City of Tulsa

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Articles for 2021

1/5/2021 Charles Page Boulevard, 49th West Avenue to 65th West Avenue to Close Tonight Related to Gilcrease Expressway Construction

1/6/2021 January 6 COVID-19 Situation Update

1/11/2021 Rodrigo Rojas to Join Mayor Bynum’s Office as Deputy Chief of Staff

1/12/2021 2020 Office of the Mayor Annual Report Released

1/13/2021 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Trash, Recycling Will Be Collected

1/15/2021 Greenwood Art Project Kicks Off 2021 Events with G.A.P. Van in Tulsa’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 18

1/15/2021 Tulsa Planning Office Seeking Comprehensive Plan Update Public Input

1/21/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update - January 21, 2021

1/21/2021 2021 Pinnacle Award Winners Announced

1/21/2021 Tulsa Thanks You” Video Project to Show Appreciation for Healthcare Workers

1/26/2021 1921 Graves Public Oversight Committee to Meet Virtually on Jan. 28

1/26/2021 Permit Center Remains Closed for In-Person Business Through the End of March

1/27/2021 Jack Neely to Join Mayor Bynum’s Office as Chief of Capital Investment

1/29/2021 Mayor Proclaims Jan. 29 as “EITC Awareness Day” in the City of Tulsa

2/2/2021 Fire Hydrant Repair, Replacement Scheduled Feb. 3 and 4; Projects to Affect Traffic on East 31st Street, East 41st Street

2/4/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update - February 4, 2021

2/8/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 8 – 7:10 a.m.

2/8/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 8 – 3:30 p.m.

2/9/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 9 – 9:30 a.m.

2/9/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 9 – 4:15 p.m.

2/10/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 10 – 9:20 a.m.

2/10/2021 Give a Second Chance at Love: Adopt a Shelter Dog this Valentine’s Day

2/10/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 10 – 5:25 p.m.

2/11/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 11 – 4 p.m.

2/11/2021 Street Rehabilitation Project to Start on East Admiral Place between Harvard Avenue and Yale Avenue

2/12/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 12 – 12:15 p.m.

2/13/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 13 – 11:20 a.m.

2/14/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 14 – 10:15 a.m.

2/14/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 14 – 5:30 p.m.

2/15/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 15 – 9:45 a.m.

2/15/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 15 – 2:10 p.m.

2/15/2021 Power Safety and Outage Tips

2/16/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 16 – 6:15 p.m.

2/16/2021 Tulsa Waterline Break and Service Update – 9:10 p.m.

2/17/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 17 – 10:30 a.m.

2/17/2021 Tulsa Waterline Update; Tulsa Water Customers Asked to Conserve Water – 1:25 p.m.

2/17/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 17 – 5:30 p.m.

2/18/2021 Service Update: Water Pump Down; Some Residents Could See Low Water Pressure

2/18/2021 Tulsa Waterline, Street Operations Update – 9:45 a.m.

2/18/2021 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – Feb. 18

2/18/2021 Tulsa Winter Weather Update Feb. 18 – 6:25 p.m.

2/19/2021 Tulsa Waterline, Streets Update – 10 a.m.

2/19/2021 Voluntary Boil Order Advisory Remains in Effect for Impacted Residents with Low Water Pressure, Repaired Waterlines

2/19/2021 City Issues Voluntary Boil Order Advisory For Impacted Residents with Low Water Pressure, Service Interruptions

2/19/2021 Tulsa Adds Additional Water Station Locations for Residents

2/20/2021 Tulsa Water and Waterline Update – 12:15 p.m.

2/20/2021 Tulsa Water and Waterline Update – 6:10 p.m.

2/21/2021 Tulsa Water and Waterline Update Feb. 21 - 1:45 p.m.

2/21/2021 City of Tulsa Water & Refuse Update – 5:50 p.m.

2/22/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – Feb. 23

2/22/2021 City of Tulsa Water & Pothole Repair Update – 1:40 p.m.

2/22/2021 Public Invited to Virtual Meeting Thursday, Feb. 25 for Route 66 Aero Bus Rapid Transit Route Alignment in Downtown Tulsa

2/22/2021 City of Tulsa Water Station Update – 4 p.m.

