The city of El Reno wants your opinion.
The first month of 2020 will feature several open house meetings for local citizens. These meetings are for the Route to the Future project, a long-term planning exercise focusing on the development and growth of El Reno for the next 20 years.
According to City Planner Dustin Downey, projections show El Reno will grow by more than 9,000 residents by 2040.
• El Reno police were called about a disturbance on I-40. Two vehicles were stopped at an exit ramp.
When officers arrived, three people got out of one vehicle and walked away. One person came back when called. He was arrested for having an outstanding warrant.
The other two people were located and were both arrested also for warrants.
• Police received a call about two men who were said to be urinating in a creek. A woman was with them. Police said beer cans were strewn about.
Canadian County Sheriff Chris West gained a new appreciation for the safety that America enjoys while on a recent trip to Israel.
“In the U.S., we aren’t surrounded by people who want to kill us,” West said.
“The Israelis definitely face some unique challenges we don’t have in the United States, and I was very impressed by how they deal with them,” he said.
West was in Israel from Dec. 8-17 in his capacity as a board member of the National Sheriffs Association and a member of its Border Security Committee.
