Brookside Rumble & Roll, Thursday, June 4

Brookside Rumble & Roll, sponsored by the Brookside Business Association, will be held on Thursday, June 4th from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. A motorcycle parade will travel from the Fairgrounds, 15th street to Peoria Avenue, to Brookside. The parade starts at 7 p.m.

Organizers expect about 5,000 people this year to come out and enjoy the food, drinks, and live music. The event raises money for Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oklahoma. 

Peoria Ave will be closed from 3 p.m. until 11 p.m. for set-up and clean-up. Through traffic should avoid this area. 

Be courteous to those who live in Brookside.

Do not litter, respect private property, and observe noise ordinances. 
 

What: Brookside Rumble & Roll

When: Thursday, June 4

Where: Peoria Avenue, 33rd Street to 36th Steet

The Genesis Project, Wednesday, May 27

“The Genesis Project” is an event to provide aid and food for the poor. Jason Hamlin Ministries International, Inc is a non-profit organization who has set out to feed 300 or more impoverished families. Families can receive aid from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. 

What: The Genesis Project

When: Wednesday, May 27

Where: Fred Johnson Park, 61st & Madison Ave

Dog Bark Public Meeting, May 5

District 9 Councilor G T Bynum, Tulsa’s “Bark Park Task Force” and the Brookside Neighborhood Association will conduct a public meeting to listen to citizens’ comments about a possible Off Leash “Bark Park” in Zink Park which is south and west of the corner of Trenton Avenue and 31st Street. 

The meeting will be held at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 South Peoria Avenue on Tuesday, May 5. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the public comment session will begin at 6 p.m. Please attend and give your thoughts on this issue. 

Public funds are not used to establish or manage any “Bark Parks ” in Tulsa, so all funds necessary to create a Zink Bark Park must be raised privately. The Tulsa Beautification Foundation has offered to contribute $1 for every $2 which others contribute or pledge and one resident of the Zink Park neighborhood has pledged $5,000.  Of course interested people will be asked to make tax deductible contributions and pledges if there is a consensus of neighbors that such a facility is desired.

What: Dog Park Public Meeting

When: Tuesday, May 5th at 6 p.m.

Where: All Souls Unitarian Church at 2952 S. Peoria Ave

Old Electronics Collection Drive

Items can be dropped off at 4th street and Harvard Avenue from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends through April 22nd. 

The University of Tulsa Student Association is hosting an E- waste drive until Earth Day. The group is taking your old computers and electronics and will donate what can be reused and make sure the rest are disposed of properly.

It’s all free, except for TVs, which cost $15 to dispose of properly.

CD/DVD players, cell phones, computer components and parts, computers, batteries of all kinds, battery backup systems, AC adaptors, cameras, CD/DVD duplicators, electric lawn mowers, electric pianos, electric wheelchairs, fax machines, game consoles, generators, keyboards, laptops and notebook computers, microwave ovens, mouses, networking hardware, organs, PDAs, power supplies, printers, projectors, radios, remote controls, scanners, speakers, stereos, telephone equipment, uninterrupted power supplies, video cameras, wirelss devices, workstations and TVs (with the $15 fee).

All proceeds will be donated to Gilcrease Middle School. For more information, call (918) 631-2585.

 

What: Electronics Recycling Drive

When: everyday until April 22nd

Where: 4th & Harvard Ave

Stop the Attack on our Park Trees!!

It appears that a major destructive chainsaw attack has been unleashed on our city parks. It seems that some city employees have found money to take down healthy trees in our parks at a time when our parks are not adequately funded. The email cites 4 examples which I happened to see. I did not go looking for these or other similar problems. You can help me help Mayor Taylor and other city leaders by trying to estimate the extent of the problem. If you are aware of any recent chainsawing in city parks or other city property, please let me know about it by email at herb.beattie@sbcglobal.net or calling 749-4586.

Herb Beattie

Land Use Communications Task Force Meeting, April 6

The third Land Use Communication Task Force meeting is an open meeting and we encourage anyone interested in neighborhood property issues to attend.

Julie Hall, a neighborhood leader and president of Who Owns Tulsa, will be delivering a power point presentation on the success and failures of communication about development projects from the resident property owners’ point of view.

Projects to be discussed will include the Sonoma Grande project at 81st and Mingo, the Bomosada apartment project at 39th and Rockford and a single residence’s stormwater problems at 22nd and Lewis, among others.

