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Atoka council votes to apply for $700,000 TAP sidewalk grant with 10% match
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2025-19 authorizing an application to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for a TAP pedestrian-connection grant (up to $700,000) that would fund sidewalks linking schools, clinics and the hospital, with a 10% local match required.
The Atoka City Council on Dec. 1 approved Resolution 2025-19, authorizing the mayor to submit an application to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to build pedestrian connections.
City staff presented a proposed project that would add sidewalks on the south side of 6th Street from U.S. 69 to parts of Great House Drive, extend pedestrian access near 12th–13th streets by the schools, and provide continuous sidewalks to the hospital and several clinics. Staff emphasized the project is intended to give residents and people in wheelchairs a safer route to schools, healthcare and downtown services.
Mister DeLay told the council that "the most we could get for our size town is a $700,000 grant with a 10% match." Councilmembers discussed routing specifics and noted some sidewalk sections already exist; staff said the city would phase construction if a full corridor is not funded in a single grant. A motion to approve the resolution and authorize the mayor to sign necessary documents passed by roll call.
The resolution only authorizes submitting the grant application and executing associated documents; it does not itself commit local matching funds beyond the formal 10% match requirement that will be part of any awarded project. If the grant is awarded, the city will need to finalize match funding and design details.