2/23/2021 City of Tulsa Water Update – 2:30 p.m.

2/23/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – Feb. 23 (1)

2/24/2021 City of Tulsa Water Update – 1:30 p.m.

2/25/2021 Greenwood Art Project Featured on Google Arts & Culture Website as Part of Black History and Culture Month Celebration

2/25/2021 Tulsa Area Receives Major Disaster Declaration; Plumbing Repair Grants Now Available

2/26/2021 Tulsa Water Situation, Winter Weather Update - Feb. 26

3/2/2021 Residents Encouraged to Take Online Survey for Parks & Recreation Master Plan

3/4/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update, March 4, 2021

3/5/2021 City Taking Director of Housing Applications; Director to Lead Affordable Housing Strategy Implementation

3/10/2021 Mayor Launches Tulsa Pay Equity Pledge; Tulsa Employers Encouraged to Follow Suit

3/10/2021 Tulsa Parks’ School Support Camps featured in Leadership Tulsa’s “Good News Summit”

3/11/2021 Downtown Coordinating Council Launches ‘Back to Downtown’ Campaign to Support Downtown Restaurants and Destinations

3/12/2021 Mayor Receives First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine

3/15/2021 City Launches Gold Star Landlord Program

3/15/2021 Applications open for second round of Emergency Rental Assistance Program in Tulsa County

3/16/2021 Sign Grant Program Seeks to Improve Neighborhood Pride & Morale

3/18/2021 City’s Annual Creek Cleanup Goes Virtual

3/22/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – March 22

3/23/2021 Greenwood Art Project Featured in Museum Confidential Podcasts

3/24/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – March 23

3/24/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update, March 24, 2021

3/24/2021 Trust Indenture Amendment Renaming Tulsa Industrial Authority to “Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity” Goes Before Tulsa City Council

3/25/2021 Tulsa Designated “Tree City USA” for 28th Consecutive Year; Arbor Week Events, March 21 – 27

3/25/2021 QuikTrip’s MedWise Urgent Care Opens at Admiral and Sheridan; At Least 15 Clinics Planned for Tulsa Metro

3/26/2021 Public Invited to Greenwood Art Project’s First Two Installations by Commissioned Artists March 31 and April 4

3/29/2021 Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter & Clinic Closed for Staff Training

3/29/2021 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities Closed April 2 for Good Friday

3/30/2021 Street Rehabilitation Project to Start April 5 on East 41st Street

3/30/2021 Surplus Auction Receiving Bids Online Through April 13

4/5/2021 Mayor Bynum Proclaims April 5-9 Community Development Week in Tulsa

4/5/2021 Utility Bills, Account System Changing May 1

4/5/2021 Mayor Presents Dustin Davis with the Michael P. Kier Tulsa Blue Award for Public Service Excellence

4/5/2021 City of Tulsa Recycling Diverting to Trash to Energy Plant; Recycling Customers Should Continue to Place Recycling in Blue Cart

4/6/2021 Waterline Work to Affect Traffic April 7, 8

4/6/2021 Residents Returning to Revitalized River West Community, Site of Choice Neighborhoods Tulsa Project

4/9/2021 Installation of “Highlight” Artwork to Begin at Cox Business Convention Center Next Week; Dedication Set for May 7

4/12/2021 City Selects Award-winning Architecture Firm for Greenwood Cultural Center Renovation

4/12/2021 Vibrant Neighborhoods Partnership Announces First Participating Neighborhood

4/13/2021 Street Maintenance Project to Begin April 15 on East 71st Street, Mingo Road to Memorial

4/13/2021 Waterline Work to Affect Traffic April 14, 15

4/14/2021 Mayor Presents Chad Stall and Matt Parsell with the Michael P. Kier Tulsa Blue Award for Public Service Excellence

4/15/2021 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for April 24

4/16/2021 Tulsa Parks Seeks Community Input on City Park Sports Courts

4/16/2021 COVID-19 Sentiment Survey Launches; Downtown Tulsa Consumers, Stakeholders Encouraged to Share Input

