City Manager Report- November 2017

The November 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document

Veterans Day Observance Ceremony

On Saturday November 11th at 11:00 am there will be a short Observance Ceremony for Veterans Day at the Veterans Memorial in Woodland Veterans Park.<br>
All who wish to attend are welcome to come.

Pie Baking Contest

November 11th - Pie Bake Off<br>
Bring your best pie to the Shawnee Community Center (804 S Park Avenue) by 1:00pm. All entries must be registered ahead of time. Contest will begin @ 1:30pm. Winners will be announce @ 3:30pm. Must be present to win. CASH PRIZES.<br>
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$10 to enter a pie (or pies!), $5 for tasting and voting card. To enter your pie go to: https://secure.rec1.com/OK/shawnee-ok/catalog<br>
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Pies will be judged on taste, appearance, and flakiness of crust.<br>
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Hosted by the City of Shawnee Parks And Recreation Department.

City Manager Report- October 2017

The October 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Event

This event is a free and easy drop-off for household hazardous waste (excluding commercial waste) brought to you by a partnership between the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, The City of Shawnee, The Absentee Shawnee Tribe and Central Disposal. This event on Saturday, November 18, 2017 from 10am to 2pm is open to City of Shawnee residents and members of participating tribes. Please follow the link for more information.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAWNEE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT PLAN

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAWNEE DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PROJECT PLAN - PUBLIC HEARING DATES ARE NOVEMBER 20, 2017 AND DECEMBER 4, 2017 AT 6:30 P.M.

Park Design Public Meeting

On Thursday November 2nd the City of Shawnee Parks Department will have a public meeting showcasing the design of several Parks and asking for comments and suggestions from the public. The meeting will be held at the Heart of Oklahoma EXPO Center Conference Center, 1700 W. Independence, at 6:00 pm.<br>
Park Designs include:<br>
Optimist Park<br>
Weigant Park<br>
KidSpace Park<br>
Rotary Boy Scout Park<br>
Downtown Park (Celebration Of Life Park)<br>
Woodland Veterans Park with expanded property<br>
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All Shawnee Residents are welcome to attend.

The Official Trick or Treat Night

The Official Trick or Treat night for the City of Shawnee will be Tuesday, October 31, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

City Manager Report- September 2017

The September 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document

Free Garage Sale Weekend September 29-October 1

The City of Shawnee will waive Garage Sale permit and fee requirements September 29 through October 1. Please remember that all signs must be removed promptly at the end of the sale. If you have any questions please call 878-1616.

City Manager Report- August 2017

The August 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

Free Garage Sale Weekend September 29-October 1

The City of Shawnee will waive Garage Sale permit and fee requirements September 29 through October 1. Please remember that all signs must be removed promptly at the end of the sale. If you have any questions please call 878-1616.

City Manager Report- July 2017

The July 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

City of Shawnee Strategic Plan

The City of Shawnee has adopted a final version of the Strategic Plan. The Strategic Planning process began in late-2016 with the Shawnee Community Survey. The City Commission voted to establish a Strategic Planning Subcommittee comprised of Mayor Richard Finley, Vice-Mayor James Harrod and Commissioner Lesa Shaw on January 17, 2017.

The subcommittee has spent considerable time and effort preparing the draft Strategic Plan. After the draft plan was established, a series of public meetings were conducted to provide an opportunity for public review and comments on the plan which led to this version of the Strategic Plan and the adoption of Resolution number 6542, on June 5, 2017. The Shawnee Strategic Plan, as adopted by the Shawnee City Commission shall be a guiding document for the next five years. Follow the link to read the full document.

City Manager Report- May 2017

The May 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

City Requesting Feedback on Park Planning Designs

There was a Public Meeting to discuss park planning efforts on May 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, 1700 W. Independence. The City's consulting landscape architect firm, CLS and Associates, presented the preliminary drawings for Boy Scout Park, KidSpace Park, Woodland Park, and other downtown park planning options. The City of Shawnee received feedback and participation from the public at this meeting. If you would like to provide your feedback please send us your comments by May 31, 2017, to jbryce AT shawneeok.org or you can call 405-878-1529. The pdf drawings from the meeting can be viewed at the following link.

