Kemp City Council

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Seams and Dreams state of the art sports complex will be located on the 40-acre Economic Development Corporation property on State Highway 274, just south of Kemp High School.

KEMP—Kemp will soon implement a Residential Rental Inspection Program effective September 1. The program is to ensure the homes people are renting within the city are safe and acceptable for the people living there. Mayor Christi Neal said this is to protect citizens and will not be a stringent inspection process, but there are some homes that have renters than shouldn’t have anyone living in them due to the homes’ condition. Council Member Daniel Camehl made the motion which was seconded by Council Member Greg Capehart, and passed unanimously. 

KEMP—Kemp City Council approved a recruitment plan for new police officers during the Feb. 13 council meeting. The goal of the plan is to obtain non-commissioned recruits and send them to a Texas Commission On Law Enforcement (TCOLE) academy. The recruits would be required to sign a three-year employment contract that would require reimbursement to the City of Kemp if the employment is terminated prior to the three years. 

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Kemp will hold its first annual Christmas parade and tree-lighting event Nov. 25 in downtown. The event will feature numerous activities for all ages in the community and a new city Christmas tree.

KEMP– Kemp City Council met July 11 and discussed holding a special election in November for a proposition allowing alcoholic and mixed beverages to be sold at restaurants within the city.
Local business owner and city councilman Rick Needham spearheaded a petition to allow alcohol sales in restaurants, and the petition gained enough signatures to allow for a local option proposition election to be held.