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Owasso council approves CDBG pedestrian improvements, multiple plats, annexation and rezoning for industrial use
Summary
The Owasso City Council approved a HUD CDBG application to fund a HAWK pedestrian crossing and sidewalk repairs in Rheola Park and unanimously approved several plats, an annexation of about 187 acres for future trails/parks, and a rezoning that supporters said will retain a local aerospace employer.
The Owasso City Council on March 17 approved a slate of development and infrastructure items, including a federal CDBG application for Rheola Park pedestrian improvements, several plats and replat requests, a 187-acre annexation for future parks/trails, and a rezoning request for an aircraft maintenance and repair use that a company representative said will preserve hundreds of local jobs.
Staff presented Resolution 2026–03 and asked the council to authorize application through the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) for just over $159,000 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant funds. City staff (Alexa Beamer) said the grant would fund a signalized pedestrian crossing (a HAWK beacon) at 8th and Main and about 2,300 linear feet of sidewalk maintenance within Rheola Park. Beamer said staff held…
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