Wood Works for Guthrie

Ward I,
I just finished my required training at the Oklahoma Municipal League in Okc.
We covered city finances, ethics, conflict of interest, employees, etc.

It was an interesting training and one that answered a lot of questions I've had.

Also, Favor Neighborhood Watch Association Thursday, June 18th at 6:30pm. It's a great organization with the focus of bettering the neighbhorhoods in the area.

One thing I'm going to work on is to have the Favor association possibly identify houses that are abandoned and dilapidated. My idea, if it works, is to identify the worst of the worst houses and sell them for back taxes to both the county and the city. The highest bidder would buy the house at rock bottom prices with the restriction that the buyer must improve the property within a year of the sale. This means either knocking the house down, or refurbishing it. Of course, these details will work themselves out after working with both the city and the neighborhood. However, it's a win-win situation all around.