Board of County Commissioners: The public sale auction of 526 N. Pennsylvania Ave. in Drumright to Marco Perez for $2,343 was approved unanimously by the BOCC.
The public sale auction of 407 S. Bristow in Drumright to Andrea Haney for $2,681 was approved unanimously.
The painting/drywall project for the Creek County Health Department was awarded to Mark Cromwell, dba Kitchen Plus, for $7,335. Quotes were received from Tulsa Paint Company and Baca Painting and Services, too, however, Cromwell was the lowest bidder and also already provides maintenance services to the Health Department.
Bids for the Creek County Justice Center roof replacement will be opened on December 13th and a mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on December 1st at 10 a.m.
It was approved to sign an agreement with Yellowhouse Machinery Company to lease two 2022 John Deere 770G Graders for District #3 on a five-year term with monthly payments of $2,943.57 and a balloon payment of $140,282.71. The County will have the option of purchasing the graders at the end of the fifth year.
A $53,043.55 purchase of a Sheriff’s department vehicle and up-fit of said vehicle was approved. Sheriff Bret Bowling stated that this purchase was due to canceled purchase orders because of vehicle chip shortages, which caused delivery delays.
Board of Education: Superintendent Rob Armstrong told the Board at its monthly meeting on Monday evening that Sapulpa Public Schools employees have raised over $30K for United Way this year.
Various recipients with SPS received a $27,642 grant from the Sapulpa Public School Foundation. The grant will pay for things like books, electric pianos, STEM equipment, band equipment, and more.
Kellyville Town Meeting: Town Attorney Andrew Nestor updated the Board that he has been researching and perusing maps to work on the Town’s fenceline issue and should have something concrete to bring back in the next few months.
Community and Economic Development Committee: City Manager Joan Riley gave updates on Town West, and said that regarding the Polson Industrial Park, Green Bay Packaging, who is expanding there, had its roof inspection that day. “That will be very positive for us,” she said.
Economic Development Director Mark Lawson and City Attorney David Widdoes both spoke about potential opportunities that could come to the area due to the Gilcrease’s expansion which will terminate at the entrance to the Turner Turnpike. “I think it’s promising,” said Lawson.
Riley reported that she met OG&E downtown that day to “get an inventory of the lighting down there and how it’s set up. Currently, it’s all on one breaker. So if you shut off an alleyway, all the street lights are shut off.” She said that an engineer will be looking at the system to change that. OG&E will also be working with City crews on light poles for Christmas decorations, which will be up in less than a week!
Creek County Emergency Ambulance Services: At its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, the Board unanimously voted to renew the company’s Workers Compensation insurance with a different company for a $15K savings from last year.
