City Manager Issues Report
For November
From City Manager, Marc Maxwell
City Manager issued the following report of activities and projects completed by the City of Sulphur Springs during the month of November.
- Repaired sinking underground drainage channel behind City Hall.
- Helped set-up for Wild Cat pep rally.
- Conducted 22 health inspections and 54 public nuisance inspections.
- Conducted 23 building inspections, 20 electrical inspections, 25 plumbing inspections, 11 mechanical inspections, 11 miscellaneous inspections and issued 23 building permits.
- Abated one substandard structure, bringing the total to 453 since the program’s inception.
- Made 87 arrests, recorded 85 offences, wrote 823 citations and responded to 38 accidents.
- Made 6 felony arrests in the Special Crimes Unit.
- Responded to 228 animal control calls, received 47 dogs and cats at the shelter, returned 2 to their owners and found homes for 41, making a 91% adoption rate.
- Received training in euthanasia procedures, white supremacy groups and child abuse investigation.
- Seized 15 pounds of marijuana and 168 grams of cocaine.
- Processed 979 tickets through municipal court.
- Treated 117 million gallons of drinking water.
- Flushed 38 dead end water mains.
- Lowered the level of Lake Sulphur Springs to accommodate construction at the airport.
- Performed preventative maintenance on numerous items at water treatment plant.
- Unstopped 37 sewer mains.
- Repaired 12 water breaks.
- Installed 2 water taps and 1 sewer tap.
- Replaced 27 water meters.
- Cleared 3,500 feet of utility easement on FM 2285 below the dam.
- Repaired 12 sewer mains.
- Repaired 2 manholes.
- Cleaned 86,000 feet of sewer mains.
- Prepared fields at Coleman Park for softball, baseball and soccer.
- Winterized swimming pool.
- Sold 687 gallons of AvGas and 102 gallons of Jet A.
- Received no worker’s compensation claims and no liability claims.
- Began making preparations to relocate or place underground remaining utilities on the square.
- Reset school zone lights.
- Treated wastewater to a daily average total suspended solids reading of 3.87 mg/L.
- Performed preventative maintenance and repairs on several wastewater treatment mechanisms.
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