By Guy Chapman
The Town of Oak Valley held its monthly town hall meeting May 12 at the Community Center on Oak Valley Lane, where residents and officials worked through a full agenda, starting with the reelection of three aldermen.
Norma Finnen, Kim Ogden, and Leon Ward were elected to fill Alderman Places 3, 4 and 5, respectively, and were sworn in before the meeting. Ogden was also approved to serve as Oak Valley’s Mayor Pro Tem before moving on to other business.
The board reviewed and approved the minutes from the previous town hall meeting, then heard a financial report and an update on building and permits activity.
Riot Platforms’ annexation deal was discussed in light of an exchange for adding the mine site to the township, Oak Valley will gain more than $1.2 million in electricity franchise fees to repave bumpy roads and build a park.
Roads were on the agenda as well. Officials presented a road and bridge maintenance update under the Roads & Bridges Report, addressing ongoing upkeep needs in the community.
The Commerce Report covered three items: an annexation code update, an enforcement update and right-of-way issues. Right-of-way matters (commonly called ROW) involve questions about land along roadways and public access corridors.
For the code update, the tax attorney needs to be updated for future property purchases. For ROW, Oak Valley leadership is working with Oncor to allow construction while minimizing road obstruction. For the code update, the tax attorney needs to be updated for future property purchases.
The Volunteer Fire Department and the Navarro County Sheriff’s Department each delivered reports to the board.
The Oak Valley Ladies Night Out also gave a report during the meeting. Six to seven residents came out for game night and lighthearted conversation. Organizers said they want to find new ways to increase the attendee turnout for future meetings.
Mayor Max Taylor presided over the meeting. Also seated on the board were Alderman Randy Burkey in Place 1 and Alderman Kendall Walker in Place 2. Kelli Burkey serves as town secretary.
The Oak Valley town hall meeting meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month in the Community Center at 2211 Oak Valley Lane.
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