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Sapulpa, Okla. 74066
A Park Newspaper
Tuesday
August 6, 1985
County on bandwagon for expressway
By JO WALLING
Herald Staff Writer
Creek County commissioners
Monday gave their approval ol a
proposed plan lor the Creek Ex
pressway.
The proposal has already been en-
dorsed by Sapulpa and the Sapulpa
Chamber ol Commerce
Kusty Franklin, chairman of the
chamber's street and highway com
mittee, told the commissioners, We
(Sapulpa residents) are an integral
part of this plan and they (the
special projects committee studying
the master plan) have determined
that this is a priority."
Franklin explained that the
chamber is not going to get involved
with a debate involved with whether
the route will fall on 93rd Street or
121st Street east ol the Arkansas
Hi ver in Tulsa, but several other tac-
tors are being considered.
The resolution presented Monday
concerned the area ot the proposal
from Highway 75 to its intersection
with the Turner Turnpike
The commissioners agreed with
the proposal to have the highway in
tersect the Turnpike and Highway 66
at approximately %th Street with a
smooth loop and access at 33rd West
Avenue
The resolution also included the
proposal to have the northeast end ol
the Turner Turnpike redesignated,
with free access from Highways 66
and 33 to Tulsa
Another stipulation is to have
work begin in Creek County, due to
right-ol-way needs
Franklin explained that there are
an estimated 300 acres ol Hood plain
that could be reclaimed with the
building of the expressway in Creek
County.
The southerly route that is being
pushed by the committee was
created when it was discovered that
a plan developed 10 years ago did not
call lor the intersection with
Highways 66 and 33 In that plan, it
only intersected the Turner Turn
pike.
Franklin said that the increased
traffic count created by the in-
tersection ot the highway w ith 66 and
33, justifies the building ol the ex-
pressway.
He said trail ic studies show 10,000
cars daily would be eliminated Irom
Dewey Avenue by the 2005 with the
Creek Expressway.
Sapulpa became involved w ith the
Creek Expressway plans when it
was determined that the highway
should connect with the Turner
Turnpike and that Sapulpa could
benetitlrom the plan
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
will meet Aug 15 at ll a m in
Sapulpa at the Chamber ol Com
merce ollice Jan Crank, executive
director ol the chamber, said a
number ol items, including the Turn
pike and the Creek Expressway are
expected to be discussed
Working Imnl
DAKIN TOI.IVKK. 14, hasn’t had much idle time this
summer as he has been working for his father, Dick
Toliver, building cabinets For the past few days, the
pair lias been working on a house being renovated.
Toliver is cutting a molding to go along the base of the
walls In his spare time, he is active in 4-H and raised
cattle which he shows. (Herald photo by Kave
Thomas)
Today
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Incidentally
Birthday greetings today go to
Emmett Scully, 21-year old Itay-
moml Wayne Thomas, 22-year-old
Dodie l.ouise Jones, 16-year-old Jell
Slaton, sisters 16 year old Kolibi
Wallrip and 6-year-old l.esli Waltrip
and twins Sharon Lower and Caron
Johnson A 9 month old part
cocker spaniel, part golden retriever
puppy needs a new home, call 227
1395 A male, German shepherd
also needs a new home, call 224-6402
... The Herald invites Jeana Bennett
to see “Cocoon” or "Fright Night
tonight at the Creek Hills Cinema
The Herald also invites Darla Means
to see "Mad Max tonight at the Tei
Fee Dri ve in Theatre
Weather
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low near
75. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a 20
percent chance ol thunderstorms
High near 97. South wind 5 to 15
miles an hour
Thursday through Saturday: Part
ly cloudy and continued quite warm
with widely scattered mainly late
afternoon and nighttime
thunderstorms. Lows Irom the nud
60s in the Panhandle to the mid-70s
in the east. Highs in the 90s
Index
Classifieds.............8,9
Living...................3
Opinion..................4
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Police organization
to fight Hurt firing
By JO W ALLING
Herald Staff Writer
Sapulpa members ol the Fraternal
Order of Police have decided fellow
officer Mickey Hurt was wrongfully
tired recently by Police Chiel Jack
McKenzie.
City Manager Nellie Skaggs said
City Attorney Mike Gibson was to
decide today whether a letter
presented by Hurt's attorney, Allen
Mitchell, is sufficient lor appointing
an appeals board to hear Hurt s
case
If an appeals board is appointed, a
hearing date will be set within 30
days of the decision
The appeals board would be made
up ot area protessional people, ac-
cording to FOP President Kevin
Diehl, who is acting as spokesman
lor Hurt and two other olficers in
volved with the recent investigation
ot alleged abuse
That investigation prompted
Hurt's tiring and disciplinary action
against two other officers.
"Alter hearing their side ol the
story, Diehl said, "we have decided
to back the officers. "
Hurt s case is the only one ol the
three that could lead to the appoint
ment ol an appeals board since he
was fired.
In the cases ol policemen Hon
Sierer and Gene Wideman,
grievances will lx- tiled with the
police chiet
Sierer was reduced in rank Irom
sergeant to patrolman and W ideman
was suspended lor two days w ithout
pay lor "violations ol rules, regula-
tions and memos ol the Sapulpa
Police Department, according to
McKenzie.
Diehl said he expected the
grievances to be handed to McKen-
zie today and the chief will have five
days to give verbal response as to
whether he intends to alter his deci
sion.
"It he stands by his decision, the
FUP will appoint a grievance board
to decide il the grievances have
merit. Diehl explained The board
will be comprised of FOP members
11 the board decides those
grievances do have merit, they, too.
w ill end up in the hartds ol Skaggs
"I have no comment to make on
the matter at this time, Skaggs
said
McKenzie said this morning that
he had not received the grievances
Diehl said oihcers have been bred
in the past and the FOP did not get
involved with the cases "We felt
they were just, he said.
