New Pet Owner? Here's Help!

Terri O'Neal walks new pet owners, Rhuksana and Zobia, through the basics of owning a cat. Teagan is their first pet and although they’re a little afraid of pet ownership, they’re ready to start this awesome journey. Teagan is a loving and playful kitty. What a great choice! Click the thumbnail and join them on their journey. Enjoy #tipswithterri every week on the Sachse Animal Shelter's Facebook page. 

Irish You Were Here

Register Tomorrow For Painting Workshop

Don't miss our next You Can Paint Workshop! Rainbow Road will be taught on Saturday, March 20. The adult session is at 10 a.m. and children from
5-12 years enjoy their own session beginning at 1:30 p.m. Both classes are held at the Michael J. Felix Community Center. The deadline for registration is tomorrow, Saturday, March 13.

Learn About The Southern Opportunity And Resilience Fund For Small Business Loans

The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is offering a new loan product (SOAR), providing access to capital for small businesses across the South and Southeast (including Texas). LISC will be hosting a webinar at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 to provide more information on SOAR.

Click HERE to access webinar.

Event number:
129 568 5555

Event password:
SOAR-Info-2021

Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund (SOAR) is a partnership of local and national community organizations created to provide access to free business support services and flexible, affordable capital to small businesses and nonprofits with 50 or fewer employees across the South and Southeast. Calvert Impact Capital is arranging and LISC Fund Management is managing the Fund.

The program will be available to small businesses in 15 southern states and DC: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Thirteen CDFIs will originate loans purchased by the Fund, including Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), Accion Opportunity Fund, Ascendus, BCL of Texas, Black Business Investment Fund, Communities Unlimited, LiftFund, NCIFund, NDC’s Community Investment Loan Fund, Pathway Lending, People Fund, Southern Bancorp Community Partners, and TruFund Financial Services. As a collaborative, these lenders have full reach across the region, have served on the front lines of the economic crisis and have decades of experience providing high-touch lending and advisory services to small businesses and nonprofit organizations. The CDFIs will be supported by leading technical assistance and business support organizations including Winrock, LISC’s local offices, and Small Business Majority, which will help with outreach, education, and hands-on business advisory services.

Permit Fees Waived 90 Days on Storm Related Repairs

Permit fees for commercial and residential remodels are temporarily waived for the next 90 days for all permits related to plumbing repairs, along with repairs to walls, floors and ceilings caused by the freezing precipitation in our area. 

To qualify, the commercial or residential homeowner shall submit a completed permit application. The permit shall include a qualified plumber, according to State of Texas standards, who is registered with the City of Sachse. All plumbing repairs shall be made by the selected plumbing professional. 

All work is subject to field inspection by the City. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City requires all contractors to provide several pictures of their work. These pictures shall show all work that has been performed inside of walls before it is covered up, as well as the finished product. These pictures shall be sent to the City inspectors for review and approval of the work. All commercial remodels will be inspected in person. Click here for more information and permit applications.

Submit Your Storm Damage Assessment Survey

The City of Sachse needs your help in assessing how much damage our community sustained from the storm. Emergency management professionals use a number of tools to determine how much damage an event created. One of those tools is the damage assessment contained in the survey link below.

If you sustained damage from the storm, please take a moment to complete the survey. This survey will provide important data to state and federal officials regarding the impacts of the storm. As noted in the survey, completing this form does not replace contacting your insurance provider, nor does it secure any kind of state or federal funding to help resolve the issues. The purpose is to try and measure how much damage occurred. Complete the survey by visiting: https://arcg.is/uOrOb.

Apply For FEMA Disaster Assistance

Register For The Vaccine

Call the COVID-19 vaccine registration hotline to enroll at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639)

Open every day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To learn more about vaccine registration and qualifications, visit dallascountycovid.org.

Texas Rent Relief Program Opens Monday

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) has received approximately $1.3 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance funds from the newly passed Coronavirus Relief Bill Rental Assistance Program. TDHCA is using the funds to help Texas renters pay rent and utility bills (including past due rent and utilities).

TDHCA’s Texas Rent Relief program website and phone systems are up and running and ready to answer questions. TDHCA will accept applications from landlords and tenants beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 15.

1.  Learn more and apply online at TexasRentRelief.com.
2. Learn more and apply by phone at 833-9TX-RENT / 833-989-7368.

The Texas Rent Relief program can help with the following costs starting as far back as Friday, March 13, 2020:
· Past due, current and up to three months of expected rent costs
· Past due, current or up to three months of expected utility and home energy expenses
· After the initial three months of forward assistance, households can apply for three additional months of assistance if funds are still available

Households must have incomes at or below 80 percent of the area median income and meet other qualifications. Full details are available at www.TexasRentRelief.com.

Assistance Available From Dallas Area Agency on Aging

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect older adults practicing social distancing, the Benefits Counseling Program remains committed to providing trusted, unbiased, one-on-one assistance.

While face-to-face counseling is suspended, the benefits counselors are easily accessible for information and application assistance by telephone. For assistance call: 214-871-5065 or 1-800-252-9240. Website: www.ccadvance.org/seniors.

Learn About The Emergency Housing Assistance Program

Check Out Assistance For Those Facing Eviction

Apply For Collin County Assistance

Utilizing Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 funds, Collin County is launching the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). This program provides residential rent and utility assistance for residents of Collin County.

Eligible expenses include:

• Rent
• Rental arrears, including contracted late fees
• Utilities (e.g., electricity, gas, water, sewer, trash removal)
• Reasonable landlord attorney fees and court costs

Eligible households may receive up to 12 months of assistance (measured from March 13, 2020), plus an additional three months if the applicant is able to demonstrate that the extra months are needed to ensure housing stability and funds are available.

The online, pre-screening questionnaire opened for submissions starting Monday, March 1. Those qualified for the program will be notified by a third party administrator to continue their application process. The application window closes at noon on Sunday, October 31.

City Hall Closed to Public

City Hall is temporarily closed to the public. This protects residents and staff from further spread of the COVID-19 virus. All City services are still available, but residents and customers should call ahead to make an appointment for in-person services. Please complete transactions online whenever possible.
 
The Michael J. Felix Community Center and the Sachse Public Library remain open, but are closely monitored for social distancing, wearing masks and limiting the number of people in the facilities. Thank you for your flexibility as we continue to serve Sachse residents.

Sachse's Chart For COVID-19 Info

Sachse maintains a list of active/recovered patients on its COVID-19 webpage. The chart includes the number of active cases, where the cases are located by county, the gender of the patients, status of the patients
(e.g., hospitalized, self-quarantined) and the number of recovered cases.

Join Us For Next Week's Virtual City Council Meeting

Don't miss the Sachse City Council meeting this Monday, March 15. Sachse City Council Meetings are streamed live online and available 
on-demand. Just check the City Council page on the City's website for more details.