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Chickasha council approves $1.6 million purchase of golf course, authorizes interim maintenance
Summary
After an executive session, the Chickasha City Council approved purchase of about 70 acres known as the Chickasha Golf and Country Club for $1,600,000 and authorized a $9,428.57 interim maintenance agreement plus utilities.
The Chickasha City Council voted to buy approximately 70 acres commonly called the Chickasha Golf and Country Club for $1,600,000 and approved a short-term maintenance agreement for $9,428.57 plus applicable utility costs.
Councilmembers approved the purchase after an executive session held under Title 25 O.S. § 307(B)(3) to discuss the appraisal and possible acquisition of real property. The maintenance agreement covers interim upkeep and preservation of the property prior to closing.
The council’s motion to approve the real estate purchase agreement described the acquisition as “approximately 70 acres, more or less, surface rights only, located within the east half of the southeast quarter of Section 5, Township 6 North, Range 7 West,” commonly referred to in the meeting as the Chickasha Golf and Country Club. The purchase motion passed by roll call with seven yes votes and two no votes. The subsequent motion to approve the interim maintenance agreement passed with a majority vote; one member voted no.
Council roll calls in open session show the following recorded votes on the purchase motion: Hatchett (yes), Irving (yes), Ginn (yes), Heblethwait (yes), Smith (no), Alexander (yes), Burris (no), Southern (yes), Grayson (yes). On the maintenance agreement, the recorded votes included Hatchett (yes), Irving (yes), Ginn (yes), Heblethwait (yes), Smith (yes), Alexander (yes), Burris (no), Southern (yes), Grayson (yes).
The maintenance contract amount was stated as $9,428.57 plus applicable utility costs and applies to interim maintenance and preservation pending closing. The purchase was described as surface rights only; the motion did not specify mineral rights.
The council did not take further public action details in open session about financing sources or the city’s planned long-term use in the recorded remarks. Several councilmembers voted against the purchase or maintenance agreement; no explanatory statements tied to those votes were recorded in the public minutes included in the transcript.
The item was introduced in the agenda as part of a package of discussions and votes about the Chickasha Golf and Country Club and was discussed in executive session before motions were brought to the floor for formal votes.
No additional documents or funding sources were described in the public portion of the meeting transcript.
