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Adams Golf Course upgrades underway

Adams Golf Course upgrades underway

Facilities improvements in time for United Way Tournament The City-owned Adams Golf Course facilities are getting a much needed make-over. City Building Maintenance crews have been hard at work upgrading the facilities — all in time for the long-awaited Bartlesville...

New hours for City Hall

New hours for City Hall

Effective Sept. 18, the hours of City Hall have changed. Current hours are: Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Bartlesville Area History Museum: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday These hours have been implemented on a trial...

Water Resources Committee to meet this week

Water Resources Committee to meet this week

The Water Resources Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the first floor conference room at City Hall, located at 401 S. Johnstone Ave. in Bartlesville. The committee, established in the early 2000s following the drought of 2001-02, is tasked with...

Progress made on strategic plan issues

Progress made on strategic plan issues

Task force launches childcare survey; team finds 54 unsheltered Two areas identified as community concerns in the City's organizational strategic plan, Bartlesville NEXT, are moving forward thanks to work that has been underway by a multi-agency task force and the...

Sales tax revenue climbs; use tax holds steady

Sales tax revenue climbs; use tax holds steady

August sales tax revenue is up 4.2 percent and use tax collections are "holding steady," Chief Finance Officer/City Clerk Jason Muninger said this week. "This year's August sales tax collection was $2,005,594, which is about 4.2 percent higher than August collections...

Q&A: Breakdown of City revenue & financing

Q&A: Breakdown of City revenue & financing

Q. Could you please write a piece on the different ways to finance — G.O. Bonds, CIP projects, annual budgets, and clarify their purpose, as there is confusion on Nextdoor. A. The short version: Sales tax and utility revenues make up 86 percent of the City's funding....

Frank Phillips closed August 18-22 for railroad track repairs

Frank Phillips closed August 18-22 for railroad track repairs

Frank Phillips Boulevard just west of Keeler Avenue will be closed Aug. 18-22 to accommodate repairs to the railroad tracks in the area, Director of Engineering Micah Siemers said Friday. “The contractor for South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad (SKOL) plans to conduct...

2022 Water Quality Report issued

2022 Water Quality Report issued

The 2022 Consumer Confidence Report for the City’s water system is now available, Water Utilities Director Terry Lauritsen said recently. “Each year, Oklahoma municipalities are required to publish an annual report regarding their water system quality,” Lauritsen...

Committee to work on Comprehensive Plan

Committee to work on Comprehensive Plan

The City Council on Monday took steps to advance the creation of a committee that will study issues relating the City's Comprehensive Plan. The plan is part of the Bartlesville NEXT Strategic Plan, which was under development most of 2022 and was finalized earlier...

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