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COPPERAS COVE â In what would be a first for the city, the Copperas Cove City Council approved the commissioning of a pavement condition assessment for city streets to be completed by Houston-based firm, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc.
The study, approved at a Tuesday night council meeting, will cost the city $148,551, but the resulting plan could save taxpayer money, according to Public Works Director Scott Osburn.
In 2016, voters in Cove approved the allocation of one-eighth per one cent of sales tax revenue to be specifically for road construction projects. Voters re-approved the allocation in 2020.
âThe city has made significant progress in the areas of developing a street maintenance program,â Osburn said.
Marc Payne choked back tears a couple of times as he explained to a group of around two dozen what it meant to him to serve as a council member for the past three years.
âIâve really enjoyed working here,â Payne said during a reception in his honor. âI have put many years in the city, and itâs meant quite a lot to me. And I appreciate the support and the trust that you all have given me.â
Payne officially lost his re-election bid Nov. 3 when he finished third in voting among four candidates for his Place 6 seat.
Two manufacturing businesses are interested in land in The Narrows Business and Industrial Park in Copperas Cove, said Jonas Titas, executive director of the Copperas Cove Economic Development Corporation.
Titas said Friday morning that he hopes a land sale will be complete within a month or two.
âThe truck driving school is out there,â Titas said Friday morning. âAnd we have another couple active prospects â people looking at it.â
Since nothing is solidified, Titas could not provide the names of those interested. The Narrows, 600 Robert Griffin III Blvd., opened in 2015.
Titas gave an update on the direction the EDC was going and potential projects it was looking at to the Copperas Cove City Council in a special workshop meeting Thursday evening.
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Copperas Cove Municipal Judge F.W. Bill Price, left, swears in Vonya Hart as the newest council member. Hart won a runoff Dec. 8 to be elected to the Copperas Cove City Council Place 6.
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Vonya Hart, left, and Marc Payne share a brief hug Tuesday evening after Municipal Judge F.W. Bill Price swore Hart into the Copperas Cove City Council Place 6. Hart won the election in a runoff Dec. 8.
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Outgoing Copperas Cove City Councilman Marc Payne, right, looks at a plaque presented to him by City Manager Ryan Haverlah Tuesday evening. The city held a reception for Payne in recognition of his three years on the city council.