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.