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December 2011

December 1: Drainage improvement project begins near NW 5 and Ann Arbor
December 1: Roosevelt Middle School to host final MAPS for Kids community meeting
December 2: Downtown traffic advisory; 12/2
December 5: Fast-fill CNG Station opens for City fleet
December 5: Home renovations help neighborhoods succeed
December 6: City Council to hold parking workshop
December 7: Fast-fill CNG Station opens for City fleet
December 7: City Recreation Centers change hours for winter break
December 8: Oklahoma City SkyDance Bridge takes flight
December 9: City employees give turkeys to residents
December 9: Downtown traffic advisory; 12/9
December 9: Oklahoma City SkyDance Bridge takes flight
December 13: City offers free community gardening presentation
December 13: Animal Shelter celebrates holiday with adoption specials
December 14: Oklahoma City backs Water Resources Board lawsuit decision
December 16: Downtown traffic advisory; 12/16
December 19: Trash collected as usual during holidays
December 20: Oklahoma City offices to close for holiday
December 22: Local engineer selected to lead MAPS office
December 22: Downtown traffic advisory; 12/22
December 27: Parks Department to Scour Bricktown Canal
December 30: Downtown traffic advisory; 12/30

November 2011

November 1: City offers Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) core concepts class
November 3: Oklahoma City Water Utility supports judicial solution for water rights
November 4: Free Shred Day great way to celebrate America Recycles Day
November 4: Downtown traffic advisory; 11/4
November 8: Nature Center closed Wednesday
November 10: Downtown traffic advisory; 11/10
November 11: Indian Nations' new complaint further complicates Oklahoma water rights
November 16: Author Ron Ferrell to give sustainable living presentation tomorrow
November 16: City Employees to give holiday turkeys
November 17: Jefferson Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
November 18: Downtown traffic advisory; 11/18
November 21: Martin Park hours change for week of Thanksgiving
November 21: City offers class on energy efficiency for homes
November 22: Free presentation focuses on living "off the grid"
November 23: Downtown traffic advisory; 11/23
November 29: Neighborhood meeting scheduled to discuss widening NW 178
November 29: Free presentation focuses on living "off the grid" - Location Change
November 29: Ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday at Southwest Oklahoma City Library
November 30: New water pipeline soon completed

October 2011

October 3: Applications accepted for planOKC citizen advisory team
October 5: Mayor encourages residents to stay on diet; City is close to weight loss goal - tomorrow
October 6: Historic Route 66 bridge reopening ceremony; Oct. 11
October 7: Downtown traffic advisory; 10/7
October 7: Drought expected to continue; City encourages using water wisely
October 11: Route 66 bridge reopens after restoration
October 11: Release from Canton Lake to replenish OKC drinking water supply
October 12: Oklahoma City Named One of the Nation's 100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance and ING
October 14: Street widening project temporarily closes May Ave at NW 192
October 14: Downtown traffic advisory; 10/14
October 17: Suggestions sought on hazard mitigation plan
October 20: Input sought on goals for City's new comprehensive plan
October 20: Ideas wanted for OKC.gov redesign
October 21: Downtown traffic advisory; 10/21
October 28: Downtown traffic advisory; 10/28

September 2011

September 1: Oklahoma City residents give City services high ratings
September 1: Neighborhoods along SW 44th invited to streetscape meeting
September 1: Fire crews continue fighting flare-ups and hot spots - update 2
September 1: September is TotalCare month
September 2: Release from Canton Lake to replenish OKC drinking water supply
September 2: Downtown traffic advisory; 9/2
September 2: City offices to close Labor Day
September 6: Sprawl is topic of community meeting tonight
September 6: Thank you statement from Councilman Kelly to those who assisted with last week's wildfires
September 9: Residents invited to set goals for planOKC
September 9: Downtown traffic advisory; 9/9
September 12: Duck blind drawings for Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge to be held September 14
September 13: City to collect ammunition, computers, tires and medications
September 13: City releases performance report
September 14: Wilshire Blvd between Morgan and Meadowlake to close for 24 hours
September 16: Downtown traffic advisory; 9/16
September 23: Downtown traffic advisory; 9/23
September 26: Westbound I-40 on-ramp closed at Hudson
September 27: Fire station opens in Bricktown
September 27: SBA offers disaster assistance to those affected by the 63rd & Sooner Road and Westminster Fires
September 28: Let it snow! Street crews prep for snow and ice
September 28: METRO Transit receives budget to increase frequency on two routes
September 28: Consumer Conservation workshop planned
September 28: Free trees offered during OKC Tree Give-Away
September 30: Downtown traffic advisory; 9/30

