Atoka council approves final stage payment, new dozer and Kenworth truck

Atoka City Council voted Dec. 1 to approve several capital payments and equipment purchases aimed at keeping municipal operations in service.

The council approved pay application No. 5 to Talent Commercial Services for $154,888.69 as the final payment on the downtown stage project after staff confirmed retainage and change orders had been addressed. A motion to approve the payment passed on a roll call with affirmative votes recorded from Councilmembers Pogue, McDaniel, McGee and Cathy.

Council then approved two vehicle purchases. The first was a 2026 D3 dozer priced at $138,939; staff said the town will receive a $75,000 reimbursement from a regrant that reduces the net cost and noted the trade-in of two pieces of old equipment. Staff explained the dozer will be used for right-of-way timber clearing, ditch backfilling and other heavy public-works tasks. One crew member described previous work that took several days with the old machine and said a new dozer would complete similar work in a day. The purchase was approved by motion and roll call.

The council also approved buying a 2026 Kenworth W990 for $159,212.48 to haul equipment such as the dozer and reduce the town’s reliance on outside contractors. Staff said the current road truck has roughly 550,000 miles and is frequently inoperable; the older truck will be reassigned to the transfer station or auctioned. The Kenworth purchase passed by roll call vote.

All three measures were presented as routine capital stewardship to preserve staff capacity and to reduce outside contractor costs. The council did not discuss additional financing measures at the meeting; staff noted trade-ins and regrant reimbursements as offsets to the purchases.

The council adjourned after routine closing comments.