Killeen City Council to discuss $22 million fire station project | Local News | #citycouncil
At its Tuesday workshop meeting, the Killeen City Council will discuss awarding bids for a $22 million project for a new Killeen Fire Department fire station and training facility. The project includes the construction of Fire Station #4, the Emergency Operations Center, a Support Services Building and a training academy facility. The project is being […]
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Killeen City Council will have citizen petition on homeless shelter | Local News | #citycouncil
Tuesday’s Killeen City Council meeting will include a citizen’s petition on concerns over the expected closure of the city’s homeless shelter, which was first reported Friday. Friends in Crisis is expected to close by February. The cause of the closure is federal funding drying up. The 78-bed homeless shelter, 412 E. Sprott St. in north […]
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Airport name change? Killeen City Council to discuss possibility | Local News | #citycouncil
The potential name change of Killeen’s regional airport is back on the City Council agenda as the council is expected to discuss the possibility during Tuesday’s workshop meeting. The name change is part of a rebranding effort in attempts to drive more passengers to fly in and out of the Killeen airport as opposed to […]
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Killeen City Council to hold final vote on 2024 proposed budget | Local News | #citycouncil
Mayor Debbie Nash-King stops by the Killeen Daily Herald newsroom to talk to City Government Reporter Kevin Limiti about the previous and upcoming city council meetings and her re-election campaign on Monday afternoon. Walter Lanier | Herald The Killeen City Council is expected to have its final vote on the proposed 2024 budget preceded by […]
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Analysis check: A look at claims made during Killeen City Council meeting | Local News | #citycouncil
During Tuesday’s Killeen City Council meeting, the issue of building inspection fees — a sticking point for many local subdivision developers — was brought up once again during both the budget public hearing and the workshop meeting which followed. There were claims made regarding building inspection fees, the council’s relationship with developers and the Herald’s […]
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Killeen council, mayor to interview 16 candidates for open seat | Local News
The applicant pool for a vacant Killeen City Council seat is nearly big enough to field two baseball teams. A total of 16 Killeen residents will interview Monday for the seat vacated by the sudden resignation of former Mayor Pro Tem Ken Wilkerson on May 15. He resigned after he was reprimanded due to a […]
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Connell to detail EDC projects during Killeen City Council meeting | Killeen | #citycouncil
The Killeen Economic Development Corporation during the first quarter of the fiscal year secured a $70 million investment from a South Korean company and met with several prospective industries. That is according to a report EDC President and CEO Scott Connell will present to City Council members on Tuesday. In December, EDC officials said in […]
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Killeen City Council motions to table discussion on renaming Fort Hood Street | KWKT | #citycouncil
KILLEEN, TX (FOX 44) — Killeen city council made a motion Tuesday evening to come back on its discussion to rename Fort Hood Street to Fort Cavazos. The motion came with much conversation between city council members. The main concern was for businesses lining both sides of the road. Businesses with Fort Hood in its […]
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Killeen council nears adoption of new parkland dedication ordinance | Killeen | #citycouncil
Almost a year after city officials began hosting stakeholder meetings about a proposed parkland dedication and development ordinance, Killeen City Council members will decide whether to finally adopt it. “The city’s Parks & Open Space Master Plan was adopted on (Feb. 8, 2022),” according to a staff report. “The plan calls for finalization and adoption […]
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Analysis: Crazy is the new normal at Killeen City Council. How will it end? | Local News | #citycouncil
The Killeen City Council meetings have perhaps reached a new escalation in terms of craziness. The last two meetings have seen two residents kicked out of the meeting, both for interrupting. In Tuesday’s meeting, Jonathan Okray — a former Killeen councilman who was armed with an assault rifle strapped to his back — was ordered […]
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