City Manager Report- April 2017

The April 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

Public Meeting to Discuss Park Planning Efforts

There will a Public Meeting to discuss park planning efforts on May 18, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center, 1700 W. Independence. The City's consulting landscape architect firm, CLS and Associates, will present preliminary drawings for Boy Scout Park, KidSpace Park, Woodland Park, and other downtown park planning options. The City of Shawnee would like feedback and participation from the public.

NEW MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED BY CITY OF SHAWNEE

"I am pleased to announce the implementation of a new mass-notification system for the City of Shawnee, "Don Lynch Emergency Management Director announced today. "Our new Citizen Alerts program is now being implemented to make sure that our citizens know about public safety issues, City utility service interruptions and community events. Our citizens will be able to receive important messages via email, phone, text, and more, he added."

The success of this service relies on Shawnee citizens. "Having our citizens current contact information is the only way to ensure that we can contact them in an emergency, Lynch said." We are encouraging our citizens to please sign up on the City of Shawnee Website - http://www.shawneeOK.org/citizenalerts

It only takes about a minute to enroll! Even if citizens were registered under the City's previous mass notification system, they will need to re-register for this program since the City was not able to import any of the data from the previous system into this new system.

"With Spring storm season upon us, it is important that we get the information to as many of our citizens as we can and encourage them to sign up," Lynch commented.

For those without access to the Internet, Emergency Management will also be placing manual sign-up materials at several locations around our community in the coming two weeks.

The City of Shawnee will not share or distribute registrants' personal information, unless required to do so by law. Additionally, the City will never use information for any purpose other than to send emergency notifications or official information pertaining to the City.

Residents who sign up will automatically receive Tornado Warning messages at the same time as those messages are being sent by the National Weather Service to the news media and other informational outlets. Additionally, our citizens can opt-in to receive, watch and warning information about other hazardous weather including flooding, severe thunderstorms, winter storms, and fire warnings. For these messages, citizens can choose a period of quiet hours if they wish when those messages will not be sent. Tornado Warnings however, will always be sent as they occur.

The alert process begins when The City of Shawnee issues a message about a potential safety hazard or concern. Next, our Citizen Alerts program sends a message to the primary contact path. If citizens dont confirm receipt of the message, the system will try to reach their second contact path and continue trying to reach them until they confirm receipt.

City Seeks Community Feedback on Strategic Plan

The City of Shawnee is nearing completion of a strategic planning process that begin in late-2016 with the Shawnee Community Survey. The City Commission voted to establish a Strategic Planning Subcommittee comprised of Mayor Richard Finley, Vice-Mayor James Harrod and Commissioner Lesa Shaw on January 17, 2017. The subcommittee has spent considerable time and effort preparing the draft Strategic Plan that is now available for public review and comment. Adoption of the final plan is expected to occur in June.

A series of public meetings have been scheduled to provide an opportunity for public review and comment of the draft plan. The dates, times, and locations are included in the link below.

The format of each meeting is the same and will consist of a short introduction of the planning process, a summary of the Shawnee Community Survey, and a question and answer session. The events will also include visual displays where individuals can review parts of the plan and interact with staff and elected officials in an open-house format after the more formal portion.

For more information please contact Justin Erickson, City Manager at 405-878-1601 or at Jerickson AT shawneeok.org. The draft Strategic Plan is available for viewing in the link below.

The City of Shawnee Annual Trash Off Day

Trash off Day <br>
April 22, 2017 - Kidspace Park - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm<br>
Corner of Wayne and Center Street<br>
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The City of Shawnee Parks Department would like to invite all who wish to volunteer to come out to Kidspace Park on April 22, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. for the State Wide Trash off Day to clean up our State and City. The event will run from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, with the City of Shawnee providing safety vests, trash bags, and a list of locations to clean up, if you need one. All are welcome from the young to the old, Church groups, Civic groups, Individuals, Businesses, or whatever group you may be a part of. Remember that registration begins at 10:00 am at Kidspace Park. So, grab your friends, come out, take pride in your community, and help clean up the streets.<br>

City of Shawnee Arbor Day Observance

At 4:00 pm on March 30th at the Shawnee Community Center located at 804 S. Park St. a Red Bud tree will be planted in observance of Arbor Day. Anyone that would like to attend is welcome.

