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Councilor Justin Green said the city extended the two-year contract and that construction at Events Park necessitated holding this year’s festival downtown behind Central Park in the Rose District. \"This year, it will be held right back downtown in the Rose District behind our Central Park. Next year, the hope is to get it to return back out to Events Park where it has been held before,\" Green said.

The council described ScottFest as a multi-year community event featuring Scottish culture, food and music and said the extension preserves the festival’s presence in Broken Arrow. The transcript does not record the contract value, specific operational conditions, or a vote tally.

Councilors also noted National Night Out dates: city councilors will be at neighborhood events Monday, Aug. 4, and first responders are scheduled to participate Tuesday, Aug. 5. \"National Night Out is a huge opportunity for our citizens to come out, in your neighborhood, get to know your neighbors, and get to know your first responders,\" Green said.

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City Communications Director Aaron McCullough said the manual lists fees for city services, permits and utilities and is reviewed each year. \"This is the document that the city puts together every year, and it outlines those fees that the city charges for public services,\" McCullough said.

Councilor Justin Green said staff presented multiple options and recommended increases for fiscal year 2026; no action was taken at the special meeting. Green said the average customer impact under the options discussed would be about $12 to $13 per month. \"From what I remember last night, it seems like the average cost, average increase would go up about $12.50 a month,\" he said.

Officials said utility-rate changes would be brought back to council at one of the two August meetings and, if adopted, would be scheduled to take effect Oct. 1 (the start of the city's fee year). Councilors emphasized the city must balance service costs and maintenance needs with resident budgets; staff noted rising input costs such as electricity, concrete and topsoil as factors driving recommendations.

Green said tapping reserve funds to avoid rate increases is constrained by council policy to keep reserves for emergencies such as storms or flooding. \"We do have a reserve on hand, and council does have a policy that...requires and encourages to keep x amount of reserves on hand,\" he said, adding that using reserves could leave the city unable to respond to disasters.

The transcript does not include a final adopted fee schedule, the specific option favored by staff or a vote tally; the council indicated a formal adoption is expected in August.","At a special meeting before the regular session, the council reviewed the annual manual of fees with staff focus on proposed utility-rate adjustments; no adoption occurred and possible changes could be adopted in August and take effect Oct. 1.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6550449,"City to run smoke tests on sanitary sewer lines in northeast Broken Arrow",71,324000,395000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5392237-d93e7901bbbe522553240d223161bc9e&start=324&end=395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5392237-d93e7901bbbe522553240d223161bc9e/thumbnail_324000.jpg","/articles/6550449/Oklahoma/City-to-run-smoke-tests-on-sanitary-sewer-lines-in-northeast-Broken-Arrow","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550449-22a556ccecef7a8cb6fbda5d11f12150/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981968&Signature=D7lANI0G4jw0Q2CZE93mGX6AruwZGR6S67le-KQiyO3nlvEPU3iGlbXcdrb-1laV1LBDRyUjpKLMHSdY79ZLFBLkEHSrPtyd0qxrn1tMCEvyTaX7G4E5aR1mf2OXJiSQrzIg2kOaMHbNJE-6QGFHp8sE7XLTnW36XD7SCSBj1jbcacZP8Kg4~laycjcLrdYWWHCvaNBxsoCIoYfzLZo~GXTgGnGhmb1Rar3wNAxBADqqncVFA1S79FThdXyzZlDBHz2Bq2G7KQFWCi6oemLuLzELbTXJOFC87u1OAsLC34OO9bRlfC2P2EefDmSRb9uCkJu6m5TXqd7Vc~Z0q0TRRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Broken Arrow’s engineering and construction staff plan smoke-testing of sanitary sewer lines in the northeast portion of the city to locate defects, the council said at its July 14 meeting.

Councilor Justin Green described the testing as a way to find cracks and other defects in underground sanitary sewer lines: \"When they do the smoke testing, there's a system that will put smoke actually into the sanitary sewer systems. And anywhere there's a defect or a crack in the system, smoke will actually come up out of the ground or out of the manhole so we can see those areas that need to be, maintained or repaired,\" Green said.