August 2011

August 1: Mandatory odd/even watering program remains in effect, enforced
August 5: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/5
August 5: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/5 UPDATE
August 8: City performance stats can be reviewed online
August 10: Driving books into the hands of children
August 11: City ends odd/even rotation; encourages voluntary watering conservation
August 12: Residents to clean up on Free Landfill Day
August 12: Historic Preservation EXPO; August 19-20
August 12: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/12
August 12: City to remove storm debris
August 16: Two new assistant city managers and a public works director named
August 17: Ribbon cutting set for Capitol Hill Fire Station; Aug 18
August 17: Oklahoma Senior State Games return to Oklahoma City
August 18: Fire station #7 reopens in Capitol Hill
August 19: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/19
August 22: New finance director hired
August 22: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/22 UPDATE
August 26: Downtown traffic advisory; 8/26
August 29: Community meeting scheduled to discuss sprawl
August 30: New ward boundaries approved
August 30: MAPS 3 implementation plan adopted
August 31: Firefighters continue battling spot fires
August 31: Oklahoma River basin drained

July 2011

July 1: Half price for half pints
July 1: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/1
July 5: MAPS 3 project order approved by City Council today
July 7: City hosts Historic Preservation EXPO; August 19-20
July 7: City residents facing foreclosure could get relief
July 7: City Council to hold EMSA workshop
July 8: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/8
July 9: OKC implements odd/even water rotation program
July 11: OKC implements MANDATORY odd/even rotation program
July 11: More cities added - OKC implements MANDATORY odd/even water rotation program
July 12: Public invited to Project 180 meeting as construction moves east
July 14: OKC rescinds mandatory odd/even water rotation program
July 15: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/15
July 15: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/15 - New Closure
July 15: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/15 - Correction
July 18: OKC ask some to turn off sprinklers
July 18: Suggestions sought on disaster plan
July 20: OKC ends temporary outdoor watering ban for NW & NE areas, reinstates odd/even rotation
July 22: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/22
July 25: Emerson Alternative School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
July 26: Public meeting set on ward redistricting
July 26: Second community meeting scheduled to discuss MLK Post Office
July 29: Blue green algae present in OKC lakes
July 29: Downtown traffic advisory; 7/29

June 2011

June 3: Downtown traffic advisory; 6/3
June 3: Summer Means Ozone Alert Season in Central Oklahoma
June 7: Columbus at Jackson School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
June 7: City Animal Shelter will offer free cat adoptions in June
June 9: Statement from Mayor Cornett honoring Clara Luper
June 10: Downtown traffic advisory; 6/10
June 14: City Council approves $919.6 million budget
June 16: Community meeting planned to discuss MLK Post Office closure
June 16: Neighborhood meeting set to discuss widening West Wilshire Blvd
June 17: Downtown traffic advisory; 6/17
June 17: Public Meeting Set for Downtown Transit Plan
June 21: Crystal Bridge to offer free admission July 4
June 21: City Council begins summer schedule
June 22: "Ma Nature's Fireworks" to light up night sky at Martin Park
June 23: Summer good time to use water wisely
June 24: Downtown traffic advisory; 6/24
June 24: City implements outdoor watering restriction for area of SW OKC
June 27: City offices to close July 4
June 29: UPDATED Downtown traffic advisory; 6/29
June 30: Public invited to Open House for City's Comprehensive Plan, planokc

May 2011

May 2: Reno to close Tuesday from Robinson to Gaylord
May 6: Downtown traffic advisory; 5/6
May 9: Independence Charter Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 11: Webster Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 11: Roosevelt Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 11: Council receives proposed budget for fiscal year 2011-2012
May 12: Hire a licensed contractor to fix electrical and plumbing problems
May 13: Downtown traffic advisory; 5/13
May 20: OKC Spraygrounds, Family Aquatic Centers set to open May 28
May 23: Downtown traffic advisory; 5/23
May 23: Taft Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 23: Hayes Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 23: Rockwood Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 24: Tornadoes miss Oklahoma City
May 26: City to collect storm debris in certain areas
May 27: Downtown traffic advisory; 5/27
May 27: City offices to close Memorial Day
May 27: Gooden Seibold joins City staff as Sustainability Manager
May 27: Corps to release water from Canton Lake
May 31: Capitol Hill Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 31: Spencer Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
May 31: City wins second Brownfields Phoenix Award
May 31: Foundation to operate Myriad Botanical Gardens

