April 2023 Sentinel

SANGER SENTINEL

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502 Elm Street

Sanger, TX 76266

Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM M-TH 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM F

Phone: 940-458-7930

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MESSAGE FROM THE CITY MANAGER

Thank you for reading the Sanger Sentinel, our magazine that helps to connect our City, residents, and businesses. Whether you reside in Sanger or plan on visiting, I hope you will enjoy learning about our great City Our strategic location along I-35 is bringing rapid growth, making it a fascinating time to live, work, and play here

This issue will highlight all the great things happening in Sanger, from development to new business, infrastructure, and event updates Check out the Future Plans pages for more information on our Downtown Park expansion and to view concept plans for wayfinding in the City

To ensure that you don’t miss any of the significant events happening this year, we have created a refrigerator magnet that lists all the City events Stop by City Hall, the Sanger Public Library, or the Chamber of Commerce to pick up your free copy We take pride in our events They are an excellent way for us as a community to unite while simultaneously showcasing our great City to our neighbors and visitors.

Sanger residents take great pride in our City’s motto, When you’re here, you’re home. As we grow and more people and businesses come to Sanger and experience our small-town lifestyle, they, too, will find they can have all joys of small-town living without losing access to all the big city conveniences.

Happy Spring from all of us here at the City!

John Noblitt Sanger, City Manager

SANGER CITY COUNCIL

Each month the Mayor recaps the council meetings To hear this month’s recap or previous months, visit our YouTube channel.

Meetings

THE SANGER CITY COUNCIL MEETS THE FIRST AND THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH

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Historic Church

UTILITY SERVICES

UTILITY CUSTOMER SERVICE

Contact Number:

940-458-7930

EMAIL: utilitybilling@sangertexasorg

Start/Stop Utility Service

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To report a water issue after hours, call: 940-299-5358

TRASH & RECYCLING SERVICE

Trash and recycling services in Sanger are provided by Waste Connections and are billed by the City of Sanger monthly on your utility bills

For missed collections or service issues, contact Waste Connections: 800-909-9061.

For billing questions, contact Sanger Customer Service in City Hall at:940-909-9061 or email utilitybilling@sangertexasorg

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FAQs

For a list of frequently asked questions visit this site.

SANGER UTILITIES

The City of Sanger provides water service to City residents. The City also provides electric services to some areas of the community Please contact our Utility Customer Service to confirm your provider

Trash and Recycling services are provided through Waste Connections. To start or stop service, please contact the City of Sanger Utility Billing Department or visit us on line at SangerTexasorg for more information

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

Coming this May, the Water tower at Acker will be getting fresh paint and our new logo.

SANGER NEW BUSINESSES

sanger would like to welcome the following new businesses!

1887 Bar & Grill - 205 Bolivar Street

Sanger Comics and Games - 205 N. 4th Street

Stay tuned More businesses will be announced soon!

LANE RANCH

Lane Ranch will be located along West Chapman Road, just to the east of the Sanger High School. This new development will have 875 residential lots, 369 multi-family, assisted living, and 43 acres of commercial.

DEVELOPMENT UPDATES

SANGER PRESERVE

Sanger Preserve is a beautiful multifamily development that will be located at 5th and Cowling. This new development will include 170 units, a 3,000 – 3,500 SF clubhouse, and 36,000 SF of Retail, including outdoor gathering spaces

FUTURE DOWNTOWN PARK

Gathering spot for the community

Outdoor stage

Incorporation of food trucks

Become home to Downtown events

Entry plaza with pop-up market

Flexible seating

Central & secondary lawn

Walkway with trees

Covered structures

Images not representative of final design

Images courtesy of the City of Sanger 2040 Comp Plan.

Brush Removal Service

The City of Sanger has contracted with Republic Services to continue our resident brush removal services. Residents whose utility account is in good standing, will be permitted one pick-up per calendar month of up to four cubic yards, at no charge.

* Pickups will be made on Wednesdays. Only one pickup per calendar month permitted.

