Welcome to Stay with Trey Kirby for Ward 5 City Council
A Bold, Honest Voice for Ward 5
As your councilman for Ward 5 City Council, I’m committed to being a true representative of the people, someone who listens, speaks boldly, and acts with integrity. Together, we can build a brighter future for our community, preserve our heritage, and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard.
Join me on this journey to create a better Ward 5.
STAY with Trey Kirby to represent Ward 5!
POTENTIAL ELECTION DATE 2027
02-09-2027
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Why Stay with Trey?
A Proven Commitment to Our Community
A Proven Voice for Ward 5
Since taking office, I have worked to represent Ward 5 the same way I promised I would:
By Listening to Residents
Asking Hard Questions
Standing Up for Property Rights
Supporting Public Safety
Making sure Ward 5 has a strong voice at City Hall.
I believe representation means more than showing up for a vote.
It means :
being accessible
responding when residents need help,
studying the issues
being willing to stand firm when the interests of Ward 5 are at stake.
There is still more work to do. I am asking for your support so we can keep moving forward together and continue protecting the community, values, and quality of life that make Ward 5 special.
Trey’s Pledge to Ward 5
As your City Council representative, I promise to always stand firm on the issues that matter most.
I will listen actively to your concerns and ensure your voice is heard at City Hall.
I will speak boldly for the values of Ward 5, advocating for progress while preserving what makes our community unique.
I will represent honestly, working transparently and fairly on behalf of every resident.
I will protect our future, ensuring a safe, thriving community for generations to come.
Together, we will build a Ward 5 that works for everyone.
Key Issues Facing The City of Norman
Protecting Norman Before a Hyperscale Data Center Arrives
In June, I supported Norman’s one-year moratorium on new data center development so we could slow down, study the impacts, and put proper protections in place before a massive project shows up at our door.
The Council approved the moratorium unanimously. At the time, there were no known pending data center applications, which is exactly why I believed it was the right time to act. The City’s existing zoning rules were not designed for the unique impacts of hyperscale data centers, including their potential demands on water, electricity, land, infrastructure, and surrounding property.
For me, this is about getting ahead of the problem instead of reacting after the fact.
I respect private property rights, but I also believe those rights have to be balanced with the rights of neighboring property owners and the long-term needs of the community. When a single development can place enormous demands on water, power, roads, and other public resources, we need clear rules before approving it.
As I said during the discussion, I believe Norman needs to seriously consider the scale of any future data center development, if we decide to allow these projects at all.
The moratorium gives us time to develop zoning regulations, evaluate the real impacts, and give the public a chance to participate before any permanent rules are adopted.
My position remains simple:
Our water, our power grid, our property rights, and the needs of Norman residents come before the demands of a hyperscale data center.
Growth should work for the people who already live here, not come at their expense.
We’re Not Gonna Kick Out Our Neighbors
A recent CityNewsOKC article covered my opposition to the proposal to deannex a large portion of eastern Norman.
My position is simple: we do not solve Norman’s problems by removing Norman residents.
Ward 5 is made up of families, farmers, homeowners, businesses, and people who have been part of this community for generations. These residents pay taxes, contribute to Norman, depend on City services, and deserve the same commitment from their City as anyone else.
The discussion about deannexation raised serious questions about fire protection, police, roads, sanitation, infrastructure, tax revenue, and long-term planning. Those are real issues that deserve real solutions.
But kicking our neighbors out of Norman is not the answer.
Ward 5 is also home to important rural land, farms, water resources, and much of the area surrounding Lake Thunderbird. Protecting that land and protecting the people who live there are both part of protecting Norman’s future.
I will continue standing with the residents of Ward 5 and fighting for responsible solutions that strengthen Norman instead of dividing it.
We are one community, and I believe we are stronger when we stand together.
Standing With East Norman: We Said No to Three Proposed Interchanges
On August 25, I joined a majority of the Norman City Council in voting NO on a resolution supporting three proposed turnpike interchanges at Tecumseh Road, Alameda Street, and Etowah Road. The resolution failed 5-4.
For me, this was another important step in standing with the residents of Ward 5 and East Norman who have spent years fighting the proposed South Extension Turnpike.
I have said from the beginning that we should not make this project easier by creating additional interchanges that could bring even more traffic, development pressure, and disruption into the rural areas and watershed we are trying to protect.
After the Council vote, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority announced it would move forward without the proposed Alameda and Tecumseh interchanges. The Council resolution had also included an interchange at Etowah, which we rejected as part of the same vote.
As I told the OU Daily:
“I think it was a fantastic win for the people of Ward 5 and East Norman by rejecting the interchanges at Etowah, Alameda, and Tecumseh.”
But this fight is not finished.
My position remains the same. I will continue opposing the North-South Extension and standing with the families, property owners, farmers, and residents whose homes and way of life are threatened by it.
We said no to the interchanges, and I will continue saying no to sacrificing East Norman for a turnpike we never asked for.
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