Trying to get to the bottom of Robber’s Cave State Park restaurant issue

As summertime extends, I frequently still get asked about the restaurant at Robber’s Cave State Park. My understanding was that requests for proposals for these facilities were let out in early summer with a closing date in June. I have been informed by The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department that for whatever reason, this closing date has been extended until Aug. 8. Hopefully, soon we will know what the plans are for these beautiful new facilities.

Our House special investigation committee is planning to have some further hearings in August as they continue to try to get to the bottom of what happened in this whole debacle.

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Legislative wise, not a lot is happening at the moment. We are, however, in the midst of a very active run-off election Aug.

23. Polls open at 7 a.m. on election day and stay open until 7 p.m. Voters also can vote early at their designated county election place. Early voting will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 18 and 19 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 21. To check your poling place and what will be on your ballot, you can pull up a sample ballot on the Oklahoma Voter Portal on the

State Election Board website: https://oklahoma.gov/ elections/ovp.html.

I would encourage everyone to vote in this runoff as there are several statewide offices on this ballot. These are important positions, such as superintendent for public education, state treasurer and labor commissioner, as well as a state senate and congressional district seats.

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Finally, I would like to close out with some good news. I attended a celebration of long-term commitment and marriage for Roy and Ginny Alford of Red Oak, who celebrated 60 years. I wish to congratulate them and wish them many years to come.

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As always, thank you for allowing me to serve you. It is a true pleasure. If there is ever anything I can do for you, I can be reached by telephone at (405) 5577381 or by e-mail at jim. grego@okhouse.gov.

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Grego serves District 17 in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. His district includes Latimer County and parts of LeFlore and Pittsburg counties.