* Inclement weather may delay your scheduled pickup

* You must schedule your brush pick-up by 5:00 PM the Friday prior to your pickup

* Pickups can be scheduled using our free app “Sanger Solutions” (preferred method) or by calling 940-458-2571. Calls can be made M - TH 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM and Friday 7:30 - 11:00 AM.

* Brush left on the curb without scheduling a pick-up will not be removed

* Tree limbs larger than 1” in diameter must be cut from the main branch.

* Brush must be less than eight (8) feet in length and less than eight (8) inches in diameter.

* Place limbs and brush on the curb with the cut side out. Brush should not extend into the road and should be free and clear from any overhead obstruction or utility facilities.

* No shrubs with root systems, whole or large portions of trees will be removed

* No material generated by a third party , hired, commercial, or contracted person will be removed

* For pickups exceeding 4 cubic yards, please contact customer service for pricing and scheduling.

* All other yard waste shall be disposed of according to the guidelines posted on the City’s website under Utility Customer Service/Yard Waste.

Visit www.sangertexas.org/page/residents_trash_recycling

4 washing machines is approximately 4 cubic yards

FREEDOM FEST 2023 FREEDOM FEST 2023

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Property Enhancement Incentive Program

Are you a business in the City of Sanger that is looking to enhance your existing site visually or in ways that increase the viability of your property for business use? This program provides grants in the form of reimbursement up to ten thousand ($10,000) for eligible improvements to facades in the City of Sanger. Participants are eligible for up to one (1) grant in a twelve (12) month period from completion of the previous grant The Program’s grant application process is administered by the City of Sanger’s Economic Development Corporation – applications and program guidelines are available online at www.sangertxedc.org. You can also call 940-458-2059 to speak directly with the Economic Development Office about the program, find out if your proposed improvement may be eligible for consideration, or with any questions or comments

The Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) announced the recipients of its annual Economic Excellence Recognition program for 2022. The awards were presented on Friday, February 24th, during the TEDC’s 2023 Legislative Conference in Austin, Texas. The award is given to economic development organizations that achieve a defined set of requirements in training, certifications, development activity, and community partnerships. Sanger was one of (54) economic development organizations throughout the State of Texas that received the TEDC’s 2022 Economic Excellence Recognition.

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT LET'S CONNECT

1886 Bar and Grill – 205 Bolivar

Our focus is assisting Sanger businesses with their needs and developing a working relationship to connect them with resources and programs that will improve the business climate and achieve economic success.

We want to get to know you and your business! If you would like to schedule an on-site meeting, please contact Shani Bradshaw at 940-458-2059 or by email at sbradshaw@sangertexas.org to arrange a time that is convenient for you. We look forward to hearing from you!

1886 Bar and Grill has officially opened their doors in downtown Sanger. The Texas Burger with crispy onion rings, BBQ sauce, bacon, and a side of Texas Tots is a must to try!

QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER

Sales Tax

January 2023 sales tax collections are 6% lower than January 2022, but yearto-date sales tax collections continue an upward trend with an increase of 18% with a total of $ 994,035 over last year’s $839,301

The Sanger Economic Development E-Newsletter aims to make it easy for you to know what development projects are going on in Sanger. Stay connected with news, updates and opportunities that will help our Sanger business community. Click here to subscribe

BASS NATION

Texas B.A.S.S. Nation Club State Championship is coming to the Sanger area Thursday and Friday, April 13th - 14th, 2023

For more information, click here.

SANGER PUBLIC LIBRARY CALENDAR

CONGRAT ON YOUR R

City staff gathered on Wednesday, March 29th to celebrate the retirement of Mike Prater. Mike has worked for the City in the electric department for the last 25 years!

TULATIONS ETIREMENT

EARLY YEARS OF SANGER BUSINESSES

By Sanger Area Historical Society and Museum

An old and faded document in the Sanger Area Historical Society Museum written by an unknown person is rich in the history of the very early years of Sanger. The year of 1886, Sanger was officially founded, and in the 137 years since that time, the community has grown and is beginning to show an explosion of growth with the widening of the roads from west to east and the widening of Interstate 35E

Several businesses were founded in those early years, although many lasted only a short time. Young doctors were prevalent in town, meeting the citizens’ medical needs. Several banks operated to protect the funds of many farmers and families The culture was important to the small community as an opera house opened in the W O W The building still stands in its glory today.

