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City offices closed Friday for holiday

City offices closed Friday for holiday

Most City offices will be closed Friday, April 15, 2022, in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Solid waste customers whose trash collection day falls on Friday were serviced on Wednesday this week due to the holiday. During weeks containing a holiday, customers...

Online survey NEXT on tap for strategic plan project

Online survey NEXT on tap for strategic plan project

Several Bartlesville residents turned out last week for public meetings held to gain input on the City of Bartlesville's Strategic Plan. The plan will provide direction for the City’s organizational practices and goals for the next three to five years. Contract...

Hydrant testing, flushing continues

Hydrant testing, flushing continues

Water Distribution crews began testing and flushing fire hydrants in the following zones last week. Flushing and testing will continue until all zones are complete. Zone 1 — Oak Park Addition Zone 2 — Will Rogers Street south to Hensley Boulevard, from the railroad...

More work planned for Hillcrest Drive project

More work planned for Hillcrest Drive project

Glitch discovered in material; Closures likely early summer A glitch with some of the material used to complete the Hillcrest Drive Rehabilitation Project last fall has City contractors planning a partial do-over — and yes, closures will be involved. But there will be...

Brad Dunkle named FOP Officer of the Year

Brad Dunkle named FOP Officer of the Year

Bartlesville Police Department Cpl. Brad Dunkle was honored Saturday after being named Officer of the Year by the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 117. Born in Bartlesville, Dunkle grew up and attended school in Dewey, graduating from Dewey High School in 2007. He...

City utility rate increases take effect July 1

City utility rate increases take effect July 1

The City Council on Monday approved proposed utility rate increases that will take effect July 1 for all City water, wastewater and solid waste service customers. The increases are based on five-year recommendations from consultant NewGen Strategies and Solutions...

Lee Lake Complex to get new parking lots

Lee Lake Complex to get new parking lots

Thanks to voter-approved funding in the 2020 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Sales Tax Election, new parking lots are on tap for the Lee Lake Complex, Civil Project Engineer Shelley Charles said this week. The City Council on Monday approved a contract with CEC...

Cherokee Bridge reconstruction underway

Cherokee Bridge reconstruction underway

ODOT project includes realignment of Delaware, Highway 123 The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is set to begin the Cherokee Bridge reconstruction project this week. The project includes replacing the State Highway 123 Bridge over the Caney River and realigning...

City to provide utility service to new casino

City to provide utility service to new casino

Osage Nation to voluntarily pay 5 percent of hotel revenue The City of Bartlesville will provide wastewater infrastructure and services to the new Osage Casino currently under construction west of Bartlesville thanks to a vote of the Bartlesville City Council on...

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