Henryetta was visited by people from at least 25 states and a couple of different countries in September.
That was the tally given by Sherry and Trampas Parker Tuesday night when they reported on the success of the vintage motorcycle races at Nichols park.
tranpas check“It was our pleasure to hold it here,” said Parker. “We hope this will stay in Henryetta.”
The park was the site of three days of racing and the Parkers presented the city with a nearly $2,000 check for the use of the facility.
Parker said this was the second year for the vintage racing. Following the 2017 race, the site was voted as the best of the year compared to other locations across the United States.
They said it is already on the calendar for 2019 and hoped the council would approve the use of the park.
“You did an amazing job with our park and put on the best show you could,” said mayor Jennifer Clason. The Parkers spent time after the race cleaning up any trash that was left over and planted grass seed in areas where the race was held.
They will also be going back through the park leveling off some of the areas that were used by the Oklahoma Cross Country racing Association a week later.
At the council meeting, approval was given for the Henryetta Lions Club to use the civic center Nov. 12 and 13 to take Christmas basket application. Also getting approval was use of the center by Tristan Demmitt for his annual free Christmas dinner. This will be the third year for the dinner and will be held Dec. 22.
The chamber of commerce was also approved to use the center for the annual chamber banquet Jan. 27 and 28.
Council members appointed Jason Lilly to the planning and zoning board.
The city will be working on a new route for a sewer line that will handle the retail property being developed on the west side of town. The new engineering plans will call for the line to go along city-owned property eliminating a problem obtaining easements from property owners in the area. That has held up work getting the sewer line installed.
In other business, the council approved a trash rate increase of $3. It was said the new rate will allow the city to break even on the cost of trash with Centerpoint landfill.
Judicial candidate Rod Weimer and senate incumbent candidate Roger Thompson visited with the council for a few minutes during the meeting.
Weimer is an Okmulgee attorney and has received endorsement by several Fraternal Order of Police chapters as well as local residents.
Thompson said he has a 100 percent voting record with the Federation of Independent Businesses. He said Henryetta has a strong soresight on economic development.