Creek County Highway employee Jacob Pilgrim will be the new Emergency Management assistant, as of Monday, August 16th. The Board of County Commissioners of Creek County unanimously voted to approve Pilgrim’s hiring at its Monday morning meeting.
Emergency Management Director Covey Murray told the Board that he conducted interviews with three applicants and that he felt Pilgrim would be the best for the position. District 2 Commissioner Leon Warner agreed.
This was unanimously approved by the Board.
Electrical additions to the commercial building at the Creek County Fairgrounds were awarded to Tyco Electric for $12,981.50, per recommendations of the Fair Board from its August 12th meeting. Quotes were also submitted by Dizzy Dean Electric, LLC and RCS Electric, Inc.
Fairgrounds Manager Jonathan Kieffer said that the desire is to add some lighting and exit signs to the Commercial Building prior to this year’s fair, which is September 23rd through the 26th.
The 2021/2022 INCOG REAP resolution was adopted unanimously. INCOG representative Barbara Albritton reported that this is the 26th year for this program, and that it has had a couple of changes with increased funding. She said that there are three direct applications for each county commissioner and that they can also sponsor rural fire departments and rural water districts.
Albritton said that Creek County Districts 2 and 3 have funded applications currently, with 81st Street and Airport Road. INCOG’s REAP grant amounts have increased this year from $40K to $50K and transportation grants from $60K to $80K, so Districts 2 and 3 could resubmit their applications on their current projects to maximize the amount approved.
Applications are due by October 15th and INCOG will approve applications for submission to the Department of Commerce on December 15. Contracts would be ready in January of next year.
The Allocation of Beverage Tax for the month of July was unanimously approved to be distributed as follows: Bristow, $4,258.02; Depew, $480.92; Drumright, $2,937.33; Kellyville, $1,161.62; Kiefer, $1,701.73; Lawrence Creek, $151.68; Mannford, $3,107.51; Mounds, $1,180.11; Oilton, $1,024.74; Sapulpa, $20,753.70; Shamrock, $103.58; and Slick, $133.18.
