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SNA
Brainstorming Session April 24th
The SNA Board, would
like to hear from you and discuss our future goals!
It's been about 1 year since the neighborhood gathered
together and decided to re-start the Association. The
first year's efforts have mainly been getting organized
with the Bylaws and Incorporation, but we also worked on
storm water issues and the ice storm debris clean up.
Now we're looking to the future and want your input as
to where we put effort this next year, (besides
continued storm water issues) and most importantly, how
do we keep membership and involvement up.
The North Heights Church of Christ (11710 S. Memorial)
has once again agreed to host our meeting. We hope to
see you there on April 24th, at 7:00. Light
refreshments (like punch and cookies) will be provided
for you.
Please contact any Board Member if you have any
questions, or to provide your ideas to us if you are
unable to attend. Click on the envelope to the right.
We Hope to See You on the 24th!
Carol Judd, President
Jerry Rodgers Vice-President
Russ Fischer, Secretary
Roger Roth, Treasurer
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Southwood again in news!

The
newly installed sluice gate at 90th E. Ave. was not
enough to handle the rain on the morning of April 8, resulting
in extensive flooding again, as well as a school bus
washed off the road.
Click here for more photos. All the
television stations in Tulsa were on the scene.
According to our
neighbor Russ Fisher the sluice gate is set so that it
allows flows that would fill the downstream channel
without topping the banks. The problem April 8 was that
the storm event overwhelmed what little additional
protection the gate gives us. Once the gate makes water
back up in the detention pond to about 5' deep at the
structure, it hits the next opening in the structure,
and then there's very little detention anymore. The
sluice gate was not a fix to the problem, it was meant
to detain the runoff peak a little more, but we'd still
have problems in a heavy event. We need to keep working
as a neighborhood with the Schall's and Mullins' to keep
Bixby involved with a permanent fix.
2008
Flooding Update

We again
experienced flooding on March 18, 2008. But finally on
March 26, a sluice gate was installed on detention pond
near 90th East. Ave. and successfully prevented flooding
during the next rain. Click here for photos of this
flood.
However,
the gate was LEFT OPEN during the rain on April 7/8,
resulting in extensive flooding and a school bus washed
off the road.
Final
Ice Storm
Update

Click here for
information on the December 2007 ice storm, and photos by David Cook and John Kennington of the ice
storm damage and clean up.
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Click
here for more Autumn 2007 scenes
from around our neighborhood
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2007 Fourth
of July
Parade
The second annual
Southwood Fourth of July parade was bigger and better than ever!
Click here for more photos
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New
Photos of June 27, 2007 Flooding!
Southwood Flooding
Update
Darrell & Barbara Mullins, who
live near 90th E. Ave. and 113th, spoke to the Bixby City
Council on June 25th concerning the flooding problems that occur in that
area. A number of our neighbors supported the Mullins family at
the meeting. Although the council was reluctant to commit funds
or a date for remedial action on the flooding south of the
Oliphant Retention Pond, they did recommend that this issue
warrants additional engineering attention with a concerted
effort to identify costs and sources of revenue to implement
corrective action. SNA will keep this item fresh on the
council's agenda in order for this to happen in a timely manner.
David Cook has again
documented the flooding that
occurred on June 26/27, as well as the
May 7 flooding.
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Latest News
Ice Storm Clean Up
Autumn scenes
4th
of July Parade Pics
Flooding Update
Bixby Homeowner
Notes
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Southwood Neighborhood Association
Our mission is to preserve, protect, and enhance the
character of our residential property, promote harmonious
living within the neighborhood; and to be an advocate for
our neighborhood while working with the City of Bixby, and
various private and professional entities. |

Southwood Makes Page 1!

May 7, 2007 Flooding

June 27, 2007 Flooding
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Thanks to all who
attended our June 7th meeting!
Click here for the official minutes of the
meeting. But here are some of the highlights:
After an
introduction of the Steering Committee with committee’s progress
reports, the candidates for officers were introduced and
discussed their vision for the SNA. No nominations from the
floor for officers were made, and the slate of officers as
presented by Steering Committee were elected by acclamation,
with no opposing votes.
Annual
membership dues of 25.00 were approved by voice acclamation
Comments
from the membership on most pressing issues for the Board to
consider during 2007/2008 were:
a.
Flooding being the most prevalent issue
b. Concerns of fiscal responsibility on the City's part for
flood control
c. Zoning and regulatory issues coming before the City Council
The Board
reassured membership that the minutes of all meetings would be
published for the benefit of the SNA membership. The Website and
a newsletter would be the principal instruments for this task.
Standing Committees are not in place but will be a priority of
the Board in the months ahead. The most likely committees to be
formed are:
1.
Events
2. Council Oversight
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