City Manager Report- February 2017

The February 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

Shawnee Releases Community Survey Results

The City of Shawnee is releasing survey results from its first comprehensive community survey <B>(<a href=http://www.shawneeok.org/Publications/Files/The_NCS_Community_Livability_Report_Shawnee_OK_FINAL_2016.pdf target=_blank>click here for PDF</a>)</b>. A total of 420 households responded to the random sample survey and 480 individuals completed the open online survey. The survey results highlight a number of areas where the City is meeting national benchmarks along with areas where we are not.

A presentation and summary of the survey results was provided to the Shawnee City Commission on February 21st, and a copy of the presentation may be viewed here <b>(<a href=http://www.ShawneeOK.org/Publications/Files/Shawnee_Community_Survey_Presentation.pdf target=_blank>click here for PDF)</a></b>. The City would like to extend gratitude to all those community members that participated in the survey. Your feedback is very valuable and will be used to review City services, initiatives, and projects and plan for the future.

City achieves milestone in removing blight and improving neighborhoods

February 9, 2017<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
Contact: Justin DeBruin (878-1665)<br>
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On January 30th, 2017, Meier & Son Trucking finished the removal of a house on the 400 block of North Philadelphia Ave., marking a major accomplishment for the City of Shawnee. This demolition represents the 200th dilapidated structure ordered to be removed by the City since the inception of increased program efforts in 2011, significantly stepping up code enforcement. Over the past six years, this number amounts to 33 uninhabitable structures removed on average, per year, surpassing the original goal of 25 buildings annually. The ongoing demolition work aims to improve neighborhoods while removing potential safety hazards to the public. <br>
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Beginning in 2011, the City hired an additional code enforcement officer, doubling the existing enforcement capabilities. Additional funding was also budgeted for nuisance abatement, with a strong focus on the removal of dilapidated structures, displaying the City's strong commitment to supporting and improving neighborhoods.<br>
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By the time many of these structures are reported to the City, they have been abandoned and through time decayed to a point where they become an issue of health, safety, and welfare. These properties are commonly unsecured, inhabited by vagrants, susceptible to fires, and are determined to be uninhabitable. There is also a strong correlation between dilapidated structures and environmental nuisances, including: tall grass and weeds, derelict vehicles, junk, trash and debris.<br>
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Once a complaint is received, the City works cooperatively with the property owner in an attempt to improve the building and ensure overall safety. If these efforts are not taken within a prescribed timeline, the City, following notice and a public hearing, may order the structure to be removed. If said property is not removed by the property owner, the City will hire a licensed contractor to perform the removal and bill the property owner any fees or expenses. If these fees go unpaid, a lien is then placed on the property. <br>
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Ultimately, the removal of problem properties provides an opportunity for quality infill development with direct access to available public utilities. The City continues to address the problem of vacant and dilapidated structure in Shawnee and encourages residents and organizations within the community to become involved. Individuals may call 405-878-1602 to report a suspected violation or complete a form online at http://www.shawneeok.org/ActionCenter/. The City currently has 21 active dilapidated structure investigations.<br>

City Manager Report- January 2017

The January 2017 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.

Public Notice: City considers changes to Ward Boundaries on March 20, 2017

The City is comprised of six wards and after each Federal Census, we are required to review the population of each ward to ensure that the population distribution between wards is substantially equal. Please see the documents below for an overview of the analysis that was completed and for a detailed review of proposed changes.

The Shawnee City Commission will consider an ordinance to amend the ward boundaries at their meeting on March 20, 2017 at 6:30 PM at Shawnee City Hall, Commission Chambers, 16 W. 9th, Shawnee, OK.

For more information please contact:
City of Shawnee
City Clerk
16 W. 9th
Shawnee, OK 74801
(405) 878-1609

Fairwiew Cemetrey Grave Decorations

Fairview cemetery lot owners<br>
All flower and grave decorations need to be picked up by the end of the day Sunday February 5, 2017.<br>
For more information please call 405-878-1529

City Manager Report- December 2016

The December 2016 City Manager report from City Manager, Justin Erickson, has been published. The full PDF report outlines various activities, projects and updates for the City of Shawnee and its local government operations. Follow the link to read the full document.