Meeker Town Board of Trustees this week voted to allow two men to set up a Frisbee Golf Course at the Meeker Lake.
They also agreed to allow Leslie Wilbourn to apply for grants for the Town of Meeker while getting paid from the grant itself.
Jake Bolander and Jarrod Cindle addressed the board during Monday night’s meeting about setting up Frisbee Golf at Meeker Lake. They explained initially it will be a nine-hole course.
They pointed to other cities and towns that have the Frisbee courses and how interest is growing in both Oklahoma and across the nation.
The two had presented the idea during the Board’s August meeting and board members were receptive at that time, encouraging them to return this month with more information.
Bolander and Cindle said the baskets for the course cost about $300 apiece and their plan is to sell advertising from among people and businesses in the Meeker area.
“It’s really a great sport,” they said.
TownAdministrator Jeff Wilbourn commented, “I think it’s a really good idea.”
Trustee Aaron Head made the motion to allow the course at the lake with Trustee Mike Melton making the second. They were joined in voting in favor by Mayor Donna Weber, Vice Mayor Mike Orman and Trustee Lanny Thompson.
The Trustees voted to take no action on allowing vendors to use City Hall for the Meeker Farm and Craft Market at the Meeker Community Garden held on the first Sunday of each month from 2 to 6 p.m. All five were against the idea.
Trustees also voted to adopt an interlocal agreement for the Town of Meeker Municipal Court for the juvenile justice system.
The Trustees voted unanimously to allow Leslie Wilbourn, wife of Town Administrator Jeff Wilbourn, to apply for grants for the Town of Meeker.
The mayor said, “She is not an employee, she is not paid by tax dollars.”
The Trustees’ legal counsel James Hodgens, in answering one of the questions posed by Head, advised the board, “There is no conflict of interest. She’s not getting paid by the city.”
Leslie Wilbourn pointed out she has prepared a Meeker Public Schools Safe Routes to Schools Phase 2 grant that if approved will bring $124,757 to the Town. She said it will be announced in November if it’s approved.
“It took 70 hours over a five-day period to put this grant together. It’s Contents Page consists of five pages,” she noted.
She told the Trustees, “Meeker needs to be going after large scale grants. Meeker needs to be much more competitive.” She advised them she has Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees and lacks only her dissertation from having a Doctorate Degree.
The Trustees, without going into executive session, accepted the resignation of Wade South from his full time position as Police Officer effective Sep. 22. He is taking a full time position with another agency.
They approved South to work as a Reserve Officer.
Trustees voted against South’s request to donate his accrued sick leave amongst all the full time employees of the Town of Meeker.
They approved moving Tommy Hughes from part time to full time police officer.
And they approved allowingOfficerRaymond Mackin to fill the Animal Control, Administrative Assistant and Police Officer position vacated by South.
Meeting as the Public Works Authority, Trustees approved waiving water deposit for domestic violence victims. Wilbourn explained a new state law passed by the State Legislature requires that if a victim of domestic violence brings in the Protective Order within 90 days of when it was issued, it must be waived.
In other action, Trustees: Approved pay application No. 1 with Sunrise Construction, LLC., for a creek crossing at the water tower.
Approved Change Order No. 1 with Sunrise Construction on the same project for an insertion valve.