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September 26, 2012

Council approves Waurika Lake water rights payment

Derrick Miller The Duncan Banner

DUNCAN — The City of Duncan will continue to pay off its debt for its portion of Waurika Lake.

During Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Duncan City Council approved the annual payment of $660,722.25, which covers a portion of the overall debt and the accrued interest.

The breakdown of the annual total includes $361,640 for the principal payment and $299,082.25 for the interest expense.

The city holds water rights for 33.33 percent of the lake and is one of five communities to establish the Waurika Lake Master Conservancy District.

“The project goes back a number of years,” City Manager Jim Frieda said.

The original contract was dated Jan. 10, 1978, which was signed following an approval of Duncan voters in October 1977.

When the contract was first established, the total debt for the City of Duncan was $13,201,264.62. As of Tuesday’s approved payment, the total remaining balance is $8,274,867.35.

In other action:

n The council approved a pay request of $1,588,781.24 by WW Builders for services rendered in the waterline improvements Osage Road project.

The project is being paid in full by Halliburton Services, Frieda said.

The project includes running permanent waterlines to the Osage area to replace existing water wells.

n Frieda recommended the council table an item rezone a property at 1406 Hudson, which could accommodate future expansion of Murf’s Guns.

The council approved tabling the rezoning of the property from single-family residential zoning district to general commercial zoning district. This item will appear on the Oct. 9 council agenda.

“I had correspondence with a number of people who were against this,” Frieda said.

By tabling the item, he said it would give the council more time to review request for rezoning.

n Although the council approved the purchase of a 3/4 ton cargo van in February, the members approved another 3/4 ton cargo van Tuesday to offset the loss of the initial purchase.

The original van was damaged by a hail storm while on the lot of the dealership. As a result the cost of the van was going to shift, which caused the City of Duncan to begin looking at other options.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the council approved the purchase of a cargo van from Hudiburg Chevrolet in the amount of $17,752, which is the lowest price to meet the needs of the city.

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