Mayor’s Message

This Month’s Message

I am honored to serve my neighbors, my hometown, and my fellow councilmen, who have elected me to be recognized as head of the Jones Board of Trustees, i.e. Mayor.  My passions have long been centered on the future of this town. My efforts as Mayor will continue to...

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Police Chief Status

When you get elected to public office, you do so knowing that eventually you will be called on to make difficult decisions. Last night’s Special Board of Trustees meeting was just that, DIFFICULT. Last night the Jones Board of Trustees voted to terminate Police Chief...

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Mayor’s Note #shoplocal

I was invited to sit in on a Virtual meeting with Congresswoman Kendra Horn and the "Problem Solvers Caucus" of the United States House of Representatives. They were discussing the very real revenue issues facing rural towns in America as a result of the COVID-19...

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Mayor’s Message March 2020

WOW! The COVID-19 Pandemic could be the worst scare in America since the Cold War! I say that somewhat tongue in cheek. There have been viral scares in the past, Ebola, Zika, Avain, SARS, etc, but I cannot remember any of those causing as much hysteria as COVID-19! I...

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Mayor’s Message August 2019

In the wake of the Elementary School’s vandalism, there has been a lot of talk about “crime in Jones.” There has been criticism of our Police Dept. Calls for the Mayor/Council to do something. People talking about “vigilante justice,” wanting to patrol the streets and...

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Mayor’s Message May 2019

Internet services seems to be a hot and controversial topic in the Big J these days. Or, should I say, lack of quality internet? Because TDS was/is our phone provider, when the world wide web was introduced, they were naturally our primary and only Internet service...

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Mayor’s Message April 2019

Why is “Sales Tax” important to Jones? Because it is the primary source of revenue for the General Fund. Oklahoma is the only state in the Union where municipalities receive absolutely NO property / Ad Valorem taxes. In Oklahoma County, these taxes go to the county,...

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Mayor’s Message March 2019

99.99% of the time, being Mayor of Jones is an awesome experience. The other .01% is the amount of time I spend reviewing the “Talk Around Jones” Facebook page! “Talk Around Jones” is NOT affiliated with the Town, at all. No one, with any official capacity, from the...

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