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Owasso council delays decision on Owasso Community Resources lease after public pleas
Summary
Following public testimony about the nonprofit's role feeding hundreds of households, councilors voted to table consideration of the OCR lease to a January work session to allow further review of valuation and options rather than immediately adopt staff's proposed terms.
The Owasso City Council voted to table consideration of a proposed lease with Owasso Community Resources (OCR) and move the matter to a January work session for further review after several public commenters described OCR's role feeding families and urged the council to protect the organization's affordable occupancy.
Staff told council the city and OCR had been operating without an active lease (OCR had paid $960 per month since 2009) and that staff presented a draft one-year lease beginning Jan. 1, 2026 with a proposed rate of $1,161.40 per month and an allocation of electrical costs at about $750 per month. Chris Garrett said…
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