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October 2012
Edition 268
Area Residents Honored: Eight area residents were honored at
ASCOG’s annual meeting for a "lifetime of service". Those receiving the
awards were: Elton Brown, Caddo County; Albert Johnson,
Comanche County; Scottie Simpson, Cotton County;
Gary Don and Paulette Nicholas, Grady County; Rash
Barrett, Jefferson County; Karen Nichols, McClain
County; Mordell Trammell, Stephens County; and Wanda
Evaige, Tillman County.
ASCOG Employee of the Year: Tom Zigler, planner in
community and economic development, was selected as employee of the
year.
CED Division Prepares to Expand Available Services:
ASCOG is participating with the other
councils of government in Oklahoma to purchase a software program that
will significantly increase our ability to produce a variety of to-scale maps.
Map applications to be available include mapping cemeteries, floodplains,
school districts, bus routes, rural fire districts, emergency response areas, city
limits, rural water districts, utility service provider districts, etc. Pricing is
based on the number of hours required to produce the specific map(s)
requested. If your community or county district has a need for any of these
maps, please contact Cindy Olis at ASCOG.
REAP Applications: 55 Rural Economic Action Plan applications were
received totaling $2,394,888 in requested funds. With approximately $1M to
allocate, the majority of these applications cannot be funded with the amount
available. The average requested amount was $43,536 with requests ranging
from $13,591 to $107,200.
Building Plan Review and Inspections: CED staff continues to
make progress toward obtaining a contractor to conduct building plan
reviews and inspection services that will work with MyPermitNow. When the
final details are
worked out, communities will be offered the opportunity to ensure