Inola council pauses aluminum smelter vote until April 2027

Inola extends smelter ban; Oklahoma Primary Aluminum hints at legal action

The battle over the project intensified after the town’s trustees voted unanimously Monday night to extend a ban on the facility through the town’s April 7 elections.

Inola leaders extend moratorium, give citizens chance to vote on smelter

In a unanimous vote, the Inola Board of Trustees Monday night extended a moratorium on all development in the town’s Industrial Heavy District through April 7, 2027.

Inola council pauses aluminum smelter vote until April 2027

The Inola City Council has paused a vote on an aluminum smelter until April 2027, but Tulsa Ports isn't backing down.

$4B Inola aluminum smelter delayed again as council extends moratorium

Moratorium extension leaves Inola smelter developers "disappointed" - Oklahoma Energy Today

A Monday night decision by the town trustees in Inola, site of a proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter that has drawn a lawsuit from the state attorney general, left the developers disappointed. The two trustees had already approved a 60-day moratorium on June 29, and it was scheduled to expire Sept. 28. The moratorium is now […]

Rep. Gann applauds Inola trustees’ unanimous vote to extend smelter moratorium

Gann Applauds Inola Trustees’ Unanimous Vote to Extend Smelter MoratoriumINOLA, OKLAHOMA (Sept. 15th) — State Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, today praised the Inola Board of Trustees for unanimously extending the town’s moratorium concerning the proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter through April 7, 2027.Gann said the vote represents an important exercise of local self-government and protects the right of Inola citizens to help determine the future of t…