Collinsville's was featured again in the May 2013 edition of Currentland, Oklahoma and Arkansas' alternative source for entertainment news and green living. View Collinsville's spread highlighing some of the antique, boutique and dining options available by clicking here!

To All Concerned Citizens: The City of Collinsville has had many complaints from downtown business owners concerning the behavior of some kids. Those kids caught using vulgar language; obscene, rude, and disrespectful behavior; riding bikes, skateboards, and unicycles on sidewalks; darting across streets; running out in front of cars and rolling over the hoods; climbing on top of heat and air units; or any other acts that put your children or someone else at risk of being injured will be given citations.

The City doesn't want to deter downtown business. Downtown Collinsville looks great. We've made thousands of dollars in improvements so more people will come downtown and enjoy it. But we also have an obligation to protect it and make sure it's a safe place for everyone to enjoy. It would be great if the kids would come downtown and have an ice cream or a coke and be respectful and courteous to others but this isn’t happening so therefore we must take action to protect not only the children but those visiting and shopping downtown.

The City Park is a great place to ride bikes and skateboards. Again, a large amount of money has been invested in the Park to give the kids a great place to ride and play. I suggest everyone check it out.

I can assure you that kids that are behaving and not breaking laws won’t be issued tickets, but those that are not abiding by the rules and laws of the City will be.

I’d like to thank all the kids, parents, teachers and other volunteers that came out Saturday, April 27th to clean-up and beautify downtown. Also thanks to the students and volunteers that helped plant veggies and flowers at the Community Garden. There was a large crowd and the City appreciates the help.

Please continue to help us keep our downtown beautiful and safe.

Pamela J. Polk, MAS, ACPFIM
City Manager
918.371.1010 x 2012
918.625.5693 cell
Email Pam

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Design a bookmark using books and pets as your main theme. Download the template for your bookmark. You may use crayons, colored pencils, markers, and/or water colors. Remember winning bookmarks must be reproducible. Winners will be judged on originality, creativity, neatness, and printability. The winning bookmark in each category will be made into bookmarks and available for Bookshelf customers. Turn in your bookmark by 6:00pm on June 1, 2013 to Bookshelf on Main, 1122 A West Main, Collinsville, OK 74021.

The City of Collinsville now has a drop box for prescription drugs that are no longer needed. box that was set in the foyer of the Collinsville Police Department. Residents can now dispose of old prescription medications via this drop off box. It is a program the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics started to help rid homes of dangerous narcotics that sit in people’s cabinets. It is a great program and service they are providing.

More information is available in the press release for the program.

The City of Collinsville in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management is in the process of updating the Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Collinsville. In an attempt to better understand the needs of our community, the City of Collinsville asks your help and cooperation in completing this survey.

Click here to take the survey.

Recently Collinsville's Main Street was on Channel 6 News speaking with business owners about the growth of Collinsville's   Main Street... Please click the link below to see full article and video

http://www.newson6.com/story/19787903/collinsville-revitalizes-downtown-area-with-help-from-state-program

In the Tulsa world, the below article shows Collinsville as having the highest school growth in the Tulsa area!

 Some Tulsa-area school districts are seeing larger and slightly more diverse student populations as people move into the suburbs, according to a Tulsa World analysis.

Among seven metro-area school districts examined, Collinsville and Bixby showed the largest percentage growth in student population between the 2007-08 and 2011-12 school years. Collinsville Public Schools topped other districts with a student population increase of 27 percent during the time period, reflecting growth in the community at-large.

The district gained 565 students in that time and more than doubled the number of Hispanic students enrolled. Last year, 112 Hispanic students attended Collinsville schools, up from 46 in 2007-08.

"Collinsville is popular as a bedroom community for both Owasso and Tulsa, which has contributed to our growth," said Roger Dunham, director of the Collinsville Chamber of Commerce. "The small-town atmosphere is desirable and yet within reasonable driving distance of the attractions in Tulsa's metropolitan areas."