City Council - Special Meeting

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The Guthrie City Council held a special budget workshop and a regular meeting. Key discussions included the fiscal year 2027 budget, various grant-funded projects, and several board appointments and agreements. A special use permit for an accessory building sparked considerable debate among council members and the public.

About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Guthrie, OK
Meeting Date
August 4, 2026

Published excerpts

Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.

12 sections

1:17:50•Tracy Williams

Wasn't last year, wasn't a grant, didn't a grant pay for this?

1:43:02 – 1:43:18•Tracy Williams

Yes. During the planning commission meeting, Mr. Morgan stated that he had dealt with this company before and that he fully expected this to be built on site. Correct. So you had a site picked out in your backyard for this building. Correct. And then they just suddenly showed up with it.

1:43:29•Tracy Williams

But you didn't ask questions whether it was going to be built on site.

1:43:39 – 1:44:30•Tracy Williams

I'd like to state that in April of 24, a senior couple came to the planning commission and then counseled. two-tenths of a mile north of there on Lakewood and Schooner and requested that two double whites be put on that property, which their daughter already lived on. On the corner? Yes. Very nice renderings. The crowd that showed up and opposed it stated that it would be an eyesore to the gateway to our city and stated that it would bring down property values in the area. It was denied. And I could not in good conscience approve this, having denied that. Plus, back to Mr. Siebert's fence, he

1:47:38•Tracy Williams

People ran there, but the electrician who drew a permit found out that it was in the city limits.

2:01:42•Tracy Williams

That's right. And they're going to say, wait, you just approved them.

2:04:32•Tracy Williams

The city found out about it because an electrician turned in a permit. And our inspector, Bill, went out and saw it and said, you cannot do this.

2:15:18•Tracy Williams

Okay. We're denying the permit, and we're agreeing to move it to the back of the house.

2:15:49•Tracy Williams

No, not torn down. I said moved. Once it's moved, it does not require the special use permit.

2:16:09•Tracy Williams

So we can still deny the special use and give you... That is correct. It just turns normal after that.

2:25:15 – 2:25:35•Tracy Williams

So we're talking about a two-and-a-half-month contract here. That's right. Nine weeks. Nine weeks, yes, sir. Nine weeks. And these amounts I see here are, every time it's mowed, this amount applies, for instance, $1,600 for banner bark. Does that fulfill the contract?

2:26:51 – 2:27:05•Tracy Williams

No, let's roll, rock and roll. But I do thank everybody on the staff. You guys really did a lot of work, good work, good presentation.

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