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City: Investigation clears fire department of alleged wrongdoing
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 16—The Norman Fire Department and its leader, accused of fraud by a former employee, have been cleared of wrongdoing, correspondence obtained by The Transcript shows. Norman City Manager ...
Council considers putting more school resource officers in public schools
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAug. 3—The Norman City Council discussed adding more school resource officers (SROs) as the state moves to fund districts through a revolving fund. City Manager Darrel Pyle said members of the ...
Council meeting postponed because of technological error
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 2—This week's Norman City Council study session has been moved from Tuesday to today because of a meeting agenda error, City Clerk Brenda Hall said. The agenda was posted earlier in the ...
Council approves contract for downtown homeless shelter
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 12—The Norman City Council on Tuesday night approved a contract for Food & Shelter Inc. to operate a homeless shelter downtown near City Hall. The $305,298 contract approves the nonprofit ...
'Pro-growth Norman': Mayor relays vision to council
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 24—Ready or not, Norman is on track to grow, and its mayor and council hope to figure out how to guide the forecasted population hike they feel certain is on the horizon. During the council's ...
City's utilities manager receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 12—When Steve Hardeman received the Oklahoma Water Environment Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, the city of Norman Utilities Manager was so shocked he nearly fell over. "I almost ...
Affordable housing may require zoning, construction changes
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 20—The future of affordable housing may require zoning changes and retooling home construction as cities and home builders look to the immediate future and beyond, city officials and developers ...
City to ask OG&E to pay for half the cost to bury utility lines
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—Members of the city's transportation committee have asked city staff to negotiate half the cost to bury OG&E power lines ahead of a January special election to renew the utility's franchise ...
Public hearing on city budget set for Tuesday
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 24—The first of two public hearings to address the city's budget is today, when community members can weigh in on how City Council will spend more than $273 million in general fund and ...
Norman creates new department to address environment, consolidate water services
The Norman Transcript, Okla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 17—The city of Norman is launching a new department with a new director who will task a team of "doers" to tackle environmental initiatives. Michele Loudenback, who previously worked as ...
