Henryetta city council members will have to rely on grants and other sources of funding if the street in front of Anchor Glass is to be resurfaced.
Tuesday night Clayton Moore and Tommy Childers asked the city to resurface the roadway saying the rough conditions, "affects our loading integrity." He said there has been problems with, "disruption" of loads being shipped out to customers and returns of glass products.
"We have looked at a temporary fix and that would cost $82,000," said mayor Jennifer Clason. "We don't have the money in the budget." She said that size overlay project would require the city to put their workers on the project for 30 days.
Childers, the Anchor plant manager," said they have 100 loaded trucks on the roadway daily and, "a potential client said it almost knocked the struts out of his car."
Clason pointed out city workers have been, "trying to stay on top of the repairs," including knocking down some high spots and adding asphalt to patch some of the potholes.
Moore and Childers were asking for the repairs to be put in the budget for next year but were told the council has already approved that budget. "Our total income for the past month was $216,000," Clason said.
"This is a huge investment for the city, are you wiling to help," she asked.
The Anchor representatives said they would ask their corporate office if they could help in some of the costs."
This past year, Okmulgee County workers resurfaced the entrance from US 75. Anchor sits outside the city limits and part of the roadway is considered a county road.
Childers pointed out the plant has a large impact on the community with 370 employees with an average salary over $60,000.