County Commissioners approve proclaiming this week LeFlore County Farm Bureau Week

The LeFlore County Commissioners approved a proclamation that this week is LeFlore County Farm Bureau Week, in conjuction with it also being National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week and the week of the 2023 LeFlore County Junior Livestock Show.

LeFlore County Farm Bureau representative J.W. Gist was on hand to present the official proclamation document for LeFlore County Commissioners Board Chairman and District 2 Commissioner Cody Covey to sign.

There was a brief public hearing required by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding the Community Development Block Grant from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce (ODOC) for AES Road. Kiamichi Economic Development District of Oklahoma (KEDDO) representative Kristi Clunn said in the official statement opening the public hearing that the $160,000 Rural Economic Action Plan (REAP) matching grant that was just approved by ODOC will have no greater than $136,363.63 being applied for with the grant. The AES Road construction project of resurfacing the road with asphalt has a total cost of $286,363.63.

The board approved the request for flood plain services and a permit application for construction within the county right of way located 450 feet south of Highline and Rhino roads, extending north for 6,700 feet. LeFlore County Emergency Management Director Dennis Yochum said that construction is being done by Arkansas Oklahoma Gas to extend a gas line for the local poultry farms.

The County Commissioners also approved the overruns and underruns summary as reviewed and submitted by Robinson Construction for its work on the final phase of the Conser Road Project as well as approved disposing of equipment records from the items sold by District 1 County Commissioner Vallard Campbell. LeFlore County Clerk and Board Secretary Kelli Ford said that when anything equipment is sold, the records for that equipment need to be disposed.

The board also approved purchase orders, payroll, bonds, monthly fee reports, transfer of appropriations and blanket purchase orders.

PDN photo by David Seeley LeFlore County Farm Bureau Representative J.W. Gist, standing, shares the proclamation of this week being LeFlore County Farm Bureau Week that was made during Tuesday morning’s LeFlore County Commissioners meeting at the LeFlore County Court House. Sharing the moment are, from left, District 1 County Commissioner Vallard Campbell III, District 3 County Commissioner Jamie Oliver and District 2 County Commissioner and Board Chairman Cody Covey.