4/20/2021 Waterline Work Scheduled April 21 to Affect Traffic

4/21/2021 Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity to Hold First Regular Board Meeting April 22

4/21/2021 Mayor Presents Proposed FY22 City of Tulsa Budget

4/22/2021 City’s Equipment Management Division Wins No. 1 Fleet Award in 2021 from The 100 Best Fleets in the Americas

4/22/2021 Tulsa Animal Welfare and Best Friends Animal Society Team Up to Increase Pet Lifesaving

4/23/2021 City Launches Survey to Understand COVID-19 Impact on Immigrants, Communities of Color

4/26/2021 48-Inch Cherokee Waterline Construction: Lane Closures Scheduled to Begin April 27 at 76th Street North, Whirlpool Drive

4/26/2021 Tulsa Parks Has Openings for Lifeguards, Day Camp Counselors - April 2021

4/26/2021 City Seeking Qualified Developers, Small Business Partners for Evans-Fintube Redevelopment; Project to Be Major Greenwood District Destination

4/27/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Update – April 29

4/28/2021 Tulsa to Participate in National Drinking Water Week May 2-8, 2021

4/29/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update, April 29, 2021

5/3/2021 Temporary Early Trash, Recycling Pickup to Begin May 10

5/4/2021 Downtown Coordinating Council Closer to Downtown Tulsa Partnership Transition

5/4/2021 Tulsa Park Survey Results Are In: Citizens Invited to Virtual Public Forum May 6

5/5/2021 Pothole Repair Work Affecting Traffic on South Harvard Avenue near Interstate 44

5/6/2021 Amazon Expands Investment in Tulsa with Planned Sortation Facility Near Tulsa International Airport

5/20/2021 Greenwood Art Project News Conference Scheduled for May 26

5/20/2021 Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity Launches Community Engagement Series

5/21/2021 City of Tulsa Ransomware Update May 20

5/23/2021 Mayor Bynum Issues New Executive Order Ending the COVID-19 Civil Emergency in Tulsa

5/23/2021 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Graves Public Oversight Meeting May Update

5/24/2021 100 Years Later: 1921 Graves Excavation at Oaklawn Cemetery Begins June 1; Exhumation Details and Guidelines Released

5/25/2021 City of Tulsa Commemorates 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre; Substantial Investments Made in Economic and Community Development

5/26/2021 Greenwood Art Project Opens with Exhibitions, Events Focusing on Greenwood’s Historic Legacy and Resilience

5/27/2021 City Offers $150 Lifeguard Hiring Incentive; City Pools to Open on Staggered Schedule

5/27/2021 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday for Memorial Day; Residential Trash Service Will Operate on Holiday

5/27/2021 City, TEDC Partner to Create Greenwood Entrepreneurship Incubator @ Moton; Tulsa City Council to Vote on Budget Amendment June 2

6/1/2021 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 1, 4:45 p.m.

6/2/2021 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 2, 3:30 p.m.

6/2/2021 Tulsa Utility Customers to Receive 2021 Water Quality Report with June Bills

6/3/2021 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 3, 4:40 p.m.

6/3/2021 WPX Topping Out Ceremony Marks Major Milestone in Downtown Development

6/3/2021 New Route 66 Event Series “Shop 66 Saturdays” Launching June 5

6/4/2021 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 4, 3:20 p.m.

6/9/2021 1921 Graves Excavation Update - June 9, 12:25 p.m.

6/11/2021 Emergency Rental Assistance Program In-Person Application Assistance

6/11/2021 City of Tulsa Services Update - June 11

6/11/2021 Street Maintenance to Begin Next Week on South Garnett, East 31st - 41st

6/14/2021 1921 Graves Update - June 14, 1:20 p.m.

6/16/2021 1921 Graves Update - June 16, 4:15 p.m.

6/17/2021 1921 Graves Update - June 17, 3:45 p.m.