First inhabitants with the arrival of Santa Fe Railroad

First family F.M. Ready and J.W. Peter, Dr. Howard, Wheelers and families

First grocery store 1887 Shults and Johns and J W Peter and later succeeded by Wilson Brothers and Partlow

First mayor of Sanger William E. Partlow.

First Drygoods 1887 W.D. Brockman, Will Wheeler, Partlow, and Wilson

First Lumber Yards Metz and Wilson Brothers 1887

First Millinery and Racket Goods 1887-88 Mrs. M.C. Goff

First school 1887-1888 and independent district 1898

First Newspaper, “The Sanger Sentinel” 1894 by Professor Tummins

First Brick and Stone Building – Stone Building and Bourn Brick

First Drugstore 1898 Brockman and Knox

First Doctor – Dr. E. Howard, Dr. Shelburne, Dr. Rice, later Dr. Lain

First Furniture and Undertaker – George Sullivan about 1892-4

Water – Creek and Artesian Well 1891-4, Waterworks about 1899-01

First Hardware – J.A. Johnson in the early 1890s

Sanger Mill & Elevator, J.W. Koons and H. Davidson

First Bank – 1899 or 1900, Mr. Davis, Farmers, and Merchants

First Picture Show – Henry & White 1911

Electric Lights – C F Dodson

First Church built, Methodist, later Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, Catholic, Second Baptist

Ice Plant – S.G. Kimbrough 1916-17

First Bakery about 1903-6

Natural Gas – 1922

Highway and Park 1922 Ladies Improvement Club

Chairwarmers Club – succeeded by a more progressive association

Chamber of Commerce or Commercial Club – their efforts brought gas, and Saturday Free Cash Distribution

Sanger’s Splendid businesses and splendid businessmen

Growth from bare prairie to the fine little town of perhaps 1500 people with Ladies’ clubs and style shows Telephone 1903

1898 “Legal Tender” newspaper located across from Santa Fe Depot and next to Hotel.

First Methodist Church was Sanger’s first church, constructed in early 1896 on land donated by Elizabeth Huling. Huling sold land to the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad and then donated the land for this church and the public park at Fifth and Bolivar Streets.

Dr. Ervin Howard (shown on the front left side). B.S. Gay, on the right side, was the pastor of First Baptist Church. A steam tractor is pulling a grader near the east end of Bolivar Street Picture dated May 23, 1896

Burchard Hotel operated in the home of Dora Lee (Rogers) Burchard in 1900 when the local hotel located next to the old depot site had no vacancies. Burchard later opened the Highway Café, where the current library is on Fifth Street

Frank Thatcher and Charlie Henderson built Sanger’s first public water works Henderson and Dan Davis owned the first public water tower, built in 1906. The wooden tower fell in 1910 and was replaced by a 900-gallon wooden and steel tank on Fourth Street.

The Rock Building was the first permanent structure in Sanger and was built in 1890 This building still sits on the southwest corner of Bolivar and Second Streets and is used for the Sanger Senior Center.

Three students of the second graduating class at Sanger High School 1906-07, Ella King, Frankie Lain, and John M. Sullivan, with teachers J.W. Parker, Superintendent Walter Trickey, and W.B. Chambers. Barney Isbell was also a member of this class

The first graduating class of 1906-1907 were Jennie Bowers, Alma Lain, and Fay Parker.

William E Partlow’s home was located at the northeast corner of Plum and Seventh Streets (no longer exists). Partlow was elected the first mayor of Sanger in 1892.

Boards & Commissions

The City of Sanger is accepting applications for Board and Commission members

Parks & Recreation / Keep Sanger Beautiful Board Library Board

Planning & Zoning Commission

Board of Adjustment

Economic Development Boards

Type A – Sanger Industrial Development Corporation

Type B – Sanger Texas Development Corporation

If you are interested in serving the community, complete an application and email it to the City Secretary’s Office at citysecretary@sangertexas org Applications will be accepted until June 2, 2023.

https://www.sangertexas.org/274/Boards-Commissions