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Cherokee Nation Council approves easements for housing authority and Oklahoma Natural Gas
Summary
The Cherokee Nation Council unanimously approved two resolutions to grant easements: one for the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation across tribal trust land in Delaware County and one to Oklahoma Natural Gas for an existing pipeline under the Arkansas Riverbed in Muskogee County.
The Cherokee Nation Council approved two resolutions on short voice votes to grant easements for utilities and access.
Councilor Lisa Hall introduced a resolution authorizing Cherokee Nation to grant an easement for right of way to the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation ‘‘for ingress and egress and utilities across a portion of the tribal trust land located in Delaware County, Oklahoma,’’ and moved it in the form of a motion. The council recorded a motion, received a second and approved the resolution by voice vote.
Councilor Ashley Grant moved a second resolution authorizing Cherokee Nation to grant an easement for right of way to the Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, described in the motion as ‘‘a division of ONE Gas Inc., for an existing natural gas pipeline under a portion of the Arkansas Riverbed, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.’’ The council again seconded the motion and approved it by voice vote.
Neither motion record included a roll-call tally or named individual votes in the transcript; the meeting reflected voice votes of "Aye" and no recorded opposition. The motions were presented under new business after the council agreed to add two items from the resource committee to the agenda.
The resolutions were presented as routine easement authorizations; the transcript did not include details about compensation, maps, environmental review, or implementation steps. The council set its next meeting tentatively for Monday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m., and then adjourned.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution (Housing Authority easement): motion moved by Councilor Hall; outcome: approved by voice vote (details not specified in transcript). - Resolution (Oklahoma Natural Gas easement): motion moved by Councilor Grant; outcome: approved by voice vote (details not specified in transcript).
The council took no further public comment or debate on the easements during this meeting, and no amendments or conditions were recorded in the transcript.