6/18/2021 Manhole, Sanitary Sewer Repair to Begin June 21 on East 21st Street

6/21/2021 City, TAEO Award Tulsa Day Center $100,000 to Launch Landlord Guarantee Fund

6/22/2021 CDC Eviction Moratorium Expires June 30; City’s Emergency Rental Assistance, Gold Star Landlord Programs Continue to Provide Support

6/22/2021 Ransomware Update June 22 – Tulsa Police Citations Posted on Dark Web; Tulsa Residents Should Take Necessary Precautions

6/23/2021 Tulsa City Council Approves $16 Million 36th Street North, Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard Tax Increment Finance District

6/23/2021 City of Tulsa Ransomware Update June 23, 2021

6/30/2021 Widening Project to Start Next Week on East 81st Street between South Sheridan Road and South Memorial Drive

7/21/2021 Permit Center to Close Early July 23, July 30

7/23/2021 City Coordinating Current and Upcoming Street Projects to Minimize Traffic Disruptions

7/30/2021 BNSF Railroad to Work on Crossing on Pine, between Sheridan and Yale

7/30/2021 TAEO Approves $700,000 in Nonprofit Grants to Help Landlords with Unpaid Rent, Repairs

8/2/2021 Tulsa Utility Customers May Opt In or Out of EMSAcare during Month of August

8/2/2021 Tulsa Animal Welfare, Oklahoma Alliance for Animals to Provide Heartworm Treatment to Heartworm-Positive Dogs

8/3/2021 City of Tulsa Services Update – Utility Fees and Shut Offs

8/4/2021 Mayor Presents City Retention, Signing Bonus Proposal to Tulsa City Council

8/5/2021 City Announces Michael Skates as New Director of Development Services

8/6/2021 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – August 6

8/6/2021 Last Chance to Give Feedback for Tulsa Parks Master Plan

8/8/2021 Cassia Carr to Serve as Tulsa’s Next Deputy Mayor

8/9/2021 Tulsa Financial Empowerment Center to Celebrate National Financial Awareness Day with August 14 Event

8/10/2021 Greenwood District’s Evans-Fintube Site Closer to Redevelopment; Developer Shortlist Released

8/11/2021 City, Community Partners to Host August 17 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Bilingual Signup Station

8/13/2021 Online Permit Portal to Be Operational Monday

8/17/2021 City, Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity Launch Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood Master Plan

8/19/2021 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – August 19

8/23/2021 Redbud Valley Nature Preserve Will Be Closed to the Public Until May 2022

8/23/2021 Tulsa Animal Welfare Shelter Looks to ‘Clear the Shelter’

8/24/2021 Nominations are Being Accepted for Dream Keepers Awards

8/25/2021 Council Approves Mask Resolution Encouraging Mask-Wearing, Vaccination; Mayor and Council to Discuss City Employee Vaccine Stipend

8/30/2021 Coronavirus, Tulsa COVID-19 Update – August 30

8/31/2021 City Hall, Other Facilities to Close Monday, Sept. 6 for Labor Day

9/1/2021 Vaccinated City Employees to Receive Vaccine Stipend

9/2/2021 Underside Inspections Scheduled Sept. 7-11 for Bridges across Arkansas River; Lane Closures Necessary

9/7/2021 Deadline to Register for the 918 Day Scavenger Hunt Approaches

9/7/2021 36 Degrees North Launches Tech Incubator at City Hall

9/10/2021 City Commemorates the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with Veterans Park Renaming Ceremony

9/10/2021 Request for Proposals Open for Evans-Fintube Redevelopment; Community Engagement, Final Developer Selection Schedules Announced

9/17/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update, September 17, 2021

9/17/2021 Street Rehab, Streetscape Project to Begin Next Week on East 36th Street North

9/21/2021 Town Hall on Electric Service Scheduled for Sept. 21

9/24/2021 Tulsa Moves Up to Class 1 in Community Rating System for Flood Loss Reduction

9/27/2021 COVID-19 Situation Update, September 27, 2021

10/4/2021 City of Tulsa and Tulsa County Partner for Municipal Jail Overflow

10/5/2021 Nonprofit Arts Organizations Invited to Apply for Vision Arts Grants

10/6/2021 “Close to Home” Fishing Program Kicks off with a Fishing Derby for Kids, Saturday, Oct. 23

