City of Choctaw -

Please Vote on February 11th.

The upcoming Regular Planning Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 2nd has been canceled. Agendas can be found at the City's Website at https://www.mychoctaw.org/documents/government/agenda-center/planning-commission/2025-planning-commission-agendas/737649

During the weeks leading up to February 11th, the City will provide information about an upcoming vote on a proposed penny sales tax increase dedicated exclusively to Water, Wastewater, and Roads. This proposal is similar to the dedicated hotel/motel tax approved by citizens in 2011, which can only be used for Parks and Recreation. The proposed penny sales tax will be legally dedicated to infrastructure improvement and maintenance for Water, Wastewater, and Roads. It’s important for our citizens to understand that, unlike most states, Oklahoma law does not allow cities to collect property taxes for operational purposes. In many other states, property taxes often match or exceed sales taxes as the primary source of municipal revenue. However, for the City of Choctaw, sales tax revenue remains the only significant source of tax income. This makes the proposed increase vital to addressing the community's infrastructure needs. Additionally, the City’s Budget and Audit documents are available for public viewing on the Finance/Treasurer webpage of the city website. These documents are published to ensure transparency in the City’s financial operations and governance. https://www.mychoctaw.org/page/finance-treasurer

The City Council/CUA will meet in special session on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 2:30 pm at City Hall. Agendas can be found on the City website at https://www.mychoctaw.org/documents/government/agenda-center/city-council---choctaw-utilities-authority/2025-council%2Fcua-agendas/737643

Merry Christmas!

🎅✨ Reminder! ✨🎅 NORAD begins tracking Santa tomorrow at 4 AM ET / 3 AM Central Time! 🌍🎄 Visit https://www.noradsanta.org/en/ or call 1-877-446-6723 to find out where Santa is on his journey!🎁🎅 Don’t miss out—keep an eye on the skies!

Happy Holidays!

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the City of Choctaw! ✨🎄 As the holiday season is upon us, we want to take a moment to wish all of our residents and visitors a joyous and peaceful season. May your holidays be bright and filled with love, peace, comfort, and hope this Christmas. From all of us at the City of Choctaw, thank you for being part of our wonderful community. Here’s to a season of joy and a new year filled with promise!

🎄 Today is the Holiday Luncheon for our staff! 🎉 City Hall will be closed from 12 PM to 2 PM. Thank you for your understanding! ⏰

🚨 Reminder: The railroad tracks in Choctaw are active! If you're at a red light, make sure to stop before the tracks—not on them. Stay safe, Choctaw! 🚦🚂

The City Council/CUA will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, December 23, 2024 at 9:00 am at City Hall. Agendas can be found on the City website at https://www.mychoctaw.org/documents/government/agenda-center/city-council---choctaw-utilities-authority/2024-council%2Fcua-agendas/560467

We’ve had an amazing response to the survey for the OTRD Trails Grant, and we’d love to see even more responses! Your input will be included in the grant application. This grant is through the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department’s Recreational Trails Program, which helped fund Phase 1 of the trail. Now, we’re working to expand Phase 1, and your feedback is crucial to making that happen. Please take a moment to fill out the survey if you haven’t already! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JXCGMBV

Choctaw City Hall will be closed from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on Thursday, December 19th for the staff’s holiday luncheon.

🎄✨ The Christmas Market at Choctaw Creek Park is just a few hours away! ✨🎄 📍 Please note: The location HAS NOT CHANGED! The Market will be held at Choctaw Creek Park at the big pavilion. Get ready for a day packed with holiday fun for the whole family! 🎅 Santa and the Grinch will be at the park from 2-6 PM 🚲 FREE Bike Raffle – Names drawn at 5:30 PM (must be present to win!) 🎶 Live Christmas Music by Westfall Choir, Choctaw Middle School Choir, and Southern Sky 🍫 Hot Chocolate and Cider to keep you warm 🍔 Food Trucks and over 60 Vendors offering amazing goods and treats 🎨 Kids Activities: Fun games for the little ones Coloring with Key Club Crafting with Cops Writing letters to Mrs. Claus and the Elves with Miss EOC and Miss Teen EOC 🚗 A special appearance by a certain dark knight’s iconic vehicle – don’t miss it! 🎆 Fireworks Show at 6 PM 📅 Date: Saturday, December 14th ⏰ Time: 2 PM to 6 PM 📍 Location: Choctaw Creek Park, 2001 N Harper St, Choctaw, OK 73020 ✨ The countdown is on—don’t miss this festive celebration! See you there! 🎉

The next City Council/CUA meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:00 pm at City Hall. Agendas can be found on the City website at https://www.mychoctaw.org/documents/government/agenda-center/city-council---choctaw-utilities-authority/2024-council%2Fcua-agendas/560467

🚨 Holiday with Heroes is Tonight! 🚨 Don’t be alarmed when you hear a lot of sirens around 6 PM! A line of police, fire, ambulance, highway patrol, and county sheriff vehicles will leave the Choctaw Police Department with lights and sirens blazing as they head east to Walmart. Once at Walmart, these local heroes will shop with children who have been previously referred by school counselors to the Eastern Oklahoma County Chiefs of Police Association. 💙 This is a multi-jurisdictional event for referred children, but everyone is welcome to enjoy the amazing parade of emergency vehicles as they journey to brighten the holiday season for some very deserving kids.

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The Christmas Market at Choctaw Creek Park is this Saturday! 🎄 Come ready for an unforgettable day packed with holiday fun for the whole family! 🎅 Pictures with Santa and the Grinch 🚲 Free Bike Raffle - Names drawn at 5:30 PM. Must be present to win! 🎶 Live Christmas Music by Westfall Choir, Choctaw Middle School Choir, and Southern Sky 🍫 Hot Chocolate and Cider 🍔 Food Trucks & LOTS of Vendors 🎨 Kids Activities: Games, coloring with Key Club, crafting with Cops, writing letters to Mrs. Claus and the Elves with Miss EOC and Miss Teen EOC 🚗 A special appearance by a certain dark knight’s iconic vehicle! 🎆 Fireworks at 6 PM 📅 Date: Saturday, December 14th ⏰ Time: 2 PM to 6 PM 📍 Location: Choctaw Creek Park, 2001 N Harper St, Choctaw, OK 73020 Don’t miss this festive celebration—it’s going to be awesome! https://www.facebook.com/events/897412009002663/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D

We Need Your Input! 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ The City of Choctaw is applying for a grant from the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department’s Recreational Trails Program to expand the trails at 10 Acre Lake Park, and we want your feedback! Your input will help guide the design and amenities of the new trail expansion. Please take a moment to complete this survey and share your thoughts on the trail expansion options and features you’d like to see. 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JXCGMBV Thank you for helping us improve our community’s trail system!

📢 The City's Newsletter can be found at the following link: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3417/choctaw/5091426/December__2024_Newsletter.pdf