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Lawton council amends FY‑26 budget to add $14,300 for lakes maintenance, $30 million to CIP
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Summary
At a special meeting, the Lawton City Council approved a resolution amending the FY‑26 budget to appropriate $14,300 to the Lakes Division repair and maintenance account from elk‑hunting application fees and to add $30,000,000 to the 2019 capital improvement fund.
The Lawton City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution amending the city’s fiscal‑year 2026 budget to appropriate $14,300 to the Lakes Division repair and maintenance account and to add $30,000,000 to the 2019 capital improvement fund for capital projects.
The amendment, adopted by roll call vote, allocates the smaller amount to routine Lakes Division repair and maintenance “per paragraph B2 of section 19‑4‑4‑11, Lawton City Code,” and designates $30,000,000 for capital improvement projects in the 2019 capital improvement fund. The mayor said the $14,300 is not coming from the capital improvement fund but from “fees for applications to hunt elk.”
The council debated the source and scope of the funding briefly before a motion to approve was made and seconded. On the recorded roll call for that motion, Williams, Hampton, Gill, Chapman and Hooten recorded “yes.” The motion carried.
The resolution does not list project‑level allocations in the meeting record; the mayor and a council speaker noted the larger CIP balance will support a range of projects the council has discussed previously, including library, streets and museum work. The meeting record does not specify which capital projects will receive funding or the schedule for spending the $30,000,000.
Votes at a glance: Resolution amending FY‑26 budget to appropriate $14,300 to Lakes Division repair and maintenance (source: elk‑hunting application fees) and $30,000,000 to the 2019 capital improvement fund — approved (roll call recorded yes: Williams, Hampton, Gill, Chapman, Hooten).
