New Recycling Rules Hard to Follow

Heard about the recent changes to Tulsa's curbside recycling program?
Did you check the City website for more details and find nothing?
Yeah, me too.

The official page on curbside recycling has conflicting information and my searches turned up nothing. Buried deep within the bowels of cityoftulsa.org there is a lonely little news release detailing the new policy on cardboard, metal and phone books.

Here's a link to the "secret" press release...

Curbside Recycling Accepting More Paper Items, Containers

New District Boundaries Unite Neighborhood

New 2011 boundaries for Tulsa City Council Districts, approved in June, will place all of the Patrick Henry Neighborhood within District 9. The new boundaries were suggested by city commissioners and based on public comments.

Previously the boundary placed the southern third of our neighborhood in District 7. Now the entire square mile- Harvard to Yale and 41st to 51st- is within District 9.

Precinct boundaries have not changed, although they will this December.

The following link shows the new district boundaries...

New City Council District Map and Locator

City Council primaries will be held September 13, and the Tulsa municipal elections are scheduled for November 8.

Candidates for the City Council District 9 Republican primary will be G. T. Bynum, Robert Dale Pinney and Kimberlee Flake Whiteman. Facing the winner in the general election will be Democrat Mike Batman.

Patrick Henry Neighborhood Garage Sale 2011

Mark Your Calendars for June 4, 2011

Once again Tom & Bev will be sponsoring the Patrick Henry Neighborhood Garage Sale. As usual they will be providing a map with a list of all the garage sales in our neighborhood, posting a classified in the Tulsa World and putting up signs. So if you have surplus stuff yo get rid of this is the perfect time to do it!

If you live in Patrick Henry and would like to get on the list contact them at bev@tomandbev.com.


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Map of Street Projects

Currently the City website devoted to street projects doesn't appear to be accurate. Hopefully they will update these maps soon, but in the meantime...

Here's a map showing the three phases of the upcoming street construction in the Patrick Henry area.

Click the image to enlarge!

Update on Street Projects Scheduled

Have you bumped along Louisville lately?
I was beginning to wonder if the snow and ice were actually making that bumpy road smoother.

Back in August 2009 the Tulsa Public Works held a meeting to discuss street construction in the southern half of Patrick Henry. Those projects were scheduled to begin Summer 2010. But to date only preperatory utility work appears to have been performed.

Another meeting was planned for February 1st, but cancelled due to the Snowpocalypse. The new date is February 16, 2011 at the library near 31st and Harvard.

For a map showing current street projects visit the Fixing Tulsa Streets website. For the details on the specific projects in Patrick Henry click here.


Public Works Meeting
February 16, 2011
6:00 pm
Schusterman-Benson Library
3333 E 32nd Place