A water tanker truck donated to the McAlester/Pittsburg County Workplace of Emergency Administration will probably be out there to struggle fires all through the county.
Emergency Administration Director Kevin Enloe stated the truck is a 5,000 gallon semi pumper that will probably be utilized by the Pittsburg County Wildland Activity Pressure to struggle fires the place wanted. Plans name for the truck to be operated by Emergency Administration personnel, however the water tanker truck’s help can be requested by the entire hearth departments in Pittsburg County.
Enloe stated the truck could be pushed by anybody from Emergency Administration, apart from the workplace employees.
“We’ll use it for the duty power and for the fireplace departments when combating fires,” Enloe stated. “It will likely be used to struggle fires within the county.”
Pittsburg County commissioners voted Monday to simply accept the Indianola Volunteer Hearth Division’s donation of the used tanker truck to the Workplace of Emergency Administration.
“They purchased a brand new tanker truck and did not want this one anymore,” Enloe stated of the Indianola Hearth Division’s donation. “They donated it to us to be used, county-wide.”
Enloe expects the brand new tanker to be a priceless asset when combating fires.
“We recognize them donating it to us to assist with our county response,” Enloe stated.
Becoming a member of County Fee Chairman/District 2 Commissioner Kevin Smith voting unanimously to simply accept the donation had been District 1 Commissioner Charlie Rogers and District 3 Commissioner Ross Selman.
In different motion, commissioners authorized a Juvenile Providers Detention Settlement between Pittsburg County and Tulsa County on behalf of the Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Middle for the 2023 Fiscal 12 months on the charge of $68.25 per day.
Commissioners additionally held a public listening to on a proposal to shut Baker Avenue, a platted highway between Tons 23-26 and 17-22, Block I, within the Sooner Haven Addition. Marcus Reagan and Cheryl Crandle spoke to commissioners relating to the requested highway closure.
“It runs between our home and the neighbors’ home,” Reagan stated. “We wish to get it closed so we are able to get it cleaned up.”
Crandle agreed. She stated the platted highway shouldn’t be presently being maintained.
Smith stated the county despatched notifications by licensed mail to these dwelling within the space and he hasn’t heard of any opposition to the request for closure. He anticipated the matter to be on subsequent Monday’s assembly agenda calling for commissioners to vote on the request.
Previous to the listening to, Rogers stated the platted highway goes to a lifeless finish.
Commissioners didn’t take any motion on an merchandise calling for the approval or disapproval of a license between the Division of the Military, Eufaula Lake, and Pittsburg County for the operation and upkeep of the highway, parking space and boat ramp in Part 21, Township 9 North, Vary 17 East, in District 1.
Rogers stated the Military Corps of Engineers requested the commissioners to tackle the highway upkeep, however he stated there isn’t any public boat home on the web site.
Contact James Beaty at jbeaty@mcalesternews.com.