Jan. 14—Muskogee County voters have passed a public safety proposition, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board.
With 100 percent of 39 precincts reporting, the .849 of one percent sales tax passed, 3,171 (58.95%) to 2,208 (41.05%).
The sales tax will fund:
— A joint facility, likely on Columbus Avenue, to house Muskogee County EMS, Muskogee Police Department, Muskogee County Emergency Management, Muskogee County Call Center and part of Muskogee County Sheriff’s Office and Muskogee Fire Department.
— New Muskogee fire station on York Street, renovations to other Muskogee fire stations, and five new fire trucks for Muskogee.
— New vehicles, radios and equipment for Muskogee Police, Muskogee Fire, Muskogee County Sheriff.
— New joint public safety facilities, new police and fire vehicles and equipment for Haskell, Fort Gibson and Warner, planned $4 million for each community.
— Emergency ambulance runs at no cost to patients living within Muskogee County.
— New radios for volunteer fire departments within the county.
One hundred forty-nine votes were cast in Absentee Mail and Early Voting.
Warner voters also passed a proposition to grant a franchise to the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The proposition passed 83 to 17.