August 29, 2026 Issue, Page 12 of 14

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12• SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026 The Elk City News MERRITT Merritt Art Class! Yes Finance 1414 W. 3rd St., Elk City, OK We proudly support the students, staff and administration at Merritt Schools ~ Great Plains Bank 580.225.1525 ~ First National Bank LocalLoanGroup.com Merritt Science Fun! progress made to repair it. The although it has been five years since ordinating with them and be the cher. It was Stitt’s final farewell tour. sales tax that competes more with APPROVE next structure, located at 1205 N. Washington, was also tabled for I got to this spot. The City Manager’s report was liaison on the project. There was a bid walk through with the contrac- Ivester added that Jet is building a new 12,000 square foot warehouse towns that are in the mid 20s to even 30,000 or higher population, Continued from page 1 the Nov. 18 meeting. The other then given by Ivester. He began by tors on the building process, and building on Van Buren behind and we’ve got a population of about house, located at 414 N. Main, telling the commissioners that the the bids are due at the end of Au- their main building. 11,000. So, we’re doing really well. the City of Elk City and WDB En- was tabled for the Nov. 18th softball fields are busy with junior gust and awarded at the end of Sept. Commissioner Shelton asked Our goal was someday to get $1.5 gineering, PLLC, in the amount of meeting. All three structures high tournaments, a high school They think that construction could about the progress of the new an- million, and we exceeded that, and $145,850. This will run from Main have been improved, and the festival, and Kids’ Inc. baseball and start sometime in October. Ivester imal shelter. City Inspector Gary we’re almost $1.58 million,” Rainey to Randall, starting where Fred’s owners continue to update the softball leagues. The fields are hot- also said that because they are not a Nix said that they are not ready said. stands. issues that put them on the list to ter on the turf. municipality, they are not subject to for electrical, but the materials are She went on to say that the use They approved payment to be removed. He went on to talk about the any bidding laws. there. They then continued on to of tax was $161,608, which was an Lockner for engineering/design of The commissioners approved waterline replacement project, and The partnership with the health the financial report. increase of 28 percent from last the Construct Fuel System Reloc the Purchase Orders FY 25-26, as Washington Street is now open department contract was not re- City Treasurer Jennifer Rain- August. The cigarette tax came in Avgas in the amount of $21,000, a well as the Purchase Orders FY and repaired. The road at Ackley newed because they are cutting ey said that the exciting news for at $9,068, and that is an increase of budgeted item. The commissioners 26-27 and recurring invoices dat- Park was also repaired, and the the program nationwide, and the Ivester and the commissioners 12 percent from the previous year. went onto address structures that ed Aug. 19th. Supervisor’s report east pond has also been completed city received the stop notice in July was the announcement that they Rainey gave credit to the city em- have been considered dilapidat- was given by Cliff Jackson from the and refilled. They put sod and seed that it was not going to be funded. had a record-breaking sales tax in ployees and businesses. ed and detrimental to the public, Wastewater Plant. He said they are down although the timing was not Ivester said that they will continue the month of July. It is the highest There were no public comments, health, and safety, to order the re- sitting 100 percent across the board ideal, and they may have to do it to sponsor the program. sales tax in one month that the and the meeting was adjourned at moval. for wastewater. The main lift station again. Governor Stitt was in Elk City city has ever had, which came in at 2:43 P.M. The next meeting will The first structure, located at is at 100 percent, the gray water is at Ivester also said that Cody Whit- and Ivester said that he went to $1,579,175. take place Tuesday, Sept. 8th, at 7 309 N. Boone, was tabled un- 100 percent, the few small lift sta- tington is in close contact with the the ECPD shooting range where “There’s not another town or city p.m. in City Hall. The change in til the Nov. 18th meeting. The tions in town are at 100 percent op- tribe (Cheyenne Arapaho) about Officer Tuck and Officer Counts in this state, our size that has sales date to Tuesday instead of Monday owner was present, and the City eration. He said that it looks good, their casino project. He will be co- hosted the visit along with Nick Ar- tax anywhere close to this. We have is due to Labor Day holiday. Inspector said there has been ELECTION RESULTS