Mark Sharpton: Battling the weather
The groundhog has certainly doomed us for the extended winter. District 1 employees started fighting the battle against the weather on Saturday and continued until…
Board of County Commissioners
Mike Pearson: Update on various projects
Currently the process of grinding up the chip and seal surface of Midwest between Charter Oak and Forrest Hills in preparation for a new asphalt…
Tax increment finance district (TIF) planned for Logan County
In Logan County, the Board of County Commissioners are taking the first steps to create a TIF District. This could be a tool that can…
Update: County Commissioner Mark Sharpton
When I was young before seat belt laws existed, my mom’s arm took the place of a child car seat and airbags. My brother and…
Logan County District 2 Update: District 2 News
During the winter months we have been performing preliminary work toward repaving Midwest Blvd. between Forrest Hills and Charter Oak as weather and other critical…
Mark Sharpton: Winter work update
The Groundhog saw its shadow last Sunday. Supposedly that means more winter. Here at District 1 it seems like the movie, “Groundhog Day.”
Legal requirements for enacting a burn ban
I have noticed this week that various counties are enacting a burn ban. I am hesitant to armchair quarterback what other counties do, but it…
Road repairs underway as winter weather permits
We have been hauling gravel in and out of the district barn. Gravel on roads gets thin after a few weather cycles and we are…
Events update from Commissioner Mark Sharpton
As a county commissioner, I am asked quite regularly by constituents, “What can we do to help?” There are a few things we can do….
Logan County District 2 Update: Project Funding
Each year the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) sends applications to government entities who may wish to apply for Rural Economic Actions Plan (REAP)…
Project update from Commissioner Mark Sharpton
With the beginning of a new year I look forward to various projects moving forward. It becomes very frustrating to recognize that most of the…
“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…
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….