Muskogee council approves water and sewer agreement with Ferdinand Technologies for Port project

The City of Muskogee City Council on April 30 approved a water and sewage facilities agreement with Ferdinand Technologies LLC for industrial development at the Port of Muskogee and authorized Mayor Patrick Kale to sign the document.

City staff said the agreement covers basic water and sewer facilities to serve the company’s planned operations at the port. A staff member described the company’s plan as a “one time fill” followed by a closed-loop system and said sewer and water service would be limited to regular office use by employees: “The company that's coming in is going to do a 1 time fill, and then they'll have a closed loop system with no drainage at all. And the water and sewage will be to supply it to their offices just for regular use by their employees in office building.”

Mike Miller, the city manager, asked the council to note that the contract contained an item that needed correction before final execution. “In the contract that needs to be corrected,” Miller said during the meeting.

A motion to approve the agreement was made, seconded and passed on a roll-call vote with all members voting yes. Recorded members voting in favor included Mike Brawley, Tom Martindale, Dan Hall, Shirley Hilton Flannery, Tracy Hoose, Jamie Stout, Deputy Mayor Derek Reed and Mayor Patrick Kale.

The council did not alter the substance of the agreement during the meeting; the action authorized the mayor to execute the document once the clerical correction Miller noted was addressed.

The item was presented as agenda item 1 and discussed immediately before a public comment period and the council’s subsequent vote on a related estoppel certificate for the same company.