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

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.

Click here for more Autumn 2007 scenes
from around our neighborhood

2007 Fourth of July Parade

The second annual Southwood Fourth of July parade was bigger and better than ever! Click here for more photos

Darrell & Barbara Mullins Make Tulsa World Southside Edition!

Click here for link to Tulsa World.
Click here for PDF file of article.

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.