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Slaughterville agrees to send letters supporting county AARP emergency-preparedness grants
Summary
Trustees voted 3-2 to provide letters of support for Cleveland County's AARP grant applications to fund portable generators, accessibility ramps, and solar-powered charging stations with satellite internet for emergency communications.
The board voted to send letters of support for three Cleveland County AARP grant applications that would provide portable generators for vulnerable residents, install aluminum accessibility ramps for low-income residents aged 50 and older, and establish solar-powered charging stations with satellite internet to function as digital resource hubs during outages. Trustee Kathy Snellbaker moved to send the letters and Trustee Leah Grady seconded; the motion passed 3-2 (Grady, Rousey, Snellbaker YEA; Luby, Easom NAY).
The county’s grant description in the packet notes satellite connectivity as a way to ensure "even widespread outages will not cut off communication." Town staff also noted an application for a $1,500 grant from the Oklahoma Code Enforcement Association to buy wood chips for park exercise stations.
