Nearly two and a half months after the historic Winter Storm Uri ravaged all of Central Texas with ice and snow, leaving thousands without power, city staff in Copperas Cove will present some of its lessons learned to the city council Tuesday evening.
The city of Copperas Cove was wholly impacted by the storm in various ways, including loss of electricity, loss of water service and loss of other city services.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency ultimately listed Coryell County as a disaster relief county, allowing residents to apply for financial and direct assistance.
City staff will present lessons learned, actions taken and proposed future actions to mitigate the effect of another disaster of that magnitude in the future in the areas of emergency management, public works, public safety, administration and community services.
During Tuesdayâs city council meeting in Copperas Cove, council members are expected to break into executive session to evaluate City Manager Ryan Haverlah.
The evaluation comes at the request of Councilwoman Dianne Campbell at the very end of the previous meeting on April 6.
âI would like for us to have an executive session to review the performance and responsibilities of the city manager,â Campbell said.
A few months ago, Haverlah received a pay raise and had his contract extended by a year after an annual evaluation of his performance.
On Nov. 17, the city council voted 5-0 to extend his contract to July 15, 2024, and to raise his pay by 3.25%, or $5,037.50 annually.
The director of Copperas Coveâs Economic Development Corporation, Jonas Titas, said he believes the final sales tax allocations for the city indicate the buying power in the city and that the data can be used to attract new businesses.
Despite the pandemic, the city received just over $850,000 more from sales tax allocations from the state in 2020 than it did in 2019 â $5,987,621.
The total represented an increase of 16.6%, and year to date, the city has seen an increase of 10.8%.
âThis is a very, very positive slide that we can show to the retail developing community, so that they can see that this is the buying power of folks in Copperas Cove,â Titas said Tuesday as he briefed the Copperas Cove City Council.
Details of New Animal Center for Copperas Cove Released
The Copperas Cove City Council recently met to discuss development of a new animal shelter that will house more animals than the previous site.
According to a report from Thaddeus Imerman with the Killeen Daily Herald, a newly proposed $5 million animal center for Copperas Cove is being discussed by the Copperas Cove City Council.
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The new animal shelter would increase capacity to 66 dogs and 40 cats, while the current shelter at 1601 N. First St. in Copperas Cove only has space for 46 dogs and 12 cats.
Currently the Copperas Cove City Council is considering using city owned property at the intersection of Ogletree Pass and Five Hills Road for the location of the new animal shelter. This location provides the most visibility, is not too close to residential housing, and also offers room for expansion in the future.
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