Logan County District 2 Update: Bridges in District 2
District 2 has 80 bridges listed on the National Bridge Inventory (NBI). In order to be on the NBI, a structure must be 20 feet…
Board of County Commissioners
District 2 Update: Projects on 5-Year CIRB Plan
At the last meeting of Circuit Engineering District 5, on Feb. 28, 2012, the scene was packed with commissioners from the 7 county region. To…
ODOT conducts bid letting for bridge on Broadway
Broadway Rd. in District 1 is one of the most heavily traveled major collector routes in Logan County. Plans to replace a “functionally obsolete” 71-year-old…
District 2: Update on Douglas Blvd. Project
Another major road project District 2 has planned for the near future is paving Douglas from Waterloo to Forrest Hills. Engineering has been completed and…
Citizen and Government Cooperation Enable Road Improvements
I recently attended a Homeowners Association Meeting where members of the HOA were exploring options for funding road improvements within their addition. Since the county…
Logan County District 2 Update: CIRB Funding
Last week county commissioners for Circuit Engineering Division 5, of which Logan County is a part, met in Oklahoma City. Part of the agenda was…
The role of county government
This week I had the privilege of attending an educational presentation by Logan County Clerk, Troy Cole, who did an excellent job in providing information…
Donations to local government may be tax deductible
“People can give their money to the Feds to use, or get it back and see it in front of their house.”
Logan County District 2 Update
Work is progressing on preparing Midwest for paving from Charter Oak to Simmons. After clearing trees from the right-of-way, the old chip seal surface was…
The Year in Review – Road and Bridge Improvements in District 1
At the beginning of each year we receive a request from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) asking that we provide information on transportation…
Transportation improvement program funding
On January 13, 2012, members of the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) met to decide which project applications to fund for the four-year Transportation…
County Projects Approved for Over $2 Million in Funding
In the last few months, Logan County, working in conjunction with our engineer, spent time preparing applications to seek road funding through the Transportation Improvement…
One mile of MacArthur Avenue to be paved
County crew will be working this week and next to prepare one mile of South MacArthur Avenue for paving from Waterloo Road to Simmons Road.
County working to provide updated voting information to public
Elections Scheduled for February 14, 2012
2012 Rural Economic Action Plan Grants
Each year the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) sends applications to government entities who may wish to apply for Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP)…
Census creates change in commission districts and voter precincts
The 2010 census indicates that Logan County’s population increased from 33,924 in the year 2000 to 41,848 in 2010. This documented growth of almost 8000…
Efforts ongoing to obtain road funding
Every year, in an effort to improve county roads, District 1 devotes time and effort to filling out multiple grant applications to apply for road…
Progress on Midwest and STP applications
Winter is here after the driest summer ever recorded and road maintenance has kept us quite busy. Using my annual contribution and working with Guthrie,…
Dispelling the myth about property tax
Since tax season is upon us and annual ad valorem statements have been mailed to property owners, it seems important to mention again that property…
Plans to replace bridge on Charter Oak move
One of the most striking photos we have at the District 1 shop is of a huge accumulation of flood debris. The photo catches your…