County OK’s surpluses

All three Kingfisher County commissioners declared equipment items for surplus designation at Monday’s weekly meeting.

Approval cleared the way for the equipment, most of it older, to be included in the Circuit Engineering District 8 auction in March at Elk City.

Commissioners Heath Dobrovolny, District 3, Ray Alan Shimanek, District 2, and Jeff Moss, District 1, chairman, also reviewed a state fire marshal’s inspection report on the new county jail presently under construction. Sheriff Dennis Banther reported that all recommendations by the fire marshal’s office have been implemented.

Assistant County Clerk Emily Lee, who served as recording secretary for Monday’s meeting, reported that an annual county fair board election scheduled Saturday will not be necessary as incumbents Jay Evans, District 1, Charles Patocka, District 2, and Shane Clifton, District 3, were unopposed for re-election.

County Engineer Nik Smith reported that he had received notice that commissioners are being encouraged to attend a rules hearing at an upcoming meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

County commissioners approved a public access drive for Titus Services, LLC at a point nine miles west and one mile north of Kingfisher in District 3 and a $3,000 fine for D. Williams regarding a pipeline that was partially removed with a section still in a culvert at the intersection of NS 2810 and EW 860 roads.

Retired District 1 Commissioner Keith Schroder visited briefly before the start of the business meeting.

The following companies received approval on requests for pipeline crossing permits of county roads:

• Blake Production – four-inch line three miles north and seven miles east of Hennessey, District 2, corrected application from preceding week.

• Mustang Gas Products – three eight-inch lines in District 3 located two miles west and one mile north of Okarche, two miles west and two miles north of Okarche and another two miles west and two miles north of Okarche.

• Newfield Exploration – three 10-inch water lines located as follow in District 3: two miles west and one mile north of Loyal, two miles east and two miles south of Loyal and six miles south and one mile east of Loyal.

• Newfield Exploration–four locations for two 12-inch permanent water lines in an area fives miles east and two to three miles south of Loyal.

• Lagoon Midstream – 10-inch line located four miles south and two miles west of Hennessey, District 2.

• Select Energy Services – 12-inch line five miles east and two miles north of Kingfisher and two three inch lines located six miles east and two miles north of Kingfisher and six miles east and one mile north of Kingfisher, District 1.

• Brickman Fast Line – 12-inch flat line located three miles north and two miles east of Hennessey, and 12-inch lay flat line located six miles north and five miles east of Loyal, both in District 2.

• Cottonmouth SWD – four six-inch lines located as follow in District 2, six miles west and one mile north of Hennessey, six miles west of Hennessey, four miles west and one mile north of Hennessey, and five miles west and one mile north of Hennessey.

• Powell’s Service Inc. – three-inch line located nine miles west and one mile north of Okarche, District 3.