Council approves application for state road grant to repair Sandy Road

The Atoka City Council voted to apply for a state road grant to fund repairs on Sandy Road, approving Resolution 2026-13 on a unanimous roll-call vote.

Councilmember Daley said the city has applied for and received the same grant in the past and recommended pursuing it again. Daley described the project as a long city street that will receive asphalt and some crowning to improve drainage. "This is a grant that, we've previously applied for and and, received on 2 other occasions," Daley said.

Daley presented cost figures for the project and described a 25% local match. The transcript records Daley stating an approximate local share of $71,009.22; the figure in the record is garbled and is reported here as presented in the meeting. The council asked no further questions and approved the resolution after a motion and second; the Clerk recorded affirmative votes from the council members present.

The resolution authorizes city staff to submit the project application to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and to pursue the required local match if the grant is awarded. The council did not set a construction schedule in the meeting; next steps are staff submission of the application and any required state review.