"Charlie don’t want em to have the Internet service."
Piercy's quip highlighted a brief 10-minute Logan County Commission meeting where outgoing District 2 Commissioner Charlie Meadows voted against awarding crossing permits for Cox Communications fiber lines.
Logan County District 2 Commissioner Charlie Meadows has repeatedly opposed granting county road crossing permits to Cox Communications.
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Guthrie, Okla. - With only weeks remaining in his term, outgoing Logan County District 2 Commissioner Charlie Meadows once again voiced his staunch opposition to granting road crossing permits for Cox Communications.
His dissent provided one of the few notable moments in Monday’s brief, 10-minute meeting of the Logan County Board of Commissioners, which otherwise followed its routine agenda.
Upon receiving the permit request documents from Commission Chairman Mark Sharpton, Meadows, seated at the center of the Commission Dais, offered a wry grin before sliding the papers over to District 3 Commissioner Monty Piercy without signing them.
"Charlie don’t want ’em to have the Internet service," Piercy quipped.
"I want them to have it, and they’re gonna have it," Meadows shot back. "Not going to get my vote for it."
Meadows has consistently opposed granting permits to Cox Communications, including Monday’s agenda item that sought approval for four crossings of 2-inch fiber optic cables. Notably, none of the proposed crossings fell within the boundaries of Meadows’ District 2.
For Logan County Clerk Troy Cole, who is responsible for keeping detailed minutes of commission proceedings, Meadows’ divided stance on similar permits has added complexity to the record keeping process. During an August 5 meeting, Meadows sought to block permits for Cox Communications while supporting road crossing permits for the massive Wagon Wheel wind turbine farm project, spearheaded by energy company Invenergy, in north Logan County. Cole had placed both permits under a single agenda item, forcing her minutes to reflect Meadows’ split vote on a single agenda item: an "aye" for the wind energy project and a "nay" for the Cox Communications permits.
The commissioners will reconvene on December 13 for their next meeting, where Meadows has announced plans to bring in a special presenter to discuss green energy issues.
MORE: Logan County Commissioners Approve Numerous Road Crossing Permits for Massive Wind Farm Project.
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