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Ottawa County board authorizes DEQ benzene sampling at two Miami schools
Summary
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 17 to allow the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to conduct benzene sampling at Miami Head Start and Nichols Elementary School in Miami, Oklahoma.
The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners on Nov. 17 authorized the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to conduct benzene sampling at Miami Head Start and Nichols Elementary School in Miami, Oklahoma.
The motion was made by Commissioner Robert Clark and seconded by Commissioner Scott Hilton; the board voted unanimously in favor (Hilton, Clark, Furnas voting aye). The minutes record only the board’s authorization of sampling and do not record any test results, findings, or a timetable for testing.
The action was taken during the board's regular meeting at the Ottawa County Courthouse. The board did not record discussion of prior sampling results or any directives to county staff in the minutes.
