By Caleb Slinkard
Journal Staff
COMMERCE —
No action was taken by the Commerce City Council meeting Tuesday night following an executive session to discuss Mayor Quay Throgmorton and his wife’s recent bankruptcy filing. Mayor Pro Tem Richard Hill did say that nothing in the suit has changed, but the next move is up to a Federal bankruptcy judge.
The council was also briefed by Director of Public Utilities Bryan Creed on how the drought conditions are currently affecting Commerce. According to Creed, it’s not necessary at this time for Commerce to move in Stage 2 drought restrictions, as water levels in Lake Tawakoni have not diminished to the necessary levels. In fact, if the lake gains another foot, Creed said he would recommend moving Commerce out of Stage 1 water restrictions. Stage 1 has no mandatory water restrictions, but does suggest voluntary cut backs on water usage.
The council also passed an ordinance announcing a May 12, 2012 general election and approved a resolution authorizing a conditional use application to turn the property at 2205 Live Oak Street into six mini-warehouses.
The council also passed the first reading of an ordinance to abandon a street right-of-way located between 2400 and 2404 Bryan Street to enable the owner of the property to develop on the land more easily. The council passed the second readings of ordinances rezoning property located at 111 Charlie’s Drive, designating no parking along certain sections of Bryant street and amending the zoning ordinance for the City of Commerce in R7 zones.
According to a report by City Manager Marc Clayton, sales tax revenue for last month was slightly lower than the same time last year, but city is still up approximately $15,000 for this fiscal year. Clayton announced a music festival will be held in Commerce on April 28th. The festival is being put together by Brad Davis and Larry Smith.
