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Civil lawsuit filed against Lawton city council member, City of Lawton Civil lawsuit filed against Lawton city council member, City of Lawton By Tyler Boydston | April 22, 2021 at 8:02 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 8:02 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - A civil lawsuit has been filed against a Lawton city council member as well as the City of Lawton for allegedly violating the Open Records Act. The Southwest Ledger filed the lawsuit in Comanche County District Court against the city and Councilman J...

Lawton City Council discusses hiring company for marketing, advertising for Central Mall property, FISTA Lawton City Council may hire firm to market, advertise for FISTA, Central Mall By Cheyenne Cole | April 13, 2021 at 8:55 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 8:55 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - Lawton City Council is considering marketing and advertising for Central Mall and FISTA to re-brand it and attract new tenants. The money would come from the Hotel-Motel Tax Economic Development Fund. To start...

Councilman Jay Burk said the mask committee met last week to discuss what other communities are doing.

Lawton City Council finalizes Central Mall purchase, lease agreement with FISTA Lawton City Council closes on Central Mall purchase By Cheyenne Cole | January 5, 2021 at 4:18 PM CST - Updated January 5 at 6:36 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - In a special meeting today, Lawton City Council finalized the purchase of Central Mall and voted to approve a 25-year lease agreement between the city and the FISTA Development Trust Authority. Last October, Lawton city council decided to buy the entire mall ...

City Council votes yes on covenant relating to Central Mall tax dollars City Council votes yes on covenant relating to Central Mall tax dollars By Kyle Payne | December 15, 2020 at 10:42 PM CST - Updated December 15 at 10:42 PM LAWTON, Okla. (TNN) - As the city works on the purchase of Central Mall to create a home for the FISTA, council voted on a covenant to still help those befitting from tax dollars.’ An addendum to the council agenda was an attempt to tackle a loss of tax dollars, a...

Lawton’s new public safety facility has an official name. The complex, expected to open in early 2021, will be called the Lawton Public Safety Center, under a recommendation made by council study committee members and approved Tuesday by the City Council. The most recent committee appointed to analyze proposed names has worked for most of the year to hear and analyze recommendations before settling on a name that reflects the nature of the complex, members said. The issue of a name for the...