By James Beaty Managing Editor Apr 27, 2021
3 hrs ago
City councilors pulled discussion of a special election to allow the McAlester Public Works Authority to go into debt to address issues relating to the city s water infrastructure needs â moving the agenda item to the May 11 meeting.
The resolution calls for voters to approve allowing the MPWA to go into debt for $32.5 million to address issues related to water infrastructure in the city of McAlester, with a special election set for July 13, 2021.
McAlester s City Charter requires a vote of the people to approve any expenditures by a municipal beneficiary trust costing in excess of $1 million. The MPWA is operated by members of the McAlester City Council.