Okmulgee Daily Times from Okmulgee, Oklahoma • 2

News Okmulgee rimes, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 A2 I Commissioners approve claims for bridge project, personnel p--'" V', Srl Sfff; Uf 911 Communications Center, Jeff Rodgers-employmcnt ceased; 911 Communications Center; Rosanna Rilacios-em-pioyment ceased; and District 1, Trey Sicland-employment ceased. Detention Transportation Claim for OJA for the month of December in the amount of $687.46. Invitation to Bid 11 to sell 1991 CMC 1-ton truck, no bed. Invitation to Bid 12 to sell 2003 Chevrolet 34-ton extended cab truck. Claim for District 1 Liberty Thick Sales in the amount of $14,999.

Assessors Office of January in of Office for the January in the $24,581.67 and Department for the January in the $18,318.44. Purchase Orders: for Legal Publi-. Auto District 1 for $500; Holdings from $700. Acknowledgement County Clerk's Ridgeway-retired; Office, Shelby Wilson-employmcnt ceased; vri V. kjo; By JESSIE BRYDGES Times Staff The Rocky Hill Road Bridge Project is moving along with two more claims being approved during the county commissioner's regular meeting Monday Claims 324A were approved for water line relocation in the amount of $49,890 and water line relocation, engineering and inspection and advertising fre bid claim for $18,178.

The board also approved the following agenda items: Officers Reports: Treasurers Office for the month of December in the amount of continued from A1 at the Okmulgee County Courthouse room 102, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The election will be held hiesday Feb. 12. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.

to 7 p.m. The following precincts will be closed for the Feb. 12, election upon the request from the following school districts: for the month the amount County Clerk month of amount of the Health month of amount of Blanket Morris News cations for Care from and Unifirst District 1 for Employee Forms: Office, Tim Treasurers -tt Vrs. i Haskell Public School Precinct 27 Itoin Hills Baptist Church Morris Public School Precinct 7 East Central Electric Morris Public School Precinct 27 TWin Hills Baptist Church Welcetka Public School Precinct 16 Hcn-ryetta Housing Authority For more information on absentee v-oting, contact the Okmulgee County Election Board at (918) 756-2365. For additional election-related information, visit: wwwclcctions.1 k.gov.

Robbie Marek III and Martin Sheared II pose for a photo at the 2018 Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver Council Recognition Banquet at the Renaissance Hotel In Tulsa. (Patrick Ford Times Editor) County teens honored as Eagle Scouts continued fromAI Honored as the 2018 Outstanding Eagle Scout Award Recipients were Centner Drummond and William D. Fournet. The award is presented to an Eagle Scout that has risen to a state a fame or eminence in their chosen field. Drummond is an attorney in the Drummond Law firm, and is a founder of Blue Sky Bank and Drummond Communications.

Captain Gentner Drummond led the first U.S. Combat mission in the Gulf War and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for "extraordinary achievement11 Bill Fournet is the CEO of The Persimmon Group and serves on the Boy Scouts of Amer-ica-Indian Nations Council. The Indian Nations Council also presented the Silver Beaver Award to eight volunteers for their outstanding service. Recognized were Michele and Bill Haines, Lee Buddrus, Thomas Gay Jt, James Gonders, Patrick Hamilton, Alan Hart, Michael McLoughlin and Stephen WRay By PATRICK FORD Times Editor TVvo Okmulgee County teem were among the almost 170 young men honored during the 2018 Eagle Scout and Silver Beaver Council Recognition Banquet held last Saturday at lilsas Renaissance Hotel Convention Center Robert Marck III, Okmulgee, ofTVoop 102, and Martin Sheared II, Morris, ofTVoop 1S3 in hilsa, were recognized along with their peers for becoming Eagle Scouts, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America. Robbie is the son of Robert and Carrie Marck of Okmulgee.

He is a junior at Okmulgee High School. Martin is the son of Martin Sheared of Okmulgee and LaDonna Sims of Morris. He is a junior at Morris High School. During the banquet, a recap of the year's activities was given by David Cordell, vice president of Council Programs. worked along with other councilmcmbers that have benefited staff, residents and visitors: -Grant- Capital Improvement Plan for Okmulgee Skatrpark at Hawthorne Park Splashpad at Hawthorne Park Walking trail at Hawthorne Park State grant funded with in-kind service Bike Lanes on Seminole Avenue Safe routes to School Project through ODOT Creek Nation paid Replacementrestoration of windows at Okmulgee Public library 2017 Okmulgee Airiest at Okmulgee Regional Airport and 2019 Airiest Oklahoma Water Resources Board loan Water Tower Project and 10,000 linear feet of eighteen inch waterline Refinance of an existing loan which saved over $400,000 Leasepurchase Commercial Sanitation Thick Leasepurchase Ferrara I uju iV.

I i .1 I 1 Zifl I illiiil jjj LrUIijI) i sntinued from A1 Fire Thick Leasepurchase Strcctswecper leasepurchase Automated Residential Sanitation IVuck Took over the parks at the lakes after the State pulled out and opened the convenience store. Put in four courtesy docks at the lakes through a grant Overlaid the road at Blackjack camping area Okmulgee Community Center Rehab Upgraded DP Lilly Park Downtown Restroom remodel Okmulgee Neighborhood Revitalization kickoff Fitness Court Project which included outside sponsorship New 24 inch transmission line from water treatment plant to town Rrplace a section of waterline on South Delaware Ave. New roof on City Hall and Old Historic Fire Station Purchase building and renovated for Police Department and installed a new awning Build a new Communication Antenna at the Police Station. control over that. He would also like to see more accountability with spending in the city and would like to see more improvements with the city's drinking water.

Steve has been the mayor for 11 years and I consider him a good friend of mine, Ron said. I would like to see some new faces down there whether its mine or someone else. I think that if I could get in there and volunteer a term then that might pave th way for others who have been interested in the city to find their voice and get involved. -i. S'.

"TT '( Pit i Ml 4f EBtirfsaj if I A .4 VO, -1 -r, 1 "f- The mayor takes pride in one big accomplishment the Okmulgee Skate Park. Baldridge was big champion of the project for almost ten years and saw it come to fruition last year. Several other projects Baldridge has worked on are on tap for the city Those include the million gallon water tank project north of Okmulgee off Highway 75. Also in the works is the downtown repaving project on 6th Street scheduled for Fall 2019. Baldridge is also looking forward to continued improvements on the city water system.

1 am also proud to say we will have our 2nd Okmulgee Regional Airport Air Show coming up in October, he uid. If you don't get a chance to attend in 2017, you missed a great Airshow and event If you like the progress we are making in Okmulgee, I need your vote on Feb. 12th. Here are just some of the city projects Baldridge has DAVIS. meetings where residents can come and be heard and make their concerns known to the council.

The city council meetings are on the third Hiesday of every month so I was thinking we could have Ward specific town hall meetings on the second Tuesday of every month where people could go and talk to their specific councilman about either god or bad issues they are facing, Davis Hid. STAR DRUG Rhus Tox Oral Solution For Poison Ivy Prevention 108 Morton Avenue Okmulgee. OK 918-756-1322 4 ar- He feels like this will make it easier for residents to get their concerns on the agenda ahead of time which will give them more of a voice. Davis also has an Issue with how ordinances are handled through the city right now. "The city tends to pass ordinances then declare them an emergency Ron said.

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