Vian’s Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 19 where they approved the date of October 5 for Vian’s annual Burnin’ Down Main Street, along with Downtown in December, which will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 12.

The board unanimously accepted the resignations of police officers Lethia McLaughlin, Joseph Herrera and Johnny Turner; and then approved the full-time employment of Officer Robert Johnson and Cody Jackson.

While the trustees took no action on purchasing a 2018 Ford Police Interceptor Explorer from Big Bear Police Vehicles in the amount of $21,000 for the police department, they did approve the purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet 4WD 1500 crew cab truck for the fire department in the amount of $48,961.

All reports for both departments, along with the sanitation, streets and parks report, and former meeting minutes were also all approved by the board members.

A green light was also given to start a release for bids on a new sanitation truck, but the trustees tabled upcoming little league projects.

The board heard from Heather Duham, a representative from Dobson Fiber, who spoke on a proposed target area for possible fiber services to the town before the trustees approved a right-ofway access agreement.

The trustees also approved an agreement for impoundment of animals between the town and the City of Sallisaw, along with an inter-local agreement with Sequoyah County concerning county road and bridge maintenance, and other repairs.

This news story is based on the unofficial minutes from the board meeting and could be in error if the minutes are changed prior to adoption.