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Edmond commission approves batch of plat amendments to strike racist covenants; items go to council
Summary
The Edmond Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a series of plat amendments that formally remove discriminatory restrictions from historic subdivision plats, acting under authority granted by a 2024 state law. Each amended plat will appear before the city council on March 24, 2025.
The Edmond Planning Commission on March 24 approved a series of plat amendments to remove language in historic plats that prohibited people of color from owning property, sending each amended document to the City Council for final action on March 24, 2025.
City planning staff said the amendments are part of an ongoing effort to strike unconstitutional, discriminatory covenants from recorded plats after the Oklahoma Legislature granted municipalities explicit authority to do so. "This is a third in a series of…
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