CC)--The Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners this evening will consider approving, adopting and appropriating the city of Enid’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget. During the regular meeting the commission will consider the resolution for the upcoming fiscal year’s budget, as well as the 2023-24 financial plan for Vance Development Authority. Total resources of Enid’s FY 2023-2024 budget amount to just over $114,366,000. In other business, commissioners are expected to approve the city’s CDBG 5-year plan, proposed projects and activities; fund a change order related to the Kaw Lake Water Pipeline project; consider and agreement with ODOT for funding of the North Cleveland widening project, and approve a grant application for partial funding of Enid Woodring Regional Airport’s new joint-use hangar at Woodring. Commissioners also are scheduled to appoint two local residents, from 14 applicants to serve on the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County’s Board of Directors. Other appointments will be considered for Public Arts Commission of Enid and Vance Development Authority. Prior to the regular meeting, commissioners will meet in study session at 5:00, with the regular meeting at 6:30. Both meetings will be held in Council Chambers of the City Administration Building and are open to the public.
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SB)--Enid Public Schools Board members approved an expansion to the high school aviation program and made two hires during their meeting on Monday. The aviation program will be expanded through an agreement with a company called Tango Flight that will deliver parts to the school for the construction of an airplane by Enid High School students. Over a two-year period at a cost of $90,000, students will put together the plane piece by piece, learning the steps from reading schematics to ensuring the plane is FAA approved. The program will be a two-hour schedule block with a limited number of students, and an application process to join the program. Once the plane is completed, it will be taken to Enid Woodring Regional Airport, where FAA inspectors will ensure it meets all specifications before taking it on a test flight, with students who helped build the plane having an option to take a ride. The district will be reimbursed through the sale of the aircraft, and with the price of the plane likely to stay the same, the program will be able to start again with a new plane after the two-year construction period. EPS also made two hires during the meeting, as Shannon Crowley will be the new director of secondary curriculum and instruction, and Kim Brittain will be the new Longfellow Middle School assistant principal.
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EY)--The Enid High School Senior Awards Assembly will be 6:00 this evening in the EHS auditorium. EPS Middle school eighth-grade promotion ceremonies will be Wednesday in the EHS gym, with Longfellow at 9:00 a.m., Emerson at 11:00 a.m. and Waller at 6:30 p.m.
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EH)--The commencement ceremony for Enid High School’s Class of 2023 will be at 7:30 p.m., Friday, at D. Bruce Selby Stadium. There will be several student speakers with 46 students being honored with valedictorian commendations and diplomas presented to all graduates. Additionally, EHS will celebrate 119 honor graduates. General Parking will be available in the south parking lot of the stadium as well as newly paved parking on the west side of the stadium. The EHS parking lots, located on the school campus, also will be open. Those who use the south stadium parking lot are asked to enter the south gates and follow the east sidewalk to the north-side seating. Limited handicap parking will be located on the north side of the stadium. Once the spaces are full, vehicles with passengers who require handicap parking will be allowed to drive to the entrance of the stadium to drop-off passengers. Guests are welcome to sit on both the north and south sides of the stadium. Enid Public Schools appreciates the support of community members, parents and fellow students as we honor the Class of 2023. We ask that those attending please not bring air horns or other items of distraction during this special event. Your cooperation is appreciated.
In the event of inclement weather, the following dates and times are reserved as alternative times for the ceremony:
*Saturday, May 20, at 10 a.m. at D. Bruce Selby Stadium
*Saturday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Chisholm Trail Expo Center
The district will communicate with families and the community at least two and half hours in advance of the designated start time, in any changes are necessary.
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LBT)--Award-winning country music group Little Big Town will perform in Enid this week as part of its Friends of Mine tour. Tickets for the Enid concert, which will be at 8 p.m. Thursday at Stride Bank Center, are on sale now. Little Big Town, previously performed in Enid in March 2015. The band first entered the music scene more than 20 years ago with hit songs "Boondocks," "Bring It On Home," "Good As Gone", "Little White Church, “Pontoon,” “Tornado” and “Day Drinking,” as well as the best-selling country single of the year (2015) “Girl Crush." For more information, visit https://littlebigtown.com/tour/#/
or https://www.stridebankcenter.com/little-big-town.
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