The meeting was called by County Commissioner and Authority Chairman John Smaligo, who told The Frontier that he supports putting the contract out to bid.
The zoning change — which is a major amendment to the original plan for the property — now goes to the City Council for its consideration.
Earlier this week, City Councilor and Task Force Chairman G.T. Bynum suspended the task force’s regular meetings.
When President Barack Obama arrives in Durant today and travels to the town’s high school to give a speech, he will apparently be greeted by residents waving Confederate flags.
Alone, swamped by nine chairs in the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s hearing room, referee Greg Albert at times appeared amused and frustrated as attorneys on opposite sides of…
The Arkansas River Infrastructure Task Force has suspended its regular meetings to give a subcommittee time to evaluate public comments the task force received at its recent town hall meetings.
Meanwhile, in interiews with The Frontier Tuesday, Sand Springs Mayor Mike Burdge, said his city may not be included in a final proposal to build low-water dams in the Arkansas River, and Tulsa City Councilor Anna America said she would like to see the overall proposal scaled back.
Asked whether the river proposal could be scaled back to exclude some suburban communities, Bynum said: “Anything and everything is up for discussion.”
The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty held a press conference Monday where a group of dignitaries, attorneys and religious authorities pleaded multiple arguments for why they believe the life of convicted murderer Richard Glossip should be spared: Some argued he is innocent, others said his sentence outweighed his crimes. State officials say Glossip has well beyond his day in court and they intend to carry out his execution.
Supporters of Bob Bates ran into two obstacles heading into his arraignment Monday on second-degree manslaughter charges: They were drowned out by a street preacher and blocked from carrying signs into the courthouse.
