On March 11, 2008, Norman City Council passed Ordinance No. O-0708-32. This Ordinance calls for an election to ask the voters to provide for the assessment of a seven year ½ percent sales tax for the purpose of providing, primarily, for staffing of 41 police personnel and 30 fire personnel. Also considered will be two fire stations, one in the vicinity of 36th Avenue NW and Tecumseh Road, and one in the vicinity of East Alameda and 36th avenue SE.

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On March 11, 2008, Norman City Council passed Ordinance No. O-0708-33. This Ordinance calls for an election to ask the voters to authorize up to $60,750,000 in bonded indebtedness. The Propositions are as follows:

Proposition I authorizes up to $49,500,000 of indebtedness for the acquisition of land, construction and equipping of a Public Library and related Parking Facility to be located in the vicinity of the Downtown Central Business District. These bonds will be authorized for up to a 25 year term.

Proposition II authorizes up to $11,250,000 of indebtedness for the renovation, reconstruction and equipping of the City’s existing Library Building, Municipal Building A and Municipal Building B, to provide such municipal services as a Senior Citizens Center, Municipal Court, Planning and Community Development offices, Engineering offices and expansion of the Police Department offices. These bonds will be authorized for up to a 25 year term.

On March 24th, Tevis Architects presented a Feasibility Study regarding the Animal Welfare covering the following project scope:

• Complete Building Needs and Cost Analysis

• Assess the Current Future Needs to Accommodate the Increasing Animal Population

• Assess the Existing Facility from a Functional and Disease Control Aspect

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NEWSFLASH! The Historic District Commission will hold one additional workshop on the Guidelines Wednesday, May 7 from 7-9PM also in the Norman Senior Center.

Norman’s Historic District Commission will kick off the first of four public workshops on the proposed content of the Norman Historic Preservation Handbook on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 10AM. The Preservation Handbook includes updates to the current Historic Preservation Guidelines as well as neighborhood history, maintenance tips for historic properties, illustrations, and technical references. The purpose of the four workshops is to gather public input about the content of handbook.

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The City of Norman's Curbside Recycling program is currently underway.  Residents are reminded that they can crush cans and milk cartons to conserve space within the recycling container.   Also, when loading your container, remember to place the heaviest objects on the top of your recycling materials to help contain the items.  If you would like to request a lid or exchange your bin for one with wheels, please call the Sanitation Department at 329-1023. The Sanitation Department is maintaining a list of customers requesting lids and they will be distributed as soon as they are received. The Sanitation Department is also maintaining a list of customers requesting a wheel kit. The Sanitation Department personnel will assemble the wheel kits on containers and then exchange the wheeled containers with customers requesting them. For more information please go to RecycleNorman.com. To view an online presentation click HERE or download the presentation in PDF format by clicking HERE.
 

The Environmental Assessment (EA) examines the anticipated social, economic and environmental effects of the proposed project. The draft form of the EA has been approved by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. In order to finalize the EA, the document needs to be publicly displayed and comments taken until March 21, 2008. To view the Environmental Assessment click here.

A public meeting presenting the Environmental Assessment was held at  6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2008, at the Concord Missionary Baptist Church located at 1500 Stubbeman Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma.

Please contact John Clink, Capital Project Engineer, at (405) 366-5424, if you have any additional questions

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The City of Norman looks forward to completing a comprehensive, in-depth study which will serve as a basis for a Storm Water Master Plan to be developed in 2008. This plan will provide key information to assist in understanding and preparing for key issues such as flooding, water quality, and many more. Citizen input is a crucial part of this process too. Please follow the link to learn more about the City of Norman – Storm Water Master Plan study and to offer your comments.

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Curious as to the status of the University North Park TIF project?  Or do you want to know what the project will entail?  The City of Norman has put together a brief summary of the project in a slide show in order to keep our citizens and visitors informed about Norman's growth. Click on the link below to view the slide show.

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