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By James Beaty Managing Editor
May 11, 2021
McAlester water tower
ADRIAN O'HANLON III | Staff photo
McAlester city councilors did not pass a measure Tuesday night calling for a special city election on $32.5 million for water infrastructure improvements.
The resolution calls for a July 13 special election for voters to cast ballots to determine whether to allow the McAlester Public Works Authority to go into debt for $32.5 million to address water infrastructure issues in McAlester.
McAlesterâs City Charter requires a vote of the people to approve any expenditures by a municipal beneficiary trust costing more than $1 million. The MPWA is operated by members of the McAlester City Council acting as authority members.