Springs City Council advanced two businesses one step closer to construction in Sulphur Springs. Ashoka Steel Mill is considering two locations on which to locate a new branch of the business, and Sulphur Springs is one of the two. D6 Inc. LLC plans to expand its current location, then in stages relocate its corporate headquarters from Portland to Sulphur Springs. Establishing...
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...
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...
Reinvestment Zone Approved For D6 Inc. Expansion
Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night gave initial approval to a reinvestment zone and agreed to a 380 economic development agreement for D6 Inc. A rezoning request for a West Industrial Drive property, and authorized the city manager to execute documents for up to four agricultural license agreements at the Old Thermo/Luminant mine property and to negotiate a real property acquisition for storm drainage purposes. D6 Inc. D6 Inc....
