Coldspring to crack down on critters

By Tony Farkas
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COLDSPRING — Along with other end-of-the-fiscal-year items, the Coldspring City Council discussed creating new ordinances.

Mayor John Benestante said that at the Sept. 9 meeting, the council touched on the development of a loose-dog ordinance, as well as creating zoning ordinances for used car lots and auto repair areas.

Benestante also said that a survey on the community center, which recently has been taken over by the city, is completed, and by the end of the year, the council will be able to look over designs for replacing the aging structure.

Those will then be put before the community for comments.

In other business, the council:

• discussed a report from the Visit Coldspring group, which plans to become involved in bringing tourism to the city;

• discussed city financials and investments, and closing out of several grants;

• approved hiring Langford and Associates as grant administrator for a TX-CDBG grant for a sewer project;

• approved closing a highway for the San Jacinto County Fair parade; and

• approved an easement with the county over portions of Live Oak Street to give authority to create a perimeter fence for the County Jail, if necessary.