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Water draws concern
Talk of water, and how to ensure a wet future with it, flowed from the Chickasha City Council Monday.
The council handled a light agenda in less than one hour. And though it did approve a new integrated library computer system and janitorial services for various city facilities, most council members were more interested in what might happen Thursday.
That’s when a group of six or eight citizens, called the Chickasha Future Water Supply Committee, will meet to consider the city’s chances of buying water from Lawton.
The committee, made up of mostly engineers and others who have technical expertise, will meet in special session at 4 p.m. Thursday in the second floor conference room at City Hall, 117 N. 4th Street.
On Monday, the council decided to wait for the Future Water Committee’s recommendation before hiring a company, CDM, to study the chances of purchasing raw water from the City of Lawton.
Chickasha has until 2021 to find another water supply, or the flow will turn into a drip and then air, City Manager Larry Shelton said.
CDM is the same company that did a study to determine how much it would cost for 10 entities to lay lines and tap into water from Sardis Lake in far southeastern Oklahoma. The water would go from Sardis Lake to Oklahoma City and then travel by some 33 miles through 36-inch pipes to reach Chickasha.
Cost projection: a wet $1.6 billion for the combined 10 entities.
Nevertheless, that possible solution isn’t off the table. City officials will continue to consider all options, including the billion dollar Sardis option, because no option can be rejected just yet.
If the city takes any one option off the table now, and it turns out to be its only option later, citizens would be up a dry creek without a paddle or water, Shelton said.
The bottom line is, “You have to have water,” Mayor Gregg Elliott said.
They do, however, hope the Lawton option is less expensive. Shelton said he had talked to the Lawton city manager about the idea, and in turn, the Lawton city manager had mentioned it to his council.
However, Lawton has made no official offer or taken any official action, Shelton said.
Chickasha currently gets all of its water from Fort Cobb, but that contract ends in 2021. Chickasha can extend the contract, but it would likely be on Fort Cobb’s terms, Elliott said.
“The yield at Fort Cobb is already committed with us, Anadarko, Western Farmers, and PSO,” Shelton said.
In other business, the council did decide to:
* Deny a tort claim field by Marieta Luttrell, who is suing the city because it twice buried someone in a cemetery plot she purchased on Dec. 21, 2005 -- and neither time was it her. The plot is next to where her son’s. She’s asking $75,000 for full settlement.
* Deny a tort claim filed by Veda Bush, who is asking for $650 for damages from a sewer backup at her residence.
* Approve entering into an agreement between the City of Chickasha and the Grady County Industrial Authority for jail services. City cost is $33.60 per day for each prisoner detained and cared for in the Grady County Jail. The new agreement begins July 1 and ends June 30, 2010.
* Approve fundraiser activities at the Chickasha Sports Complex. City staff will allow various groups to work the concession stand at the complex to raise funds. It’s happened once, and the city paid the group $750 for its time.
* Accepted a bid of $4,127.80 from AllMed for a fire department training manikin.
* Accepted a bid of $68,738 from The Learning Center (TLC) for library software and hardware needed to operate an integrated system. The purchase makes TLC responsible for all aspects of the library system.
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Transformations
What comes to mind when you think of the word, “Transformation”?Do you have fantastic thoughts of people or things changing into something amazing for example, Clark Kent turning into Superman or Bruce Banner becoming the Incredible Hulk or possibly something a little more down to earth like a caterpillar miraculously changing into the beautiful butterfly?
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GRADY COUNTY FAIR RESULTS
Plants
Potted Plants
(Several varieties combined)
First: (Adult) Ann O'Bar
Second: (Adult) Joyce Riker
Third: (Adult) Jallane Link -
AROUND THE AREA
SEPTEMBER 2
Poetry Reading
• When: Sept. 2, 7 p.m.
• Where: Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant, Private Room, 3127 S. 4th St., Chickasha
• Details: Featured Poet is Carol Hamilton, writer, storyteller and Poet Laureate of Oklahoma 1995-97Hamilton’s website is www.carolhamilton.org. There is no admission fee to attend the Poetry Reading, and refreshments are available for purchase. For more information, contact Rockford Johnson, 224-0160 or 317-7506. -
Duncan nips Chicks for straight-game win
Duncan got their eighth match win of the season Tuesday, beating Nancy Waters’ Lady Chicks in straight games at the Activity Center.
The Chicks looked like they had a little hangover from Monday night’s tough road loss at Tecumseh, coming out flat again and dropping their first two games by identical 25-17 scores.
They came out firing on all eight cylinders for game three, running out to a 15-9 lead on the strength of a 7-0 run with Shelby Crosley serving, but the Demons battled back to tie it late and the Chicks let it slip away, 25-21. -
STATE SPORTS BRIEFS
NORMAN (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops has named walk-on Patrick O'Hara as the starting place-kicker for the seventh-ranked Sooners.
Stoops said on his radio show Tuesday night that O'Hara won the competition with Jimmy Stevens, freshman Michael Hunnicutt and redshirt freshman Bryce Easley. -
OSU's Gundy still learning on job
STILLWATER (AP) — Mike Gundy hasn't lost his love for dialing up the right play to keep Oklahoma State's offense purring along.
That passion, which he has called the most enjoyable part of his job as head coach, was bred into him as an offensive coordinator. And he is a former starting quarterback for the Cowboys. -
Whimsical metal work, jewelry part of big art show at USAO
A showing of whimsical metal work and jewelry is scheduled to be on display at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma during Helen’s Show Sept. 10-Oct 1.
The show will feature the work of USAO graduate Helen Shafer. The exhibition will be open daily during normal business hours in the Davis Hall Third Floor Art Gallery on the USAO campus. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception is scheduled Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. in the gallery. -
High-speed chase lands 1 in jail
A high-speed motorcycle chase down Highway 81 last Wednesday landed a Ninnekah man in jail and a felony charge of eluding a police officer.
Court records show that James William Hutchins, 21, blew by Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Timothy Parrish at U.S. Highway 81 and County Road 1460 and was clocked going 144 miles per hour in a posted 70 miles per hour zone.
Parrish reported that he was sitting stationary at that location at about 3:45 p.m. on Aug. 25 when he observed a red motorcycle traveling southbound. He engaged his emergency lights and siren and pulled onto the roadway behind the Triumph motorcycle. -
5 inmates denied parole
Parole was recently denied for five Grady County inmates serving sentences with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
The following individuals were denied at the August Pardon and Parole Board meeting:
• Jeremiah Daniel Cline, who is serving a five-year sentence for distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and a five-year sentence for possession of a controlled dangerous substance, began his sentence in August 2008.
• Warren P. Diego, who is serving a 15-year sentence (10 years PTS) for lewd molestation, began his sentence in February 2009. -
Judge recuses herself from pharmacy case
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A state district judge has stepped aside from the first-degree murder trial of a pharmacist accused in the fatal shooting of an unconscious would-be robber.
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