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2- The Elk City News February 8, 2023 and you know how to lobby, we Round need to lobby our representa- tives and tell them that some- body came up with this to add Town a $1 to each of our tags. When we go buy a tag, there's anoth- er dollar that goes into a pot. Feburary 14 ‘This is beyond my way of doing Valentine's Day things, but bankers and every- body else could probably figure y fi) out how it can go into a central location with that money, then February 20 disperse it. Then we have an Presiden’ts Day emergency fund. If somebody has a $15,000 or $12,000 fuel bill, whatever it is, there is a Sandy Werner in Marty Logan’s truck; Chief Eddie Holland fund for it,” Logan said. February 22 and Marty Logan. He went on to talk about Ash Wednesday the way the storm chasers ing. You have to make sure Logan that you're getting the right in- formation out, and the people of the fire or storm. Logan you several departments, and went on to talk about the fires communicate and how much T hope you have a lot of mon- it has improved over the years. March 12 Continued from page 1. and what happened to small ey? They dispersed that money Logan also talked about how that are receiving it know what fire departments. his truck is equipped and invit- to different departments,” he ed the Rotarians to go look at Spring Forward Time fire is headed to that town, and they're going to need to do. “Last year diesel was $5 a said. it’s on the right course. Some- And that's where any scream- it at the end of the meeting. He gallon. I had two banks mes- He has people ask what also told some stories about his times you have to say okay, ing and hollering goes out the sage me saying, ‘Hey, we've got they can do to help. Logan has experiences as a storm chaser March 17 it’s headed to the area like in window. You don’t do that, and some money we want to turn been lobbying with senators and the importance of taking St. Patrick’s Day Woodward. Because we were you don't joke around,” Logan loose. Give us the name of a fire and representatives trying to cover when there is a warning. talking about folks that are added. department that we could send get them to understand the After fielding questions, he on electricity for oxygen ma- When he is on Facebook it to help. One of those depart- need for a constant source of went outside to let the group March 22 chines, COPD, nursing homes, Live, he can do more than what ments had a $13,000 fuel bill, funding for volunteer firefight- look at the equipment. Logan hospitals, all of those things. he can do ona ten or 15 second so when the banker called me ers. thanked them for letting him Beginning of Ramadan As a firefighter I'm thinking television clip. He can watch I said, ‘No, I’'m not going give “If any of you are in poli- talk, and admitted that he about that as I'm storm chas- things develop and drive ahead you a department. I will give tics or want to get into politics loves Elk City. April better equipment. Whether Impact to the Taxpayer you are in town or out of town, April Fool's Day 2022-2023 2023-2024 Increase Amount ___ Amount ___Annual_Monthly you start running into a safety issues the way they are now.” 28 $25.00 $26.34 $1.34 $0.11 Tuesday, Feb. 14th resi- April2 29 $50.00 $52.67 $2.67 $0.22 ex $75.00 $79.01 $4.01 $033 dents will vote, one way or an- Palm Sunday <S} $100.00 $105.35 $5.35 $0.45 other. It appears the safety of % SX] $200.00 = $2069 ~—s st0.69-g0.89 the children being transported OG §] $300.00 $316.04 $16.04 $1.34 April 5 © Z| $400.00 $421.38 $21.38 $1.78 is the issue that needs to be de- ae $500.00 $526.73 $26.73 $2.23 cided, along with how the dis- Passover % ts] $600.00 $632.07 $32.07 $2.67 trict will fix the transportation F i=] $700.00 = $737.42 $37.42 $3.12 $800.00 $900.00 $842.76 $948.11 $42.76 $48.11 $3.56 $4.01 TT issue if it is not passed. Sparks would like the opportunity to April7 $1,000.00 $1,053.45 $53.45 $4.45 answer questions about the Good Friday bond and any transportation questions. Contact him at Elk rounding areas,” he said, newer busses,” Osborne said. “You won't have to worry with City administration office. April 9 Bond Elk City tax rate sits at 55.86 and it would go to 60.54, Easter Continued from page 1. while Sayre is 48.94 and Mer- ritt is 64.24. Other districts continued. included in the comparison are May 27 The issue is coming back to Weatherford at 63.34, Clinton G&S Promotions Gun the people because it is a need at 63.15, and Woodward at Suuday with 50 ceut and not a want. Sparks said 61.50. Show, Elk City Convention that if the board waits until Sparks spoke about Os- the elementary school is paid borne, who drives the buses Center. off in 2029, the buses will be to many events because he Boneless Chichen Wings! 30 years old. worries about them breaking “Almost every bus we're down. He carries his tool bag May 28 running, and we're running just in case he needs to repair them daily, whether that'd be something. G&S Promotions Gun “[ have physically seen him DINE IN ONLY! route or activities are 20 plus Show, Elk City Convention years old. If you wait six more (Osborne) go and work on stuff years, you're looking at 30 while they're doing their per- Center. years of service before you can formance or whatever to make Price Good February 12 replace them. Both of those sure we get home. I remember charters are 23 years old,” he when we went to Grove last Do you have an event or said. year for the playoff, they had something else you would According to Sparks the to pull over once that night. district is spending about I can just remember trying to like to share with the com- $80,000 a year out of their call him, and we were checking budget to maintain the trans- in with him to make sure ev- munity in the Round Town portation, which does not in- erything was okay. He drives Calendar? clude the tires and oil changes. some of those trips because he “If we pass this, we are wants to make sure they get Email the information still lower than any other dis- there and get back because it trict in our area, except Sayre. wears on him. He doesn’t say for the event to elkci- We would still have a lower anything, but it wears on him. tynewsegmail.com rate than Merritt and the sur- He wants our kids to be able to get there and get back without breaking down. He takes it per- rElkCituNews sonally,” Sparks concluded. Osborne made his feelings known prior to the last trans- portation bond that failed. He noted that not only are the re- (USPS # 173-020) 580-225-3000 pairs costing the district, but the overtime he puts in Is published twice weekly by Beckham County Media, LLC when he goes out to swap 109 W. Broadway, El k City, OK 73644-4736 out the broken buses. 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