It was all hands on-deck last weekend for City of Bartlesville staff, when an abrupt announcement by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality that it was placing the City's water system on a "boil order" was posted on the agency's website and Facebook page...
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Airport awarded $2.38M for hangar project
The Bartlesville Municipal Airport will receive $2.38 million in grants from the Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission to help fund the construction of a nearly 20,000-square-foot hangar. “We appreciate the continued support of the Commission in further...
Projects Update: Street preservation project eyes progress, bridge nearly done
Bartlesville residents may soon see visible progress on a weather-delayed asphalt preservation project, Director of Engineering Micah Siemers said this week. The $3.7 million project, which got underway in May, is aimed at extending the life of several of...
Council awards $847K concrete street rehab project
During its July 7 meeting, the City Council awarded a bid for an $847,000 concrete street rehabilitation project approved by voters in the 2020 General Obligation Bond election. The project includes concrete rehabilitation of four city streets: Highland Drive (from...
Capital elections to be synced on future ballots
Following a presentation and council discussion on July 7, future capital elections will be synced to put the ½ Cent Sales Tax (CIP), General Obligation Bond and ¼ Cent Economic Development Sales Tax elections on the same ballot on a five-year cycle. “Some years, the...
July report: Sales tax collections down for period
According to the July sales tax report from the Oklahoma Tax Commission, sales tax collections for Bartlesville were down 6.5 percent, while use tax revenue was up 9.3 percent compared to the same period last year. Both sources of revenue for the City continue to...
Boil order removed for City of Bartlesville water system
A boil order issued on July 12 for the City of Bartlesville water system has been removed, effective immediately. The order was issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality following a positive test for E. coli at one of the City’s 40 sampling sites....
FAQ: City responds to questions about ODEQ boil order
UPDATE: This boil order was removed at 8:15 p.m. on July 13. On July 12, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality issued a boil order for the City of Bartlesville water system. This is an FAQ relating to this order. For more information, see ODEQ issues boil...
ODEQ issues boil order for Bartlesville water system
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has issued a boil order for the City of Bartlesville water system based on sample test results taken last week in one of the system’s 40 testing sites. “We had a test result indicate bacterial activity in a sample taken...