Canadian County Commissioners
Deputy receives Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Mustang American Legion Post 353 acknowledged Deputy Jeff Allen with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year at the Canadian County Commissioner meeting July 26. Paul Ray, a member of the Mustang American Legion, said Allen is receiving this award because of his actions on Oct. 17, 2020. “Deputy Jeff Allen was on patrol in…
Read MoreCommissioners take no action during Lakehoma Lake discussion
Canadian County Commissioners discussed a possible action in maintaining Lakehoma Lake where algae has grown significantly throughout the years at Tuesday’s meeting. “It involves an area that lies in my district,” Commissioner David Anderson said. “These lakes are county-owned because in 1977 it went through the delinquent tax process. Over the years, the county has…
Read MoreCanadian County Commissioners OK road projects
From the purchase of a new type of base material to seeking bids on a long-awaited rebuild, road projects were a top priority this week for officials in Canadian County. And they encompassed two of three districts. The commissioners rejected a low bid from Dolese’s for a new type of base material, called concrete slurry.…
Read MoreCanadian County awards contract for Juvenile Justice Center expansion
Officials say they hope to break ground on an almost $4 million expansion at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center within the next few weeks. The county commissioners on Monday approved three of the five projects that had been proposed for the facility. Those projects include the construction of two storm shelters, a new courtroom…
Read MoreCanadian County commissioners nix road project contract
Officials in Canadian County on Monday called off an experimental road project that had been planned with Kingfisher County. The project was to overlay about four miles of Waterloo Road beginning in Okarche to the Kingfisher County line. While working with another county is not unusual, the process that the roadwork was going to utilize…
Read MoreBid opening delayed in juvenile center expansion
Officials with the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center will have to wait a few more day to find out how much a planned expansion of the facility will cost. The project, which will add safe rooms at the facility in east El Reno, was expected to have bids opened Monday was delayed Monday. County Clerk…
Read MoreCanadian County Commissioners: Right-of-way permit policy eyed by county
After months of discussion, the Canadian County commissioners are expected to consider a resolution that will require companies wanting to place temporary or permanent structures in the county’s rights-of-way to get a permit. Officials agreed to require the permits in November, but have not actually approved the resolution that would put it into effect. Officials…
Read MoreCommissioners deny request for redacted report
An open records request by the Yukon Review for a redacted copy of an investigative report that lead to the termination of the co-director of the Gary E. Miller Children’s Justice Center was denied Monday by the Canadian County commissioners. District 2 Commissioner Dave Anderson and District 3 Commissioner Jack Stewart voted against releasing an…
Read MoreJustice center’s $8.6M budget is approved
Canadian County officials approved an almost $8.7 million budget for the county’s juvenile justice center on Monday. The $8,684,786.37 budget for the Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center was approved unanimously. The budget is basically a repeat of last year’s budget, said Bill Sharp, director of the facility. The only change was a…
Read MoreSheriff to seek state audit of books, policies
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West plans to have his department audited. West, during a county commissioners’ meeting Monday, sought permission for a voluntary audit to be conducted by the state auditor and inspector’s office. West said he doesn’t anticipate any problems being uncovered, but wants to look at how the sheriff’s office is running and…
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