Several residents have banded together to form a Warr Acres Neighborhood Association.  The first meeting had over 40 residents filling the meeting room at the Warr Acres Library.  The next meeting will be held on Thursday, August 28th at 7pm in the City Hall building.  Come join your neighbors and be a part of your neighborhood improvement projects, and get to know other neighbors.

After the City had to shut down the previous recycling program due to abuse, a group of citizens has banded together and volunteered to assist with manning a new recycling program.  On the first Saturday of each month, between the hours of 9am and 1pm, and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.  A group of volunteers will be staffing the recycling project to keep it at no cost to the City for employees.  This will take place at Jesse Simmons Park which is located at NW 33rd and Hammond.  Recycled items can be plastic (#1 and #2), aluminum and tin cans.  Clear and colored glass items may also be recycled.  Statistically people who recycle end up with about 17% less trash to put out for the sanitation crews.  The police department will be patrolling for any illegal dumping which carries a stiff fine.

City Hall and other City services offices will be closed on Monday, September 1st in observance of Labor Day. If your trash is scheduled to be picked up on this holiday, it will be picked up on Wednesday at curbside. Please contact City Hall prior to the holiday if you have any questions.

Congresswoman Mary Fallin has invited citizens to attend a town hall meeting on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008. The meeting will be held from 3:30 - 4:30 pm at the Warr Acres Community Center, located at 4301 N Ann Arbor, Warr Acres.

Her presentation will focus on energy policy and she will honor veterans who have received medals. Ms. Fallin will also take questions from the audience.

Schools have begun the 2008-2009 school year. Please pay special attention to the active school zones and crosswalks. Children are out walking to the bus stops and to school. We ask that you pay special attention in school areas so kids can make it safely to and from school. School zone speeding carries a hefty fine, and endangers the children and parents walking in the area and at crosswalks. Be aware of school busses and the flashing lights. It is a stiff penalty for passing a bus when the flashing lights are active, even when it is on the other side of the street. Help to keep Warr Acres a safe place for our children to go to school, and do your part by being a safe motorist.

Waste Connections, Inc., contracted with Timberline Energy to produce a renewable fuel from landfill gas generated at its Oklahoma City Landfill which is located off Council Road and I-40. This landfill is used by several local municipalities including Warr Acres. The fuel is then delivered to the adjacent PowerSmith Cogeneration Project or Southern Star Gas Pipeline. Waste Connections is proud to offer a unique and beneficial energy product to customers that reduces dependence on foreign fossil fuels. The project also underscores Waste Connections, Timberline’s, and PowerSmith’s commitment to the environment and their drive to invest in renewable forms of energy.


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