AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREASE 9/16/2025

Resources, News, and Announcements 

From the Mayor’s desk – 10/3/25

Happy Friday! 

Don’t miss out on the Old Guys Surf Reunion tomorrow at Stahlman Park.  Always a great event, so mark your calendars and make it out for that one!

Police Department:

Chief Hester wanted to thank everyone for coming to the Town Hall meeting. He will be planning another one soon to continue these formal conversations between PD and the citizens of Surfside. He also wants to encourage everyone to come see the Surfside Beach Police Department booth at the Surfside 50th celebration.  They will  have gear for the kids to try on and Hotdogs and Sausage on a stick for everyone.

Public Works:

Erick met with two engineer representatives from FloVac this week.  They did a site walk through along with providing some technical support.  FloVac are giving us two "freebies" of their improved product which will be delivered within the next week or so. We will be installing their new controller outside of the pit pedestal that will remove our current controller from within the sewer pit.  They will be mounted up top inside the pedestal at two of our pits that suffer the most I&I.

Again, we will be offering a $5 utility bill credit to every account that signs up for e-billing by January 1^st.  This $5 credit will hit your account by March 1^st.  If you need help to get registered and sign up for e-billing, Breana at City Hall would be happy to assist you.  She can also assist you with making sure that you sign up for fee free bill payments!

Last reminder… the red disconnect notices will be placed on doors starting next week for anyone that is 60+ days overdue on their water bill.  If the water bill is not paid in full or a payment plan agreed upon with City Hall in 10 days, your water service will be disconnected.

Other Items of Interest:

Janet reports that we are starting to see some of the Hurricane Beryl FEMA disaster relief funds trickle in.  In total we are expecting an estimated $800k in new relief funds.  We had received close to $300k several months ago when Category A was closed out and processed quickly with the Governors action to use TDEM to provide immediate assistance.  In this most recent distribution from FEMA we will take in close to $100k of the $800k total expected.

Things continue to shape up for the 50^th Anniversary of Surfside planned for October 25^th.  Kick off at 4pm with fireworks to close the celebration after dark.  The epicenter  will be in and around City Hall and the Ft Velasco Monument & Timeline Fence.  PD will have some free food and there will be entertainment along with the evening fireworks.  50^th Anniversary merchandise will also be available for purchase.  More news on other vendors, booths and activities still to come, along with any special plans for 50^th celebration festivities at local establishments and retailers.  This should be a great time as we kick off the 50^th anniversary festivities for the Village.

Another reminder that on October 7^th, the National Night Out will be celebrated at the Surfside Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department will host visitors from 5-7pm and will have a smoke detector give-away, including an offer of installation scheduled for a few days later on October 11^th from 9am – 5pm.  The event is intended for owner/occupants, not for rental properties, or anyone that has a monitored system.  Take advantage of this opportunity and offer from our VFD.

As always, I hope that you have a great day in wonderful Surfside Beach!  Get out and enjoy the beach this weekend.

Thanks,

Zach

05/01/2025

SCAM ALERT: Beware of Fraudulent Emails Posing as City Communications

The Village of Surfside Beach has been made aware of scam emails being sent to residents, falsely claiming to be from official city departments. These emails may request personal information, demand payments, or contain suspicious links.

Please Note:

• The City will never ask for Social Security numbers or bank details via email.
• Official emails from the City will come from addresses ending in @surfsidetx.org
• If you're unsure about the legitimacy of a message, do not click any links or download attachments.

If you receive a suspicious email claiming to be from the City, mark it as spam. When in doubt feel free to call the City first. 979-233-1531

Help us spread the word by sharing this post. Stay alert and stay safe!

— The Village of Surfside Beach

Notice

Notice About 2025 Tax Rates

Notice

Public Works After Hours: 979-248-2085 (Please Text)

Notice

If you need help obtaining a WPI-1 for Windstorm Inspection, feel free to call the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Angleton Office at 800-248-6032, option 4, then option 3; or you may hire a Texas Certified Windstorm Engineer.