By Ryleigh Duran
At the Oak Valley City Council Meeting on August 14, the mayor discussed his next set of plans regarding the annexation of Riot Platforms.
He has compiled a list of parcel owner and occupant names that fall within the annexation path. This path begins down County Road 1100 to County Road 2452 and then to Farm-to-Market 709, which includes Corbet Water Supply and the Fire Department.
The mayor’s goal is to include as many parcels as possible along the annexation route that will agree to be annexed in.
This process begins with each of the addresses receiving an informative letter from the council, a support letter from Riot Platforms, and an interactive postcard. Information in the council’s letter will include the projected budget growth rate from Oak Valleys current budget of around twelve thousand, to one point two million. The mayor vocalized that Riot has expressed that they are fully invested in the annexation process and wish for its success. The interactive postcard contains checkboxes next to the two options of support and interest in being annexed, and the contrary of being uninterested and not wishing to support or take part in being annexed.
In terms of road maintenance plans, all potholes have been temporarily filled and the maintenance crew has obtained all necessary materials to complete the permanent repairs. These repairs will run simultaneously with the bridge replacement and will start at the north end of Liberty Drive. These plans are set for mid-September due to the heat. The possibility of postponing them is possible due to limited access to necessary machinery, and the crew’s cleaning workload increase of 50%-60% resulting from dumping that occurs when a burn ban is in effect.
Oak Valley’s Ladies Night Out will be the second Thursday of every month and there will be a celebration for National Night Out in October. There was an expressed concern for parking at the Oak Valley Community Center, so alternate locations are being explored. The possibility of coordinating with other towns like retreat was discussed as well.
The council voted to sponsor a table at the Navarro County Volunteer Firefighters Banquet at the middle level of sponsorship, but plan to encourage the community to donate towards the cause for the possibility of upgrading the sponsorship to the highest level.
The council informed attendees that County-wide Tire Day will be held at the Navarro County Exposition Center on September 6 and will begin at eight a.m.
The mayor also mentioned the possibility of an upcoming budget workshop, those details have not yet been disclosed.
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