Business View Magazine | September 2020

276 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2020 the fight for cleaner air. The City’s Stormwater Management team also actively seeks grants and opportunities to protect property and the environment, most recently receiving a $112,000 grant through FEMA to allow the City to demolish three flood plain homes and create some open space areas. “We are also working on a $42 million project to enhance our water resiliency and infrastructure throughout the city,” Cleghorn says. “We pump water a long way from a couple of lakes around Fort Sill; it’s important for the City that we have reliable water. This project is being funded through multiple avenues and grants.” Finally, EDF Renewables, an alternative energy company with a 30-year history in North America’s solar and wind industry, recently bought 4,350 acres of land just southeast of Lawton from the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office. It plans to build a 250-megawatt solar farm on 2,500 acres, with the capability of producing power for 100,000 homes. It all speaks well of Lawton’s desire to seize opportunities and “propel” itself into the future. PREFERRED VENDOR n LEDC www.lawtonedc.com