In the cases being considered, five
Sapulpa residents tiled lormal com-
plaints against the otticers alleging
verbal and physical abuse and. in
some cases, w rong! ul arrests
Two other officers, Terry Kussell
and Jim Cosby, also were named in
the complaints but were cleared by
McKenzie alter he completed what
he promised was to be "a thorough
investigation
Dead end sewer costs
Annexation, City Hall also discussed by city
By DON DAVIS
Herald Managing Editor
Sewers and annexation were
among topics discussed by the
Sapulpa City Commission Monday
night in quiet session
Commissioners also heard a last-
food restaurant is coming to town
(but not which one) and that ap
parently no one wants to buy the
downtown city building
City Attorney Mike Gibson
reported the city years ago
mistakenly hooked a sewer line ser-
ving Otasco up to a dead end That
caused no problems when Otasco
was the only store served by the line,
he said, but the recent addition m
Hock Creek Mall ot several stores
south ol Otasco has meant problems
He said Frank Hobson, the
manager ol the building, paid a
plumber $1,633.20 because ol sewer
back-ups The commission Monday
agreed to pay Hobson that amount to
avoid a lawsuit.
Gibson said Hobson also laced
other expenses related to the back
ups, but would not ask the city to pay
them.
Two zoning changes were approv-
ed by commissioners, one to allow a
fast food firm to build and another to
bring a long-illegal auto repair
garage into compliance with the
law.
Sapulpa real estate agent Bob
Nale won the commission’s approval
for a last tood company to build a
restaurant on the northwest corner
ol Hobson Avenue and Mission
Street, within blocks ol several other
last tood restaurants.
The commission approved rezon
ing lots where lour homes are
located Irom residential to highway
commercial
Nale indicated the last lood com-
pany has made studies ot the area
and wants to locate in the two-block
area ol Mission north of Dewey
Avenue.
The real estate agent would not
reveal the name ol the last hxxl
restaurant
In another rezoning request, the
commission approved Don and
Terry LaKue s request to make an
automobile repair garage legal
Alter 11 years ol being in a
residential area, the LaHue garage
at 518 W Dewey was changed to a
commercial area.
City Manager Nellie Skaggs told
the commission the city received no
bids tor the sale of City Hall
Commissioners told the city stall
to draw up a proposal to allow real
estate agents to bid lor the right to
list the building
Skaggs said the building was
advertised in the Herald and she
sent nine invitations to bid But no
one expressed an interest in buy ing
the building which is slated to be
replaced by the new city building
within a year
The commissions Annexation
Committee will study the proposed
annexation ol the Lakeview Addi
tion. northwest ol the city near Coun-
try Club Lake
Commissioners brielly discussed
annexing the addition Gibson said
such an annexation would require
"quite a narrow strip ol land to
connect the addition to the present
city
Questions were raised Irom the
audience about sewage lagoons be-
ing used in the addition Commission
Carol McMasters said that is one
reason to annex It annexed, the city
has control over the addition belore
construction goes tint lar
The Annexation Committee is to
report back tothecommisisona Aug
19
The commission accepted the bid
ol a Parsons. Kan . firm lor some
electrical work at the city's water
treatment plant alter an ettort tailed
to allow new bids to be accepted
Mayor Louis Whittaker wanted to
put the project out tor bids again
because Sapulpa Electric, one ol two
lirmd lo bid, did not complete the re-
tired forms
An engineering consultant told the
ommission Sapulpa Electric sub
milled a bid about $8iki lower than
Interstate Construction ol Parsons,
but the local firm did not use the pro
per lorms in turning in the bid
(See CITY on Page 2)
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School board deals with many last-minute items
Bv .ID WALLING
Herald Staff Writer
School administrators are always rushed at this time
of year to complete items of business before classes
begin.
Sapulpa school officials were no exception Monday
night as they reviewed a long list of last-minute items.
Twenty-four projects, ranging from canopies and
sidewalks outside, to ceilings and light fixtures inside,
are either completed or nearing completion as the sum-
mer comes to an end, the school board heard Monday
At the beginning of this school year, administrators
are looking at a good deal of legislation that will affect
the school system in the near future
Much of the legislation passed near the end of the the board was told that the student placement situation
legislative session is still being interpreted, according to is tight in the high school and junior high buildings, but
Sunerintpndpnt Dr HuilHflll Rahurn Umnooop tho main hidh c/>knnl Dwinninnl D». t____ I _ : -I ai a i
Superintendent Dr. Randall Raburn. However, the main
item of concern appears to be the newly imposed class
size reduction and subsequent space problems.
The board was told by Assistant Superintendent Dr
Charles Dodson that there is no flexibility in the future
requirements for class size in grades 1 through 3
The classes are to be reduced to 25 students per
teacher during a five-year program.
School districts will not receive state funds for
students over the limitations if requirements are not
met, according to Raburn.
In a discussion of space problems and requirements.
Another new rule concerns student testing
Statewide criterion testing is being developed for
third, seventh and 10th grades.
The testing is designed to obtain an understanding of
Dodson explained that the testing is above and beyond
standardized testing which "assumes that certain
knowledge is being obtained
high school Principal Ron James explained that he has
“found a place for everyone.”
With growth projections for elementary grades, plus
school additions or a new building.
Raburn explained that all elementary schools are on
small sites, making additions difficult
The possibility of more bond money available by vote "It is a much better way of testing,” Dodson told the
I Ihp hmo rnriiiiroH ic nlnca ononpHinff In sxffioialc Knnh/I
in the time required is close, according to officials. board.
The board was told that enrollment figures will paint a Dodson
clearer picture soon.
also explained that new certification re-
(See SCHOOL on Page 2)
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