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BARB'S BLOG
Every new year brings out the traditional cleaning out and throwing away of
old files. As I was accomplishing this arduous task, I found the Edmond
Chamber of Commerce promotional description used around the early 1980's.
It described itself as a "sleepy college town with a population of 20,000".
The growth of Edmond over the past 10 years alone has been amazing. It is
now a bustling city with a population near 80,000. I attended a meeting
with one of the Edmond City Planning Commissioners not too long ago and
heard about their plans for Edmond including improving downtown Edmond,
housing projections and commuter planning. Their plans and promotions for
the city impressed me then and I am still impressed with their
accomplishments. Although traffic at 2nd and Bryant is a problem, most
commuters have an easy time of it. Tinker Air Force Base is only 19 miles
away and with the Kilpatrick Turnpike, commuting to Oklahoma City is usually
no more than a 15 minute ride. Although Edmond has most everything one good
want. I remember when the only place to eat or take clients to lunch was
Goldies on Broadway(still a good hamburger!) or fast food places. Now,
there are many really good restaurants to actually sit down and eat
something delicious! Central State College has grown into University of
Central Okahoma and Oklahoma Christian College has taken a path of steady
improvement and recognition. Single family homes have increased because of
the demand for the wonderful Edmond school system. In 1996 there were 539
homes with an average cost of $175,600 and in 2005 there are nearly 700
homes with an average cost of $279,600. Obviously a good environment and
investment. Again, good leadership and planning has been the basis for all
of this. Good job!