Since the severe weather that came through Broken Arrow on June 18, city crews have been working extended hours to ensure public infrastructure such as roads, parks, water utilities, and facilities are safe for citizens.

On Monday, June 26, the focus will shift to a city-wide effort to remove storm debris from neighborhoods.

Crews from the city’s Streets & Stormwater and Solid Waste & Recycling departments will collect storm debris placed at the curb. Residents are encouraged to break down the debris in 4-foot pieces to help with the removal.

“We will have a limited number of employees using chainsaws to assist our residents who don’t have the means to cut the branches and limbs into manageable sizes,” said City Manager Michael Spurgeon. “Please place your debris at the curb and our employees will do our best to remove it as quickly and efficiently as possible. I appreciate everyone’s patience this week as our community works together to recover from the storm.”

The collections will be picked up according to the Solid Waste & Recycling service schedule. Solid waste in the black cart will be collected, however, recycling routes will not run. Please do not place your blue cart at the curb. Recycling collections will resume the week of July 3rd.

A large presence of employees and big equipment is likely. Please give them the space needed to safely do their work. Keep in mind that city employees and equipment will not go onto private property to remove storm debris. Please help us during this cleanup effort by placing your debris as close to the curb as you can.

For more information about the cleanup effort, updates, and resources available to you, please visit brokenarrowok.gov/storm.