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Freezing temperatures during last February’s Winter Storm knocked out water service at the Hickory Manor Senior Apartment Complex
The Mayor’s Quarterly 360° meetings formally began under the tenure of Mayor Carl Sherman as a regularly scheduled meeting to maintain an
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DeSoto City Council Votes Yes on Water Distribution Master Plan Share via: Water Distribution Master Plan for DeSoto Passes DESOTO – Earlier this week the DeSoto City Council voted yes on a Water Distribution Master Plan that will take the city into the next 25 years. At the end of the presentation before council voted unanimously to accept, DeSoto Mayor Rachel Proctor reminded residents, “Council is looking at solutions to offset any costs for the capital project related to this distribution plan.” The water master plan could include a rate increase, but in the long term it looks at t...
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DeSoto rejected a plan to regulate developers’ tree removal, but activists have started a petition Mayor Rachel Proctor voted against changing an ordinance because of concerns that it could hinder development in the city. DeSoto resident Kelly Wittmann provided this photo and others to the city council in 2019 showing what she referred to as a "tree cemetery" near the intersection of South Cockrell Hill and West Wintergreen roads. Residents spent months advocating for the tree preservation ordinance the council rejected in March 2021.(Kelly Wittmann / Courtesy) The DeSoto City Council rece...