April 2011

April 1: Downtown traffic advisory; 4/1
April 4: Take a hike...downtown
April 6: Shadid elected to City Council
April 8: City collects 76,258 pounds of tires, computers, ammo and medications
April 8: Downtown traffic advisory; 4/8
April 12: Martin Park hosts Earth-friendly festival
April 12: Register your storm shelter online
April 14: Free Shred Day great way to destroy old tax documents; recycle paper
April 14: City Council to hold MAPS 3 workshop
April 14: New METRO Transit CNG and Hybrid Buses Hit the Streets
April 15: Downtown traffic advisory; 4/15
April 22: Downtown traffic advisory; 4/22
April 26: Downtown Parking Options
April 26: Blue Bin Instant Win to Begin
April 27: Mayor Cornett hosts tenth annual Mayor's Development Roundtable
April 27: Residents to clean up on Free Landfill Day
April 28: City Council to hold planning workshop
April 29: Free Star Party at Martin Park Nature Center
April 29: Downtown traffic advisory; 4/29
April 29: City prepares for multiple events downtown on Sunday, May 1

March 2011

March 1: Need a pothole fixed? Report it to the pothole hotline.
March 1: City recruiting Youth Council members
March 2: Salyer, Ryan and Greenwell elected to City Council; runoff needed in Ward 2
March 2: Guidelines announced for outdoor warning sirens
March 4: Rancho Village Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
March 4: Downtown traffic advisory; 3/4
March 11: Downtown traffic advisory; 3/11
March 14: Oklahoma City celebrates the Earth with eco-friendly events in April
March 15: Spencer Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
March 15: Arthur Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
March 17: City to collect unwanted ammunition, computers, tires and medications
March 18: Downtown traffic advisory; 3/18
March 25: Downtown traffic advisory; 3/25
March 25: METRO Transit Seeks Public Input
March 31: Input sought on disaster plan

February 2011

February 1: Hazardous driving conditions closes City offices for second day
February 1: Winter storm response briefing #3
February 2: Trash collection will resume tomorrow
February 2: City offices to reopen tomorrow
February 3: Winter storm briefing #4
February 3: Cleveland Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 3: Rogers Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 3: Recreation Facilities to Re-open Friday
February 3: Winter storm briefing #5
February 4: Downtown traffic advisory; 2/4
February 7: Parmelee Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 7: Monroe Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 9: Winter storm briefing #1 (storm 2)
February 11: Downtown traffic advisory; 2/11
February 15: Councilman Skip Kelly appointed to National League of Cities' Community and Development Steering Committee
February 15: City and Oklahoma Municipal League to honor 25-year employees
February 16: Rogers Middle School to host rescheduled MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 18: Downtown traffic advisory; 2/18
February 21: Jefferson Middle School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 21: West Nichols Hills Elementary School to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 21: City Trout Season closes February 28
February 21: "Oklahoma City! Sooner or Later..." history exhibit opens March 1 in City Hall
February 21: Northeast Academy to host MAPS for Kids community meeting
February 23: "Oklahoma City! Sooner or Later..." exhibit unveiling ceremony March 1
February 25: Downtown traffic advisory; 2/25
February 28: Guidelines to be announced for outdoor warning sirens
February 28: City earns highest ratings possible from Standard and Poor's and Moody's

January 2011

January 6: City seeks public input on Capital Green
January 6: Controlled burn at Draper set for Jan. 7
January 7: City crews prep for possible snow and ice
January 7: Downtown traffic advisory; 1/7
January 7: Joint workshop to focus on schools
January 10: City offices to close for holiday
January 12: Edwards Elementary School touts safe new student drop off area; 1/14
January 12: Partnership could lead to better education
January 13: Mayor Cornett delivers State of the City address
January 14: Downtown traffic advisory; 1/14
January 19: City crews prep for possible snow and ice
January 19: Council to hold budget workshop
January 21: Downtown traffic advisory; 1/21
January 25: Neighborhood meeting set to discuss widening North May Ave
January 28: Downtown traffic advisory; 1/28
January 28: City trout season continues through February 28
January 31: Winter storm prep briefing #1
January 31: City Recreation Centers closed Tuesday
January 31: City crews ready for snow and ice
January 31: City offices will close tomorrow
January 31: Winter storm prep briefing #2