County Commissioners estimate 200 miles of county roads that need to be cleaned of tree debris. “We don’t have the resources to deal with this. We are talking about thousands of truckloads of debris, here.”
Board of County Commissioners Chair Newt Stephens announced the County has received a 43% rate increase in property and liability insurance premium, which makes the yearly premium $751,936.
Read about where these repairs are going, and more about this meeting, inside this week’s story.
The County began accepting applications beginning on June 19th for candidates to replace the late Don Engle as County Treasurer.
The Board of County Commissioners voted to go into executive session at the regularly scheduled meeting Monday, June 12, to discuss the passing of Don Engle, County Treasurer.
Chair Stephens said the study would first determine the needs of the Sheriff and Emergency Management, then it would factor in the cost of rehabilitating and remodeling the building versus erecting a new structure. If a new structure were deemed the most viable solution, the scope of the study would include determining the most suitable location.
“It is unable to accommodate not just meetings, but in the event of some type of tragedy where all of us need to congregate to work on this crisis that might be coming up,” he said. “It just makes sense to have a location where three of the critical components of an event are located in the same building.”
“This ain’t goodbye, I will see you all, and I want to thank you for everything you have done to make my days happy days.”
Possible applicants who were discussed were: Caring Community Friends, Youth Services of Creek County, Bristow Historical Society, and rural fire departments, among many others.
Commissioners had previously voted to approve joining the new national opioid settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, and to authorize the District Attorney to sign the settlement participation forms on behalf of the County.
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