911 surcharge passes
Posted on July 30, 2008, 9:09am by Guymon Community Representative, Debbie Browning
The main concern in Texas County Tuesday was the countywide vote on whether to impose a 50 cent-per-month fee on each wireless connection to fund the costs of processing wireless 911 calls. Fortunatel,y voters agrred the surcharge was needed. Yes, 667 (62.5%); No, 399 (37.5%). Passed.
In other election news: Bryce Marlatt defeated Kevin Evans by a 3-1 margin to win the Republican ticket for State Senate Republicans District 27. With 78 of 82 precincts reporting for 95% of the results:Bryce Marlatt 4,350 - 76% and Kevin Evans 1,360 - 24%.
Also, Republican Dana Murphy edged opponent Rob Johnson, a state representative, in a contest to decide who will face Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth in November. Murphy, 48, received 68,741 votes (51 percent), while Johnson, 34, got 65,937 votes (49 percent).
U.S. Sen. James Inhofe easily won the primary to face state Sen. Andrew Rice in November, for complete details, see this story: http://newsok.com/article/3276552.
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Wednesday, July 30
Posted by Mike at 10:00am
Let the games begin!
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