Special meeting · Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at 5 p.m.
The Mayor and Board of Commissioners will consider three rezoning applications for a proposed data center.
Stride Bank Center, Grand Ballroom. This page explains how to attend, speak, send a written comment or watch.
Town halls do not sign you up to speak
The Commissioner town halls on Oct. 18 and Oct. 22 are separate from the Oct. 27 meeting. To speak on Oct. 27, you must sign up for Oct. 27. See town hall details
To make room for more people, this meeting is at Stride Bank Center instead of City Hall.
Meeting essentials
Date and time
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, at 5 p.m. Doors open at about 4:45 p.m.
Location
Stride Bank Center, Grand Ballroom, 301 S. Independence St., Enid, OK 73701. Get directions
Parking and seating
Free parking in the south Stride Bank Center lots. Seating is first come, first served. View the Stride Bank Center Parking Map. Accessible entrances are located at the north entrance and south breezeway connections.
Speaker sign-up
Online or in person. Sign-up closes when the meeting begins at 5 p.m.
You don't need to sign up to attend. The meeting is open to everyone, and sign-up is only for people who want to speak. You can also watch online.
How to speak
Anyone may sign up to speak during public comment, and the same rules apply to every speaker. For the full public comment rules, see How Public Comment Works. For this meeting:
- Sign up: Online at Enid.org/PublicComment, or in person at Stride Bank Center on the day of the meeting.
- Deadline: Sign-up closes when the meeting begins at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
- Choose your item: When you sign up, choose which of the three applications you want to speak about. The agenda packet lists each one.
- Time limit: 2 minutes per speaker on public hearing items and 1 minute otherwise.
- Speaking order: Speakers are normally called in the order they signed up.
- When you're called: Please give your name and address.
- Your time is your own: Speakers can't give their time to another speaker.
Sign up to speak
Accommodations and language help
If you need a disability accommodation or language help to attend or speak, contact the ADA Administrator at arasmuson@enid.org or 580-616-7242 before the meeting.
Send a written comment
You can send a written comment instead of speaking, or in addition to it. Comments received by the City Clerk's Office are forwarded to the appropriate City officials. To have your comment shared with officials before the meeting, submit it by noon on Tuesday, Oct. 27.
In person
City Clerk's Office, City Hall, 401 W. Owen K. Garriott Road, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What happens that night
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About 4 p.m.
Doors open. Seating is first come, first served.
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Until 5 p.m.
In-person sign-up. If you haven't signed up online, you can sign up in person until the meeting begins.
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5 p.m.
Meeting called to order. The Mayor calls the meeting to order, and sign-up closes.
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Next
Staff presentation. City staff present the three applications.
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Next
Public comment. Speakers are called in the order described above.
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Next
Commission discussion and action. The Commission discusses the applications. It may vote on each application separately or continue an item to a later meeting.
A large turnout is expected, and the meeting may last several hours. You may leave and return, but your seat may not be held.
How to watch
Livestream
Facebook Live on the City of Enid Facebook page, starting at 5 p.m. The direct link will be posted here before the meeting.
After the meeting
Outcome
The City will post what was decided on the City of Enid Facebook page within 24 hours.
Town halls before the meeting
Commissioners are hosting two town halls at Stride Bank Center in the Nick Benson Ballroom:
| Date and time |
Commissioners |
| Sunday, Oct. 18, 2 to 4 p.m. |
Patterson (Ward 1), Baker (Ward 3) and Roberts (Ward 4) |
| Thursday, Oct. 22, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. |
Norwood (Ward 2), Stallings (Ward 5) and Dennis (Ward 6) |
Remember: A town hall is not the Oct. 27 meeting. Attending or speaking at a town hall does not sign you up to speak on Oct. 27. To speak, follow the steps in How to speak.
Agenda packet and meeting records
The three rezoning applications are the only items on the agenda. The agenda packet contains the applications and the documents the Commission will consider.
Want to know how meeting notice and agendas work under state law? See The Open Meeting Act, Explained.
Updates
Oct. 16, 2026: Page published.
About this information: This page explains how to take part in the Oct. 27, 2026, special meeting. It does not describe, support or oppose the applications under consideration. Meeting details are subject to change, and official meeting notices and agendas posted by the City are the authoritative source.
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