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City of Enid

Garfield County seat. Its commission decides the Project Thunderbird rezonings; it owns the Kaw Lake water system and the 66th Street Industrial Park the developer wants.

Official name: City of Enid, Oklahoma

What the records show

  • Says it is neutral on Project Thunderbird and that rezoning does not authorize building or running a data center. (City of Enid, “Project Thunderbird (city project page)”, Oct. 23, 2026)
  • Adopted Ordinance No. 2026-17 on Aug. 18, 2026, three weeks before the project was announced: data centers need an Intensive Use Review, commission approval and an Intensive Use Agreement, with 65 dBA day / 55 dBA night noise limits, a 500-foot setback and decommissioning bonds. (City of Enid (published notice, Enid News & Eagle), “Ordinance No. 2026-17 (intensive industrial uses, including data centers)”, Aug. 25, 2026)
  • Owns the 66th Street Industrial Park (about 399 acres in Sec. 6, T22N R5W, and about 80 acres in Sec. 12, T22N R6W, per the city's notice), which the developer calls its East campus. (City of Enid (public notice, Enid News & Eagle), “Notice of public hearing on proposed land use plan amendments”, Oct. 3, 2026)
  • Its Metropolitan Area Planning Commission recommended the rezonings on Sept. 28, 2026 (7-1 for the North campus; 6-2 for each West campus item, per the Enid News & Eagle). The land use plan amendment passed 5-3 but was announced as having failed; the city re-noticed it for Oct. 19 (planning commission) and Oct. 20 (city commission). (City of Enid (public notice, Enid News & Eagle), “Notice of public hearing on proposed land use plan amendments”, Oct. 3, 2026)
  • Moved the rezonings from its Oct. 6 agenda to a special meeting on Oct. 27, 2026, 5 p.m., Stride Bank Center. (KOKH Fox 25, “Proposed Project Thunderbird data center in Enid faces rezoning delay after item canceled”, Oct. 6, 2026)
  • Commission (FY2026-27 budget): Mayor David Mason; Ward 1 Cheryl Patterson, Ward 2 Derwin Norwood Jr., Ward 3 Frank Baker, Ward 4 Whitney Roberts, Ward 5 Rob Stallings, Ward 6 Courtney Dennis. City Manager Jerald Gilbert. (City of Enid, “FY2026-27 adopted budget”, July 1, 2026)

Related entities

Related entityEnid Municipal AuthorityThe city's public trust that borrowed for the Kaw Lake pipeline.Underground Infrastructure, “Oklahoma grants $205 million for Kaw Lake water supply project”, Dec. 21, 2020
Related entityEnid Regional Development AllianceEconomic development nonprofit under city contract.Enid News & Eagle, “ERDA fosters local businesses and talent, helps them thrive in Enid (Progress edition)”

Related entities are listed for context. Their contributions are shown on their own pages and are never added to this one.

Projects

Data center projectProject Thunderbird (Enid, Okla.)Zoning authority; owner of the East campus site and the Kaw Lake water system

Registration

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Connections

Candidates & officialsDavid MasonMayor.City of Enid (published notice, Enid News & Eagle), “Ordinance No. 2026-17 (intensive industrial uses, including data centers)”, Aug. 25, 2026
Appears inThe Project Thunderbird FileDecides the rezonings; owns the water system and the East campus land.