10/11/2021 City of Tulsa, Tulsa County Add Juneteenth as Official Holiday

10/18/2021 City of Tulsa to Participate in Imagine a Day Without Water October 21

10/19/2021 Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Scheduled for Oct. 23

10/20/2021 World’s Largest Augmented Reality Mural Complete in Downtown Tulsa

10/21/2021 “Close to Home” Fishing Program Kicks off with a Fishing Derby for Kids, Saturday, Oct. 23 (1)

10/22/2021 Community Meetings Scheduled for Kirkpatrick Heights Greenwood Master Plan

10/26/2021 Traffic Control to Change Wednesday, Oct. 27, on 71st & Memorial

10/27/2021 Mayor Bynum, Tulsa City Council Discuss ARPA Funding; Public Meetings Set Nov. 3, Nov. 17

10/28/2021 Repairs to Lighting on 71st Street Bridge over Arkansas River Scheduled to Begin Monday, Nov. 1

11/5/2021 Virtual “Stock the Station” Food Drive Kicks Off Nov. 8

11/8/2021 Mayor Bynum, Councilor Lakin Hold Groundbreaking Event Today for Widening Project on South Yale Avenue, 81st Street to East- 91st

11/9/2021 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Thursday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day

11/10/2021 Tulsa Animal Welfare Closed Indefinitely to Address Cases of Distemper

11/12/2021 Mulch Site Closed Until Further Notice

11/12/2021 HBSY Properties to Receive $187,000 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Development Loan

11/12/2021 Street Maintenance Project on East 21stStreet between U.S. 169 and Mingo Creek Bridge to Begin Next Week

11/15/2021 2022 Pinnacle Award winners announced

11/15/2021 Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission to Present Annual Dream Keepers Awards at Nov. 16 Meeting

11/16/2021 Mulch Site to Reopen Wednesday for Drop Off Materials Only

11/16/2021 Hicks Park Community Center to Host Free Family Health Fair This Saturday

11/19/2021 Street Rehabilitation Project on Reconciliation Way and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Begins This Week

11/19/2021 City Seeking Volunteer Grant Evaluators

11/19/2021 Lane Closures to Begin Nov. 22 for Replacement of Peoria Bridge over Crow Creek; Road to Close Completely on Nov. 29

11/19/2021 South Jackson Closed between West 22nd Street and West 23rd Street for River West Sanitary Sewer Construction

11/19/2021 City of Tulsa, M.e.t. to Collect Used Cooking Oils on Saturday after Thanksgiving – Nov. 27

11/19/2021 East Archer, North Boston Avenue Intersection to Convert to All-Way Stop Nov. 24, Weather Permitting

11/19/2021 City Hall, Municipal Court, Other Facilities to Close Nov. 25-26 for Thanksgiving; Trash Service Will Not Operate on Nov. 25

11/30/2021 Celebrate the Holiday Season with Tulsa Parks

12/1/2021 Concrete Pavement Repair Starting at East 81st Street, South Memorial Drive Intersection

12/2/2021 Grant Applicants Receive New Neighborhood Signs Through WIN Program

12/2/2021 Curbside Recycling in Tulsa to Restart Beginning Jan. 31, 2022

12/7/2021 Surplus Auction Receiving Bids Online Through Dec. 14

12/8/2021 Tulsa Releases 2021 Equality Indicators Scores, Covid-19 Community Impact Survey Findings, Data for Action Resource Guide

12/10/2021 Tulsa Financial Empowerment Center Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

12/10/2021 System Maintenance to Impact Online Permitting, 311 Automated System

12/16/2021 Stuart Park Closed During Gilcrease Museum Construction

12/17/2021 Annual “Stock the Station” Food Drive Provides Funding For 5,478 Meals from Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma

12/17/2021 As Official First Day of Winter Approaches, City of Tulsa Prepared for Winter Weather

12/20/2021 City Service Holiday Schedule December 2021

12/30/2021 City of Tulsa Holiday Trash Disposal; New Year’s Closings