City of Lawton

We just got an update form the City of Lawton with some exciting news about the improvements and resurfacing of Lee Boulevard. It looks like we've been approved for a grant from the CARES Act, around $2 million dollars will be given to Lawton, Fort Sill to help re-do Lee Blvd. This combined wit…

The City of Lawton, FISTA Development Trust Authority and the Comanche County Health Department have teamed up to make getting your COVID-19 vaccinations much easier. Starting today (02-22-21) the CCHD (Comanche County Health Department) will be set up in the Central Mall in the old Dillard's l…

Be a part of the solution. Take the Lawton, Fort Sill community needs survey today. Provide valuable feedback and opinions on what you think the city needs to focus on. The online survey will only take 5-10 minutes of your time and will help shape the future plans of the city and where attention and…

Well, it looks like we're finally going to see some warmer temperatures in Lawton, Fort Sill over the next couple of days. It's been over a week that we've been at below freezing and even negative temperatures, so come on warmer weather. It won't get too warm, but compared to whe…

With the winter storm dumping snow everywhere the City of Lawton has closed Town Hall and a few other properties for the day. If you don't have to get out on the roads, don't. It's gotten pretty bad out there and it's getting worse by the minute. We're expecting anywhere bet…

Lawton went to the polls yesterday (02-09-21) and voted to increase and extend the Hotel-Motel Tax. Roughly 2,000 people voted and over 75% voted yes on the proposal so it passed by an overwhelming majority. The new Hotel-Motel Tax with go into effect on (05-01-21) and will be a 7% tax on all non-re…

Well it's almost done. The new Lawton Public Safety Center should be opening very soon. Maybe as soon as late April, or early May 2021. It's an impressive building that stretches between Larrance and Railroad street to Gore Blvd. Construction has been on going since October of 2017 so a li…

Make plans now to log on and attend the Visioning Meeting for the City of Lawton’s Parks Master Plan scheduled for tomorrow (02-03-21) evening at 6:00pm CST. The virtual meeting is open to the public and the entire community is welcome. The Visioning Meeting will be conducted to openly discus…

The City of Lawton will be reopening several of it's facilities, including City Hall, on Monday, February 15th (02-15-21) "President's Day." Most of the city's properties have been closed to the general public since late November due to the spike in positive cases of…

What an honor. This award and recognition couldn't have happened to a better town. With everything that's been going on lately with the pandemic and all the other craziness the timing for this is perfect, we could all us some good news in our lives. Well here it is: Lawton, Fort Sill has b…

Once a week trash pick up in Lawton, Fort Sill will officially start on Monday, April 5th (04-05-21). The City of Lawton and City Council made the decision to go to once a week trash pick up awhile back at the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic due to expected budget shortfalls, but delayed act…

The City of Lawton announced that they have FREE uncut firewood available to all Lawton residents. You can re-stock for next Winter, cut it yourself and save! The firewood is located at Robinson's Landing in the Wichita Mountains, Lake Lawtonka area.