Sulphur Springs Independent School District trustees voted Aug. 11 to pay $279,246 to the City of Sulphur Springs to cover permitting fees for the construction of Rowena Johnson Elementary School.
The item was listed as Discussion/Action item 6.H. Adam Teer, secretary of the board, moved to approve the payment, and John Campbell seconded. The board voted 6-0 to approve the payment; one trustee, Brian Kelly, was absent.
The payment was described on the agenda as a permitting-fee payment to the City of Sulphur Springs tied to the construction of Rowena Johnson Elementary. No additional terms, financing source details, or related contract language were provided in the meeting record.
The meeting began at 6:00 p.m. in the Sulphur Springs ISD Board Room; trustees returned from an executive session later and adjourned at 7:53 p.m.