Public Notices

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE
CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION
OF THE CITY OF VAN ALSTYNE, TEXAS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Van Alstyne, Texas, at its meeting to commence at 6:30 P.M. on April 12, 2022, at the City Hall, 152 N. Main Drive, Van Alstyne, Texas, tentatively proposes to adopt an ordinance authorizing the issuance of interest bearing certificates of obligation, in one or more series, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 for paying all or a portion of the City’s contractual obligations incurred in connection with (i) acquiring, constructing and equipping public parks, including landscaping, irrigation, drainage, lighting, benches, pavilions, walking paths, public restrooms, soccer fields, parking facilities and related infrastructure; and (ii) legal, fiscal and engineering fees in connection with such projects.  The estimated interest rate for the certificates is 2.73% per annum, the maximum maturity date for the certificates is February 15, 2047, and the estimated combined principal and interest required to pay the certificates to be authorized on time and in full is $5,354,787.  The current principal of all outstanding debt obligations of the City is $16,020,000.  The current combined principal and interest required to pay all outstanding debt obligations of the City on time and in full is $21,227,344.  The City proposes to provide for the payment of such certificates of obligation from the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes in the City as provided by law and from a pledge of surplus revenues of the City’s waterworks and sewer system, remaining after payment of all operation and maintenance expenses thereof, and all debt service, reserve, and other requirements in connection with all of the City’s revenue bonds or other obligations (now or hereafter outstanding), which are payable from all or any part of the net revenues of the City’s waterworks and sewer system.  The certificates of obligation are to be issued, and this notice is given, under and pursuant to the provisions of V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, Subchapter C of Chapter 271.

City Hall is closed Thursday, February 3, 2022 and Friday, February 4, 2022 due to inclement weather.  Please call 903-482-5251 for water or wastewater emergencies.

Candidates wishing to file an Application for a Place on the Ballot for the May 7, 2022 General Election may do so via fax at 903-482-5122 or e-mail at jgould@cityofvanalstyne.us.  This is considered to be an official submittal requiring that forms be complete to include notarization in order to satisfy the requirements of the Texas Election Code.