County gets ‘good’ bridge report
County gets ‘good’ bridge report Lynn Mcculley Tue, 08/23/2022 - 22:16
Jim Rogers, Dist. 3 Sequoyah County Commissioner, said he received a good report from the county engineer about the bridges in his district following Monday‚s regular meeting of the Sequoyah County Board of Commissioners.
Overall, the bridges in Sequoyah County are in good shape, according to CED (Circuit Engineering District) manager, Scott Brians, who provided the report.
Brians serves as program director for the Eastern Oklahoma Circuit Engineering District which includes the counties of Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Wagoner and Sequoyah.
“ There was nothing bad to report,” Brians said. I oversee the counties in our district and they‚re all in pretty good shape. Most just need regular maintenance.”
Brians provided his report for the agenda item “to approve bridge reports and approve invoicing” pertaining to county bridges.
In other business, the commissioners approved an agreement to work on private property belonging to Deborah Walker and Karen Carlton, both located in District 3.
Rogers said the agreement allows the county to work on right-of-ways and remove brush or trees which may hinder current road operations.
Approved also was an annual Memorandum of Agreement by and between the commissioners and the Cherokee Nation which allows the two parties to partner on road projects and anything else, which concerns both Sequoyah County and the tribe.
Another item approved was the Final Plat for Blackgum Estates Subdivision and Shanna R. Cale.
Rogers said Tuesday he appreciates all the contributions and donations for the benefit dinner and live auction held Monday night for cancer patient and Sequoyah County resident Brian Mattingly.
Rogers reported the event, which raised about $41,000 with more donations reportedly coming in, was a “packed room” event.
“It just goes to show you the community comes together when it‚s to help one of our own. Brian is in his third bout with cancer and will soon be going to the MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center in Houston. This was something we wanted to do help Brian and his family with his battle with cancer,” Rogers said.
