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Special Reports . . .
- Minutes from 1-13-12 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 1-13-12 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Financial Graphs
- The attached graphs show the monthly income for Logan County from highway funds, and the Maintenance and Operating income for District 2.
- Read the report Financial Graphs in PDF format.
- Projects' Status
- We often receive inquiries about the status of particular road and bridge projects in District 2. To make it more convenient for citizens to keep updated, we are posting this link which provides information about major projects for which we are seeking state or federal funds. This is the same file we use in our office to track projects, so there are some “inner-office” notes posted as well. If you know of a project we are working on which is not listed here, it is because the money to fund it has either been donated, is coming from our Maintenance and Operations Account, or is a Federal Emergency Management Agency project. There are approximately 36 steps in the process of applying for and using funds derived from federal government sources. Consequently, the procedure from start to finish can be complex. If you have questions about any of the information in this file, feel free to call, e-mail or text. The file will be updated on a regular basis.
- Read the report Projects' Status in PDF format.
- Minutes from 1-3-12 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 1-3-12 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- New Road District Map
- The 2010 census indicates that Logan County’s population increased from 33,924 in the year 2000 to 41,848 in 2010. This is largely due to 49 new housing additions in the county since 2010.
Every ten years, Commissioners are required to redraw county road districts based on the latest census. By law, each district should have equal population so everyone will have the same amount of representation in government. This principle is known as one-man, one-vote. Earlier this year, the Logan County Board of Commissioners met its legal obligation to redistrict, and as a result, road district boundaries have changed.
By clicking on “New Road District Map” at the end of this article, you can view a map which shows the new road districts, school districts, voting precincts and State House of Representative districts. All of Logan County is now in State Senate district 20.
To verify where you vote, go to: http://www.ok.gov/elections/ppl/index.php
- Read the report New Road District Map in PDF format.
- Traffic Counts
- When Commissioner Pearson came into office he instituted an aggressive program to evaluate the condition of roads and reclassify with Oklahoma Department of Transportation the more heavily traveled ones. By reclassifying the roads it makes it possible to qualify for more grants with which to improve them. A part of the process of reclassification was to take traffic counts. The attached PDF shows some of the average daily traffic counts taken.
- Read the report Traffic Counts in PDF format.
- Minutes from 12-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 12-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 12-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 12-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 12-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 12-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 11-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 11-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 11-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 11-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 11-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 11-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Before and After Pictures
- This file contains before and after pictures of some of the major projects in Logan County, District 2, which have been completed in the last three years.
- Read the report Before and After Pictures in PDF format.
- Financial Graphs
- The attached graphs show the monthly income for Logan County from highway funds, and the Maintenance and Operating income for District 2.
- Read the report Financial Graphs in PDF format.
- Minutes from 11-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 11-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 10-31-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 10-31-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 10-28-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 10-28-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 10-19-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 10-19-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 10-14-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 10-14-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 10-3-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 10-3-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 9-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 9-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 9-16-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 9-16-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 9-14-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 9-14-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 9-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 9-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 8-29-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 8-29-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 8-19-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 8-19-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 8-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 8-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- County Prepares for Auction
- For some time there has been a need to clean up our shop yard and rid it of piles of scrap metal which have accumulated over the years. As we began to take inventory of our resources, we determined it would be in the district’s best interest to auction off the metal as well as some equipment.
As word got out about our auction, the other two road districts, the sheriff’s office and other county departments expressed an interest in being a part of it. Consequently, quite a collection of items has been assembled, including a Bantam excavator, pneumatic roller, trucks, small buses, pickups, cars, piles of scrap metal, computers, televisions, desks, chairs, a fax machine, printers, copier, typewriter, camcorder and other miscellaneous items.
The auction will be held August 20, at 10:00 a.m. at 1550 N. Midwest Blvd. Gates will open at 8:00 that morning for those who wish to inspect items before the auction. You can view a few photos of items for sale at http://bit.ly/qOEonM. Information about the event will also be published in the Guthrie News Leader on Saturday, August 13.
To see the handbill for the auction click on "County Prepares for Auction" in the next sentence.
- Read the report County Prepares for Auction in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-15-11 Trust Authority Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-15-11 Trust Authority Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 8-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 8-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-29-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-29-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-8-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-8-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-6-11 Emergency Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-6-11 Emergency Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 7-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 7-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 6-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 6-30-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 6-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 6-15-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 6-6-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 6-6-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 6-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 6-1-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 5-31-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 5-31-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Minutes from 5-23-11 Commissioners' Meeting
- Read the report Minutes from 5-23-11 Commissioners' Meeting in PDF format.
- Bridge Map
- This link will take you to a map of bridges in District 2. The map has a weight limit range and was last updated 5/20/2011.
- Read the report Bridge Map in PDF format.
- Commissioners' Meeting Minutes from Jan 5, 09 to May 16, 11
- Read the report Commissioners' Meeting Minutes from Jan 5, 09 to May 16, 11 in PDF format.
- County Budget Report
- This link will take you to a breakdown of the county's 2010 budget. It also compares the 2010 budget with the 2005 budget.
- Read the report County Budget Report in PDF format.
- Charter Oak/I-35 Interchange
- For some time Commissioner Michael Pearson has seen the need to create an I-35 interchange at Charter Oak Road due to significant growth in south Logan County. On April 9th, he visited with officials from the Oklahoma Department of Transportation about this possibility. Several days later he met with ODOT’s District 4 supervisor, Paul Green, and with Jeffrey Dixon, an engineer from Mehlburger Brawley, all of whom agreed that the proposed interchange was very feasible.
Pearson then wrote a letter to the Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation, Mr. Gary Ridley, requesting that the interchange be put on ODOT’s District 4 eight-year plan.
Pearson is also in the process of applying to the Federal Highway Administration to change the classification of Charter Oak from Pine to Westminster, and Westminster from Charter Oak to Waterloo, from local roads to major collector roads. This will give Charter Oak the credence it deserves in making it an east/west corridor connecting Pine, Midwest, Douglas and Westminster.
As previously announced, Pearson has been able to find funding for several projects, including Pine, Midwest, No Name and Douglas. District 2 was recently awarded a $50,000 REAP grant for paving Pine from Simpson to Charter Oak. The County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Program (CIRB) will provide $23,517,000 to pave Midwest from Waterloo to No Name, and No Name from Midwest to Pine. This money will also be used to pave Luther Road from Waterloo to SH 105. Engineering is scheduled to begin in 2012. Douglas, from Waterloo to Forrest Hills, will be paved through a Surface Transportation Program (STP). This project was approved for $1,250,000 in funding and should commence in 2014.
A copy of the letter Pearson wrote to Mr. Ridley, and a picture of his meeting with Mr. Green and Mr. Dixon, is here attached.
- Read the report Charter Oak/I-35 Interchange in PDF format.
- Employment Application
- For the convenience of those who would like to apply for employment with Logan County, District 2, an online application is available.
- Read the report Employment Application in PDF format.
- Sept.-Oct., 2009 Newsletter
- Read the report Sept.-Oct., 2009 Newsletter in PDF format.