When Shawnee city commissioners meet Tuesday evening, it appears they may be there a while and some of the topics they will tackle most likely will bring a crowd.
The meeting is Tuesday night because of the Labor Day holiday Monday. It begins at 6:30 p.m., is in the council chambers and, of course, is open to the public.
Among the obvious agenda items of interest are the proposed ordinance regarding the city of Shawnee water rate increase, consideration of renewal with the state Commissioners of the Land Office for property around Shawnee Twin Lakes and an ordinance creating a Citizens Advisory Committee on Sustainability.
There also are three public hearings on rezonings. If that isn’t enough, by the time they wade through all that, they have an executive session scheduled again to discuss pending legal matters with Alan Borcherding on a Workers’ Compensation case and a federal lawsuit. Three weeks ago, on Aug. 17, commissioners spent two hours behind closed doors discussing those cases with their legal counsel.
At least two of the items expected to draw the most interest from citizens are listed as items No. 11 and 12 on the agenda. Item No. 11 is the renewal of the lease with the School Land Commission concerning the property around the lakes and No. 12 deals with one of the most important issues to face this community in years and that is the significant increase in water and sewer rates.
It surely would be more appropriate for the commission to move those two agenda items further up and earlier in the meeting and why they were placed so far down I am not sure.
This isn’t the first time this has happened with items of such interest to the community.
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Vicki Lower, Shawnee, is the winner of the grand prize in the “Shop the Greater Shawnee Area” campaign. She won $1,000 in Chamberbucks which can be used to purchase goods and items from any of the 20 merchants which participated in the campaign.
She was a customer of Richards Drug Store.
She was among 20 semi-finalists chosen in a drawing on Monday. Those semi-finalists competed in the grand prize drawing which took place Thursday evening at the Chamber board room. Each one of those 20 semi-finalists received a $25 gift certificate Thursday from one of the 20 participating merchants, then their names were put back in the hopper for the final drawing.
The other semi-finalists and the businesses their names were drawn from include:
Debbie Nelson, Shawnee, Communication Federal Credit Union; David Treat, Shawnee, Communication Services, Inc.; Richard Harper, Choctaw, Dillard’s; Faye McCalip, Tecumseh, Edward Jones Investments – Pam Richardson; Phyllis Williamson, Wewoka, Ell’s Jewelry and Gifts; Rebecca Osife, Shawnee, Evan Williams Insurance; Cathy Berkstresser, Shawnee, Expressions Home Accessories and More; Judy Fletcher, Meeker, Finley Cleaners; Richard Wood, McLoud, GO Computer Services; Ruth Henderson, Shawnee, Hartoon Jewelers.
Rena’ Jett, Tecumseh, House of Flowers; Claudia Hileman, Shawnee, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art; Ida Parish Shawnee, Medicine Shoppe; Sherri Martin, Choctaw, Pott. County Book & Office Supply, Inc.; Dana Johnson, Shawnee, RBC Agency, Inc.; Mae Potts, Shawnee, Tener’s Western Outfitters; Amanda Ledford, Shawnee, Troy & Dollie Smith YMCA; Sandra Roe, Shawnee, Van’s Pig Stand; Elaine Phillips, Shawnee, White’s Ace Building Center.
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The Shawnee Convention and Visitors Bureau has released their newest niche publication, Shawnee’s Guide to Antique Shopping. The full-color rack card has been delivered to downtown businesses, antique stores and local lodging properties.
“This is a partnership piece between the CVB and the Downtown Shawnee Association,” said Gordona Rowell, executive director for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Our local antique stores deserve to have a first-class product to represent their shops. Our guests have been requesting this type of piece as well. It was a natural step in our joint marketing efforts.”
The rack card lists all eight of Shawnee’s antique shops by name and includes their address, phone number and shop hours. A downtown map is also featured with each store marked on the map.
Any area business that would like to have antique shopping rack cards available for distribution, should contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau at info@visitshawnee.com or by phone 405-275-9780. The .pdf will also be available online soon at www.visitshawnee.com <http://www.visitshawnee.com>.
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If you have ideas or something of interest for this column, call 214-3922 or e-mail michael.mccormick@news-star.com. Include name and phone number for contact purposes.