The city said the testing will cover areas around Houston between Houston and Albany, and Lynn Lane to about a half mile between County Line and Ninth East Avenue (as described in the meeting); staff characterized this as the northeast area of the city. Officials said testing helps prioritize maintenance and extend the life of sewer infrastructure. The transcript does not list the specific contractor, exact start date or temporary disruptions to residents.

","Engineering staff will perform smoke-testing in parts of northeast Broken Arrow to locate defects in underground sanitary sewer lines; the tests will identify cracks and defects that allow smoke to escape and mark repair needs.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6550454,"Council approves $1.4 million neighborhood street rehab contract for Carriage Crossing",103,185000,288000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5392237-d93e7901bbbe522553240d223161bc9e&start=185&end=288","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5392237-d93e7901bbbe522553240d223161bc9e/thumbnail_185000.jpg","/articles/6550454/Oklahoma/Council-approves-14-million-neighborhood-street-rehab-contract-for-Carriage-Crossing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550454-d31ea89ab62704493ca8d77affdf7465/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981968&Signature=Y5j5eGgB6MSYPukkvZD8M0ZrBDJDwU90eC6jij5u0oBuq7Boi9mShdzMLEhOVHCKaVZORbf87y0bBkrvden3wNPD87MzNHK75p6pyGugbzppqs-gDmRHTtPzHTBqtK2R4uNlseTu~5ovQlT09nntoMW1KcbbpyGlBdTYBGfOuJJ2YjdP78AvTI9-4UdDZiD2vTMYl-mXyG9kwpHKVa8zJE3IMycZvNtvYYzadK6jNfs2UpHHYuMT1PkIlZDZAeGuzVNPOz-oUly5OFY9WijRmnbM8z-MdKE3jN6A8iFLMU99HO4XimOAinN9CMup~Wvpaf1mjohUuOO5TTa-XMgcQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Broken Arrow’s City Council approved a $1,400,000 contract for neighborhood street rehabilitation in the Carriage Crossing area at the July 14 meeting.

Councilor Justin Green said the Carriage Crossing project is one of several street projects underway; engineering staff reported the city has about $12 million in projects in design or about to be bid and another $9 million already under construction, yielding roughly $21 million in work tied to the 2018 general obligation bond. \"All that 20,000,000 is paid for through the 2018 [general obligation] bond,\" Green said, and he credited voters for approving the bond.

City officials said the program targets neighborhood streets that affect daily travel for residents in addition to higher-capacity thoroughfares. Staff use traffic studies and pavement-condition indices to prioritize projects, the council said. The council did not provide a recorded vote tally, mover or seconder in the meeting excerpt.

The recorded remarks did not include a construction schedule or contractor name. City staff indicated the broader street program is ongoing and that work is being coordinated across multiple neighborhoods and phases.

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The incentive is funded from lodging-tax revenue rather than sales or property taxes, City Communications Director Aaron McCullough said. \"The incentive is paid for through the funds that we collect through the lodging tax,\" McCullough said.

Councilor Justin Green described the incentive as part of a broader state initiative to draw film projects to Oklahoma and said Broken Arrow has positioned itself to compete. \"This new film is gonna be produced right here in Broken Arrow,\" Green said, and he added the production company told the council it would shift plans to consider Broken Arrow once the incentive was approved.

City officials said the council views the program as an economic-development tool: producers spending on hotels, food and local services will generate lodging-tax revenue that funds city services. McCullough said the council hopes the program will \"shine a spotlight on our wonderful town.\"

The council described this as a pilot program; details on eligibility criteria, reimbursement process and any performance requirements were discussed by staff at the meeting but not specified in the recorded remarks. The transcript indicates the production company's representative spoke with the council before the vote, but no formal vote tally, mover or seconder was recorded in the meeting audio excerpt.

The city will administer the incentive from lodging-tax receipts; the council did not state a scheduled review date for the program in the recorded remarks.

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