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Commission authorizes negotiations to buy property adjacent to Public Works and directs settlement efforts on Santa Fe Depot case

City Commission of Shawnee, Oklahoma · November 18, 2025

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Summary

After two executive sessions, the commission authorized the city manager and attorney to negotiate purchase and execute necessary contracts for an approximately 13.66-acre parcel adjacent to the Public Works yard, and authorized negotiations and legal remedies in the Santa Fe Depot matter with the Pottawatomie County Historical Society; both motions carried 7–0.

Following two executive sessions held under Oklahoma statutes, the City Commission authorized two separate actions related to property and litigation.

City Attorney Joe Vodran summarized a potential acquisition of about 13.66 acres adjoining the city Public Works yard (owned by S and S Feed Incorporated) and provided legal descriptions of the…

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