Vol. 141 | No. 83 Saturday, July 6, 2019 ssnewstelegram.com | Government | Recreation City cracks Pacific Park, senior center down on scrap tires move on to citizen vote By TAYLOR NYE Passed by city council, [email protected] funding will have ultimate Restrictions on how many and what kind of tires businesses may keep on a decision in November property are now tighter than ever, ac- cording to a second and final reading By TAYLOR NYE of Ordinance 2746 before the regular [email protected] July session of the city council. The ordinance was first read during Whether or not Pacific Park and the new senior center the June meeting of the city council and will get funding is now in the hands of the citizens. A resolu- was intended to toughen regulations tion passed during the regular July session of the city coun- in response to a business on Interstate cil has authorized a Nov. 5 special election during which 30 that had left behind scrap tires that Sulphur Springs residents will decide how — or if — they necessitated disposal, according to city want to fund the projects. attorney Jim McLeroy. The resolution stipulates funds for Pacific Park and the However, the city council called for senior center, should citizens vote for it on Nov. 5, will be An example of what a multipurpose structure at the park could look a second reading at the June meeting drawn at the rate of $200,000 per year from the Economic like, as presented at a design charrette earlier this year. to further “tighten up” the language of See Funds, page 4A Courtesy/Marc Maxwell the bill, according to Mayor Norman Sanders. At its second reading, McLeroy stated he had attended a class taught by the Texas Illegal Dumping Resource Center in Mansfield, Texas, and that this ordinance, while not identical to other ordinances throughout the state, was in compliance with those recom- mended by the entity. “You’ll note that I have refined the definition of scrap tire, so that when we’re out in the field and they say, ‘oh that’s not a scrap tire, that’s a used tire,’ we actually have an objective standard to apply to determine whether it’s scrap or used tire,” McLeroy told the council. McLeroy further stated the amount of either scrap or used tires allowed to be stored outside on-premises is now See Tires, page 12A | City Council Rezoning Volunteers stand on the steps of the Hopkins County Courthouse and take turns reading the U.S. Declaration of Independence Wednesday afternoon. Present were (from left, front row) attorney Bryan White, 8th District Judge Eddie Northcutt, attorney Don Clayton, attorney Matthew Holz, East Texas Legal Support Investigator Brent McQueen, (middle row) Daughter of the American Revolution Regent Barbara Cockrum, Hopkins County Assistant District Attorney Jodi Cox, Hopkins County District Attorney Will approved Ramsay, attorney Phil Smith, (back row) County Judge Robert Newsom, Hopkins County Court at Law Judge Clay Harrison and attorney Lee Warren. for business Staff photo by Todd Kleiboer parks | Economy Heritage, Pioneer Fireworks a big boom for local owners to make way for Roadside stands infuse more manufacturing regional economy with By TAYLOR NYE supplemental income [email protected] By TAYLOR NYE Ordinances passed during the reg- The American Pyro- taylor.nye@ technics Association es- ular July meeting of the city council ssnewstelegram.com timates that display fire- re-zoned both the Pioneer and Heri- works, or those sold for 4th tage business parks from agricultural A brilliant burst of col- of July celebrations put on to heavy industrial — a move com- or. A few seconds of flash- by cities and towns, bring in munity development director Tory ing light. Fireworks are $1.3 billion worth of sales, Niewiadomski says will give businesses as American as baseball, according to an article pub- more freedom to expand in the future. although not as lasting to lished by USA Today. The 1990 state legislature provides enjoy. You may see road- This is an astounding that land designated as agricultural side stands and seasonal growth over time, the APA must be used primarily for agricultural warehouses cropping up all says. In 1999, the amount uses, with a 6 to 1 ratio of unimproved over Northeast Texas, and of display fireworks sold to improved land. according to the vendors was around $500 million. The Pioneer business park, which Lisa Millsap of Temple’s fireworks in Sulphur Springs shows off multi-col- who sell them, fireworks This does not account for consists of 103.05 mainly grassland ored sparklers. are big business for the lo- acres, and the Heritage business park, Staff photo by Taylor Nye cal economy. See Stands, page 12A which consists of 117.33 mainly grass- land acres, both fit