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Oklahoma County PBA agrees to two-week extension on Allen contracting real estate closing amid land-swap dispute
Summary
The Public Buildings Authority of Oklahoma County voted to extend the closing date for a real estate purchase with Allen Contracting by two weeks to allow further review and meetings with Crooked Oak amid questions about frontage, acreage and the fiscal case for a proposed land swap.
The Public Buildings Authority of Oklahoma County voted to extend the closing date on a real estate purchase with Allen Contracting by two weeks, giving commissioners and community representatives additional time to review a proposed land swap and related details.
The extension applies to a first amendment to a real estate purchase agreement dated March 28, 2025, between the Public Buildings Authority (PBA) and Allen Contracting to move the transaction to May 16, 2025. The motion to extend was made on behalf of Commissioner Lowe, seconded, and approved by the members present.
The vote followed public comment from Nadine Gallagher, president of the Crooked Oak Association of Classroom Teachers and an English teacher, who criticized county officials and said she would use the episode "as an explanation of what is the wrong thing to do." Gallagher told the authority she had read text messages obtained…
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