The Norman City Council has joined a list of two other cities that are officially opposed to a decision by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to pull its troopers off certain interstates in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas.

In all, the Department of Public Safety listed seven cities affected by the move: Edmond, Oklahoma City, Moore, Norman, Del City, Midwest City, and Tulsa.

Last month, Midwest City and Del City each passed resolutions in opposition. Norman Mayor Stephen Holman said he was inspired by those actions.

“I think the Highway Patrol has a duty to control the highways of Oklahoma in the urban and rural areas,” Holman said. “And, there were a lot of challenges presented for us as a city to try to take over that responsibility, especially if we didn't have any additional

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