Mayor· 2025-11-24–2027-11-01 (start: sworn in as Mayor at the City Council organizational meeting November 24, 2025 per CivicClerk organizational meeting minutes, council member since November 27, 2023; month-level end: November 2027, mayor chosen by council for two years and council seat elected November 2023 per cityofoxford.org city council page 'Term Expiration November 2027')
Michael Smith
Oxford
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 1:46:48
- Avg per meeting
- 6:17
- Segments
- 2721
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Top issues during term (11)(Roads)
Sidewalk, Curb, and Gutter Improvements
Cost estimates for the four corridors come back to Council in April; the study is funded through a federal transit partnership with BCRTA.
Spring Street and Lynn Avenue Restriping
Restriping costs absorbed within the 2027 repaving budget; not specified.
2026 Street Resurfacing Program
Property owners on affected streets may be assessed for sidewalk/curb work; the program is supplemented by a $330,000 grant.
Safe Streets For All Safety Action Plan
$250,000 in federal funds with no local match.
Stormwater runoff and grading on Hester Road
Heavy earthwork and the detention basin are driven by the need to connect sanitary sewer by gravity flow from a shallow Hester Road connection point.
OPWC Issue One funding for roadway improvements
About $800,000 total, with the city's share roughly $248,000 if the 69% grant comes through.
US27 Resurfacing Grant Application
Grant-funded if awarded; no local cost was specified.
New sidewalk on Olde Farm Road
About $153,000 total — potentially ~$76,500 city share and roughly $15,300 average per property owner without it.
Proposed Heritage Subdivision Sidewalk ($153,000)
$153,000 estimated, with homeowners paying 25% (about $4,250 each).
Complete Streets Policy Update
U.S. Route 27 right-of-way dedication
Decisions during term (0)
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Voting record (0)(Roads)
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