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Enid commission approves loan pledge for Ames waterline, adopts flood-code change and clears transit grant applications; several other votes pass
Summary
The Enid City Commission approved a series of resolutions and appointments, including a pledge of sales-tax-backed revenues to secure up to $10.745 million in financing for the Ames waterline project, a change to the municipal flood code, appointments to a local enforcement board, and multiple transit grant applications.
The Enid City Commission on Aug. 19 approved multiple measures to advance a long‑planned waterline project, strengthen flood‑damage rules, and pursue federal and state transit grants.
Commissioners voted to authorize the city’s participation in a financing package to complete the Ames waterline project by pledging a portion of sales tax and utility revenues to secure a promissory note. The city said it has secured approximately $10 million from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce via a P3 program and $4 million in congressional funding, but needs matching and closing funds to finish the project. The commission approved a resolution to move forward with the financing and then approved an emergency declaration to make the resolution effective immediately; both measures passed by 6‑1. A companion resolution by the Enid Municipal…
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