We encourage everyone to attend this meeting or send a representative from your Homeowner’s Association. This is an excellent opportunity to show the city that its’ residents care about compatible, smart infill development. Comments will be taken from the attendees. Please forward this email along. Thank you for your concern and support of Tulsa.

What: Task Force on Land Use Communications Meeting

When: April 6th, at 5:30 p.m.

Where: City Hall,  4th Floor

Waterline Construction Meeting, April 6

The City of Tulsa invites the public to attend an information meeting concerning construction of a street improvement and 12-inch waterline replacement project on South Lewis Avenue between East 31st Street and East 41st Street, and on East 41st Street between Riverside Drive and South Lewis Avenue. Funding for this project has come from the 2005 Bond Issue.

The meeting will be held Monday, April 6, at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Wright Elementary School, 1110 E 45^th Pl. Representative from Public Works Engineering Services will show construction plans for the project and answer question. The contractor, Becco Contractors Inc., will be introduced at the meeting.

Construction of this $4.9 million project will begin during the 10 days following April 3. The contractor will begin work on Lewis Avenue between 31^st Street and 41^st Street, and will complete it in approximately one year. After construction on Lewis Avenue, Construction on 41^st Street is schedules for completion in February 2011.

If you have questions or concerns during construction of this project, you may contact any of the following people:

Tom Cohea, City Construction Inspector (water lines – Lewis Avenue) – 596-8813
Charles Brown, City Construction Inspector (water lines – 41st Street) – 596-8802
Tony Case, City Construction Inspector (streets – Lewis Ave, 41st St) – 519-8797
Alvin Atkinson, Becco Contractors Superintendent – 344-4081

WHAT: City of Tulsa Informational Meeting, Waterline Construction

WHEN: April 6, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Wright Elementary School, 1110 E 45th Pl

Household Pollutant Collection, April 4 & 5

Many household cleaning products, paints, drugs and lawn chemicals contain hazardous pollutants and should be disposed of carefully and never in the trash, gutter or drain.

Items accepted include: 
household cleaners
pesticides
fertilizers
automotive fluids
cooking oil
batteries
all fluorescent light bulbs
small ammunition
smoke alarms
aerosol paint
hobby paint
pool chemicals
items containing mercury
prescription medications
over the counter drugs

Items NOT accepted at the event include latex paint, tires, computers, radioactive waste and commercial waste. To dispose of latex paint, remove the lid and let paint dry completely. Place cans of dry paint next to regular residential trash for pick up.

When transporting items to the collection event, be sure to:

Wear gloves and use caution when handling substances. 
Place pollutants in the trunk or as far away from passengers as possible. 
Do not smoke while handling or transporting chemicals. 
Do not remove the materials from your car once you arrive at the collection facility. A worker will remove them for you. 

 

WHAT: Household Pollutant Collection Even

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, April 4 – 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

WHERE: Tulsa Fairgrounds, Gate 7

Master Gardener’s Landscape Design, April 15

Brookside Neighborhood Association is hosting a landscape  design meeting with a member from the Tulsa Master Gardener’s Program.

The event will focus on how to plan for 10 year growth patterns, planning for trees and gardens. It will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, 3737 S. Peoria Ave, 743-8911.

WHAT: BNA hosts Tulsa Master Gardener’s Program

WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m

WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church, 3737 S. Peoria Ave

Land Use Communication Task Force Meeting, March 27

It happens all the time in neighborhoods throughout Tulsa: the dreaded PUD or zoning change proposal…

Neighbors may notice the yellow signs, but the legal jargon serves only to obfuscate. Online searches result in little or no information. TMAPC? BOA? PUD? Huh? Developers hire lawyers to help them interpret the zoning code and navigate the approval process, while average citizens lack the resources to obtain equal representation. Two-weeks notice leaves little time to educate people and understand what’s going on. Neighborhood activists rally, but their last-minute opposition is seen as obstructionist and anti-development. The PUD is approved by the TMAPC, and waltzes through the City Council.

Sound familiar? Unfortunately for many Tulsans, it does.

That’s why the “Land Use Education and Communication Task Force” has been created. Their mission? “To review and recommend revamped processes for education and communication regarding city land use processes.”

The meetings of the Land Use Task Force are open to the public, and public input is welcomed. If you have constructive ideas for improving the way zoning issues and development proposals are handled, be sure to show up and speak out.

WHAT: Land Use Education & Communication Task Force Meeting 

WHEN: Friday, March 27, 4:00 PM 

WHERE: City Hall, One Technology Center (corner of 2nd and Cincinnati) 

MORE INFO: Councilor Bill Christiansen is the Task Force Chairman.