Is something wrong with “sustainable development?”
As a county commissioner I am often in regional planning meetings where I continually hear the word “sustainable” or “sustainable development.” If you begin to…
Board of County Commissioners
District 2 Update: State legislative funding for county roads and bridges
Oklahoma state lawmakers still have many important issues to address in the remaining days of the 2013 state legislative session. One of the most critical…
Broadway paving scheduled for mid May
In December 2012, District 1 contracted with Atlas Paving Company to resurface three miles of Broadway from Waterloo to Simpson. Weather and a backlog of…
Bridge on Charter Oak Road progressing toward completion
In spite of unseasonably cool temperatures in April, contractors were still able to pour the concrete deck for the bridge on Charter Oak Rd. west…
Logan County District 2 Update: The cost of sign theft
One of the more common problems the county deals with is replacing traffic control and street name signs. On a regular basis, we receive calls…
Why certain roads get paved
Periodically we receive questions from the public about how commissioners determine which roads to pave. There are multiple factors taken into consideration, but of major…
Update from Commissioner District 1
In 2006 the state legislature passed a law creating the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB) program. The purpose for the program was to…
Charter Oak bridge and road update
Progress continues on construction of a new 103′ bridge on Charter Oak Rd. west of Santa Fe. Rain slowed the process this week but workers…
District 2 Update: Factors for road improvements
There are instances when someone will ask why the county improves one area versus another. For instance, someone asked why we paved a particular mile…
Road project update from Commissioner Mark Sharpton
At a special meeting on Wednesday, March 20, the Board of County Commissioners signed contract agreements with ODOT for a paving project on Simpson Road…
Bridge replacement on Charter Oak road progressing well
Now that Broadway Bridge is open, focus has shifted to another major bridge improvement in District 1.
Logan County District 2: technology improving efficiency
Over the last few weeks District 2 employees have been working industriously to restore roadways after the bad weather events of late February. We have…
Striping projects and one mile of resurfacing scheduled for bidding
On Thursday, Feb. 28, the Board of Directors of the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) provided the final necessary vote for funding three miles…
Weather delays construction and opening of Broadway bridge
Updated Saturday, Feb. 23 at 11:30 a.m. The recent wet weather has delayed the completion of the Broadway bridge and so it is again uncertain…
University bridge delayed by weather
Due to weather predictions for rain and snow on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the company which will deliver prefabricated sections for the bridge on University requested…
Construction begins on bridge on Charter Oak Road
On January 22 I attended a pre-work conference at ODOT’s Stillwater office to discuss construction of a new 103′ bridge on Charter Oak Road west of…
Logan County District 2 Update: University bridge nearing completion
We are moving toward the final stages of construction on the new bridge at University east of Midwest. In late Nov. 2012, to minimize inconvenience…
Logan County District 2 Update: Progress on Douglas Blvd. resurfacing project
We are in the process of doing some final paper work with Oklahoma Department of Transportation to get the resurfacing of Douglas from Waterloo to…
More funding approved for paving Coltrane Road
In 2006, the Oklahoma legislature set aside money in the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Program (CIRB) to help fund major road and bridge…
Funding approved for resurfacing Simpson Road
It is an advantage to the county when the Federal Highway Administration classifies a road as a “major collector.” That is because federal funds are…