this definition. Maintaining a 6 to 1 ratio unim- proved to improved land, however, means businesses in the future may This week’s online poll be unable to expand their facilities, My ViewPoint Niewiadomski pointed out. with Jillian Smith “If we don’t rezone, it would basi- What do you think the city’s cally limit what the businesses can do prize money should go usefully in the future,” Niewiadomski toward? told the council. “This is the most in- tensive zoning we have, so this [heavy industrial] would be the most flexible we could give them.” See page 5A for online Page 5A See City, page 4A voting results. TODAY’S WEATHER INDEX FOLLOW $1.25 For the Record .......3A Obituaries ...............8A See the Mostly Sunny High: 93 °F forecast, Opinion ...................5A Cartoons ...............10A page 4A Sports ......................6A Classifieds ............... 3B ssnewstelegram.com Page 2A Saturday, July 6, 2019 Sulphur Springs News-Telegram | Animal Welfare Elected More than 150 equines seized from Camp Officials U.S. Sen. John Cornyn 517 Hart Senate Office County horse rescue in coordinated raid Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-2934 U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz 455 Dirksen Senate Office Blvd. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-5922 Congressman John Ratcliffe 325 Cannon HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 202-225-6673 Texas Sen. Bob Hall P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711 512-463-0102 Texas Rep. Dan Flynn P.O. Box 2910 Austin, Texas 78768 Horses and other equines, are shown emaciated at an equine rescue nonprofit in Camp County June 27. The horses were among 159 seized 512-463-0880 from Scarlet’s Legacy Equine rescue on County Road 3324 and transported to a secure, undisclosed location. Gov. Greg Abbott By LYNDA STRINGER ing at the scene Thursday. horses per year. build our case in the event were brought to Scarlet’s news@camp McCandless said there “She explained that this became an animal cru- Legacy for boarding pur- P.O. Box 12428 countynow.com had been numerous car- she rescues them from kill elty case,” Clark said. poses,” Clark said. “She Austin, Texas 78711 casses found on the prop- pens and different organi- The CCSO contact- got updated pictures of the 512-463-2000 PITTSBURG — The erty over the last couple zations like that. Someone ed the HSUS in February, horses and said that they Camp County Sheriff’s Of- of months. After an eight- would pay the money to and the organization sent had gone down in weight fice partnered with the Hu- month investigation, led bail out the horse, and they a veterinarian to give an and looked poor. So we Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton mane Society of the Unit- by Chief Deputy Chris would come to her so she unbiased opinion. He said compared the pictures that 300 West 15th St. ed States and Safe Haven Clark, the department on could rehab or retire them the vet made several rec- she had when Deanna had Austin, Texas 78701 Equine Rescue in Gilmer June 6 arrested Tierney on her property,” Clark ommendations for Tierney picked up the horses to the 512-463-2100 in seizing more than 150 on five counts of cruelty to told The Gazette on Fri- to follow, including cull- pictures that we had, and horses and other equines livestock animals. Depu- day. “She was just getting ing down the number of we could prove that while Saturday, June 27 in a ties seized four live horses set up at the time. She did equines on the property, they were under her care Hopkins County Judge large-scale case of alleged and a carcass for a necrop- have some decent-looking providing additional shel- and custody and control, Robert Newsom animal cruelty. sy. They executed a search horses, and she had some ters, and better-quality hay. the horses had gone down.” P.O. Box 288 The animals are now warrant the same day and, horses that scored what The CCSO also discov- Clark said one of the being cared for by Safe Ha- with the help of Safe Hav- we considered the bottom ered that Tierney had been six had died a few months Sulphur Springs, Texas ven with help from HSUS en, counted 163 equines 1s (on the Henneke Body burying animals on the before without the owner’s 75483 at a secure, undisclosed lo- on the property, including Scoring system). property. knowledge. 903-438-4006 cation. numerous horse breeds, Clark said Tierney “We explained to her “She was making ar- The seizures were car- draft horses Shetlands, claimed in October 2018 that you couldn’t bury rangements to have the ried out on a 45-acre tract miniatures, donkeys and to have 100 horses on the that amount of weight on horses picked up, and an- of land where Deanna one mule.