“Thank You”
I would like to begin by complementing the District 1 employees on this last snow storm. We had members of the crew working 24hrs and the…
Board of County Commissioners
Mark Sharpton: CEO? I think not!
CEO? I think not! Problems I see with a CEO/Manager type of County Government. It grows government and is cost more money. After reading a…
Beware — An update alert from Commissioner Mark Sharpton
This week I am warning folks about a couple of things that have surfaced in the last few weeks. One issue was brought to my…
Mark Sharpton: Giving Thanks
This week the United States is celebrating Thanksgiving. Today it seems to be about family, food, football and black Friday sales. The first two are…
Mark Sharpton: The dreaded winter months
Well, here we find ourselves in the dreaded winter months. Oklahoma sits in such a geographical location as to be a problem. It’s like driving…
It is time to modernize county government
Next month I will chair a legislative hearing convened to consider the training qualifications of county officials. The hearing was requested by State Representative Marty…
Logan County District 2 Update: Solid waste service
Last year District 2 participated in a solid waste program. It was so well received we once again applied for funding through the Association of…
Numbers update with County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
Essentially,….you paid $74.69 in taxes last year for roads in Logan County.
Update from County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
Well, it looks like two branches of the Federal Government have come to an agreement to bury you and I deeper into a financial hole….
Two projects near completion for District 2
In District 2, much hard work has been put into two major projects over the last few months, and we are glad to report that…
Update from County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
I believe Logan County and the City of Guthrie are starting a mutually beneficial relationship. The city has a need for some “boom mowing” and…
222% increase in 10 years
A few weeks ago I asked the Oklahoma Department of Transportation if they had a record of all of the Logan County Projects associated with…
Budget fouled up
This has been a busy month so far. For the last couple of months county officers have been dealing with the county budget. Unlike the…
County Assessor: Duties and responsibilities
The County Assessor assesses all property for ad valorem taxation and submits the value of each property to the County Equalization Board and later to the…
Logan County District 1 update
District 1 has been a busy place the last few weeks. Right at the end of the 4th wettest rainy spell in Oklahoma history, we had…
County Sheriffs: Duties and responsibilities
The County Sheriff is the chief law officer in the county and is responsible for preserving the peace and protecting life and property in the county….
District 2 Update: Douglas Blvd. resurfacing project begins
Haskell Lemon Construction Company is scheduled to begin work this week on Douglas from Waterloo to Forrest Hills. The first phase of the work will…
County Treasurers: Duties and responsibilities
The County Treasurer serves as the chief financial officer for the county and administers all county monies. All the revenues received by the county from…
Court Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Court Clerk are to record, file, and maintain the proceedings of the District Court and to maintain books such as…
County Clerks: Duties and responsibilities
The County Clerk is the principal record keeper for the county and preserves all legal instruments filed by private citizens and public officials within the…