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When Shawnee city commissioners meet Tuesday evening, it appears they may be there a while and some of the topics they will tackle most likely will bring a crowd.
The meeting is Tuesday night because of the Labor Day holiday Monday. It begins at 6:30 p.m., is in the council chambers and, of course, is open to the public.
Among the obvious agenda items of interest are the proposed ordinance regarding the city of Shawnee water rate increase, consideration of renewal with the state Commissioners of the Land Office for property around Shawnee Twin Lakes and an ordinance creating a Citizens Advisory Committee on Sustainability.
There also are three public hearings on rezonings. If that isn’t enough, by the time they wade through all that, they have an executive session scheduled again to discuss pending legal matters with Alan Borcherding on a Workers’ Compensation case and a federal lawsuit. Three weeks ago, on Aug. 17, commissioners spent two hours behind closed doors discussing those cases with their legal counsel.
At least two of the items expected to draw the most interest from citizens are listed as items No. 11 and 12 on the agenda. Item No. 11 is the renewal of the lease with the School Land Commission concerning the property around the lakes and No. 12 deals with one of the most important issues to face this community in years and that is the significant increase in water and sewer rates.
It surely would be more appropriate for the commission to move those two agenda items further up and earlier in the meeting and why they were placed so far down I am not sure.
This isn’t the first time this has happened with items of such interest to the community.
•••
Vicki Lower, Shawnee, is the winner of the grand prize in the “Shop the Greater Shawnee Area” campaign. She won $1,000 in Chamberbucks which can be used to purchase goods and items from any of the 20 merchants which participated in the campaign.
She was a customer of Richards Drug Store.
She was among 20 semi-finalists chosen in a drawing on Monday. Those semi-finalists competed in the grand prize drawing which took place Thursday evening at the Chamber board room. Each one of those 20 semi-finalists received a $25 gift certificate Thursday from one of the 20 participating merchants, then their names were put back in the hopper for the final drawing.
The other semi-finalists and the businesses their names were drawn from include:
Debbie Nelson, Shawnee, Communication Federal Credit Union; David Treat, Shawnee, Communication Services, Inc.; Richard Harper, Choctaw, Dillard’s; Faye McCalip, Tecumseh, Edward Jones Investments – Pam Richardson; Phyllis Williamson, Wewoka, Ell’s Jewelry and Gifts; Rebecca Osife, Shawnee, Evan Williams Insurance; Cathy Berkstresser, Shawnee, Expressions Home Accessories and More; Judy Fletcher, Meeker, Finley Cleaners; Richard Wood, McLoud, GO Computer Services; Ruth Henderson, Shawnee, Hartoon Jewelers.
Rena’ Jett, Tecumseh, House of Flowers; Claudia Hileman, Shawnee, Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art; Ida Parish Shawnee, Medicine Shoppe; Sherri Martin, Choctaw, Pott. County Book & Office Supply, Inc.; Dana Johnson, Shawnee, RBC Agency, Inc.; Mae Potts, Shawnee, Tener’s Western Outfitters; Amanda Ledford, Shawnee, Troy & Dollie Smith YMCA; Sandra Roe, Shawnee, Van’s Pig Stand; Elaine Phillips, Shawnee, White’s Ace Building Center.
•••
The Shawnee Convention and Visitors Bureau has released their newest niche publication, Shawnee’s Guide to Antique Shopping. The full-color rack card has been delivered to downtown businesses, antique stores and local lodging properties.
“This is a partnership piece between the CVB and the Downtown Shawnee Association,” said Gordona Rowell, executive director for the Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Our local antique stores deserve to have a first-class product to represent their shops. Our guests have been requesting this type of piece as well. It was a natural step in our joint marketing efforts.”
The rack card lists all eight of Shawnee’s antique shops by name and includes their address, phone number and shop hours. A downtown map is also featured with each store marked on the map.
Any area business that would like to have antique shopping rack cards available for distribution, should contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau at info@visitshawnee.com or by phone 405-275-9780. The .pdf will also be available online soon at www.visitshawnee.com <http://www.visitshawnee.com>.
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If you have ideas or something of interest for this column, call 214-3922 or e-mail michael.mccormick@news-star.com. Include name and phone number for contact purposes.
