Muskogee, Poteau and Sallisaw are the three finalists named by the Oklahoma Veterans Commission as finalists to host the new Oklahoma Veterans Center that will replace the Talihina location. A total of six cities made pitches to the Commission.
“On behalf of the Oklahoma Veterans Commission and the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, I would like to thank all six cities who put in proposals for the new Veterans Center,” said Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs Executive Director Doug Elliott. “Each of the communities has made extraordinary offers that demonstrate their confidence in their community’s future growth and an unwavering commitment to serve Oklahoma’s veterans. We would be proud to build in any of these locations. Now with only three outstanding cities remaining, I know it’s going to be a tough decision.”
The Legislature passed a law to authorize the OKDVA to begin searching for a location for the new veterans center and the state begins to the process to shut the Talihina location. The new center will house up to 175 Oklahoma veterans.
The Veterans Commission is expected to vote on which finalist will host the new center on October 26.
