At the Breckenridge City Commissioners meeting on Jan. 2, the commissioners passed an item that would allow up to $50,000 to be spent on remedying the potholes around Breckenridge.
The city is getting the $50,000 from their budget for street maintenance, which comes from a quarter-cent sales tax.
Breckenridge Independent School District’s tax ratification election passed Saturday, Aug. 25 by a vote of 292 to 80. This vote will rearrange taxes imposed by the district to help it qualify for more money from the state, while not changing residents’ tax bills.
“I’m very happy,” BISD Superintendent Tim Seymore said. “I’m happy the people of Stephens County voted to support the schools, students and staff of BISD.”
The project that calls for townhouses to be developed on a rezoned Elliott and Wheeler Street has been called off after almost two months of meetings and opposition.
Cancelled plans
Virgil Moore, executive director of the Breckenridge Economic Development Corporation, said developer David Stowe spoke with him on Tuesday, Dec. 11, and said he no longer wished to pursue the development project.
Stowe concurred saying the opposition was the primary motive for changing his mind.
The Breckenridge City Commissioners met Tuesday and did not approve a parking ordinance that would have made it illegal to park vehicles on unimproved surfaces. They also gave awards to city employees who have been with Breckenridge for an extended period of time.
On top of this, they tabled a public hearing regarding the rezoning of Wheeler and Elliott Street to allow for townhouses. They will have a new vote for it at the Planning and Zoning Commission next Thursday, which will determine if the P&Z board sends a recommendation to the city for approval.
The City of Breckenridge issued two boil water notices effective Nov. 29. The first impacts the areas between North Parks and North Pecan, and from West Elm to the northern end of the system. The second notice will effect the south side of 1235 East Highway 180 to 1851 East Highway 180, Melrose, Newton and Lowell to Elliot, according to two releases from the city.
The Planning and Zoning Commissioners met Tuesday evening for the second time regarding the rezoning of a certain part of town, which would allow the building of townhouses on Elliott Street. They passed the redistricting in a 3-2 vote.
