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Meeting Scheduled Jan.The City of
Broken Arrow will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, to hear
and consider a proposed Eastside Development Study.The Public Meeting will begin
at 6:00 PM at the Broken Arrow High School, 1901 E.The City of Broken Arrow will be relocating one
of its debris sites beginning next week.Click
here for map showing debris sites.For
a Fire Department 2007 Ice Storm Debris Burn Permit, click here.Unfortunately, the holiday season is
always a busy time for firefighters in Broken Arrow.This year, with the damage
caused by the ice storm, they were busier than usual.Earlene
Hash found them on sale and purchased enough for all BAFD vehicles.An ice storm which rumbled across Oklahoma
Sunday into Monday did not originally create treacherous road conditions in Broken
Arrow.But it didn't take long for ice accumulations on tree limbs and power lines
to make an impact.For slide show of photos
from Monday's aftermath, click here.What's
Happening in BA...Click
here for more information.Recreational
Volleyball Leagues Begin Jan.Downtown
Development Plan * (PDF, 7.Frequently
Asked Questions City of Broken Arrow
220 S.You will be redirected in mere seconds!Please update your bookmarks and links!!Look up broken arrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title.This page was last modified 19:44, 13 November 2007.Broken Arrow is a city located in the northeastern part of the U.It is the largest suburb of Tulsa and the 4th largest city in the state.It is estimated that at the 2010 census, the population will well exceed 100,000.Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
4 Awards
5 Image
6 Business and Industry
7 Downtown redevelopment
8 Community events
9 Sports
10 Education
10.Colleges and universities
10.The population density was 1,664.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.There were 26,159 households out of which 45.The average household size was 2.In the city the population was spread out with 30.The median age was 33 years.When they moved to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears, they started a new community named after the original settlement in Alabama.Decades later, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway company built a railroad which ran through the area.MKT was granted town site privileges along the route.Arkansas Valley Town Site company.Fears, secretary of the company, was allowed to choose and name one of the locations.Broken Arrow, after the former Indian settlement.For the first decades of Broken Arrow's history, the town was based mainly on agriculture.The city's newspaper, the Broken Arrow Ledger, started within a couple of years after the city's founding.BA's first school was built in 1904.During this time Broken Arrow's main commercial center was along Main Street.Most of the city's churches were also located on or near Main Street as well.In the 1960s, Broken Arrow began to grow from a small town into a suburban city.Tulsa, fueling growth in Broken Arrow.During this time, the city was more of a bedroom community.In recent years, city leaders have pushed for more economic development to help keep more Broken Arrowans shopping and dining in BA rather than going to Tulsa.Awards
A recent national crime survey found Broken Arrow to be the 20th safest city in the nation and the safest city in Oklahoma.CNN Money list of the 100 best places to live.The Pride of Broken Arrow marching band won 1st place in the Grand Nationals Bands of America championship at Indianapolis in 2006.The Police Department has won several national awards for their work in reducing the crime rate.Broken Arrow has been listed as a "Tree City USA" for over 6 years in a row.Broken Arrow was listed as one of the "Top 25 Affordable Suburbs in the South" by Business Week Magazine in 2007.Statue of an early 20th century family and their pet rooster, located in Centennial Park on Main Street in downtown (July 2007).The city approved a new logo and tagline in September, 2007.Broken Arrow was once known as "The city of Roses and Pure Water"
Broken Arrow has been unofficially considered by some to be the "Church capitol of Oklahoma" due to the city's large number of churches.Plans are being made to revamp several of the city's major arterial roads with landscaping and medians to make the roads more aesthetically pleasing.The city is planning to revamp the streetscape along Main Street in downtown within the next couple of years.Construction is currently under way and the facility is expected to be completed in 2008.Broken Arrow's landmark grain elevator can be seen in the background (December 2006).Headquarters of First National Bank and Trust on Main Street in downtown BA (July 2007).Blue Bell Creameries
Montag Fine Candle Company
Addvantage Tech
FlightSafety International
Skycam
R.AMI Instruments
Arrow Concrete
Electronic Label Technology
Russelectic
A G Equipment
Communications Graphics
Hanover Company
Paragon Films
Kenneth Hagin Ministries
Arkansas Valley State Bank
First National Bank and Trust
Neighbor Newspapers
There are many new commercial developments happening in the city.Stone Wood Hills is a large, mixed use development located next to the Broken Arrow Expressway.The development will have several hotels, a lifestyle center, several restaurants, and many other retail, entertainment, and dining establishments.There is another large development called The Park at Adam's Creek, on Kenosha Street (71st St).It is anchored by Lowe's Home Improvement.There are several restaurants there, and more is soon to be built, including a large new retail center next door to The Part at Adam's Creek that will be anchored by a Target Store.In addition, there are many new business opening up around Broken Arrow.The city also created a Broken Arrow Economic Development Corporation to help oversee economic development.Historic 1904 Victorian home on Main Street in downtown BA that has been converted into a business.In 2005, the city adopted a downtown revitalization master plan to help revive the city's historic downtown area.Central Middle School on Main Street into a professional development center, infrastructure and landscape improvements, and incentives to encourage denser infill, redevelopment, and reuse of the area's historic structures.Numerous buildings and homes have since been renovated, many new shops and offices have moved to downtown, and new townhomes are being built.The city also set strict new design standards in place that all new developments in the downtown area must adhere to.These standards were created to prevent "suburban" development in favor of denser, "urban" development and to ensure that new structures compliment and fit in with the historic buildings in downtown.Sports
Broken Arrow is home to the state's best competitive and recreational soccer league.BASC) is constantly showcasing its talented players through its tournament and state championships amongst all age groups.Broken Arrow Soccer Club also boasts the largest soccer complex in the state.Broken Arrow's wrestling is currently number one in the state of Oklahoma.State Championship
Broken Arrow also has public support of football, baseball, and basketball.Historic former Central Middle School on Main Street.Built in 1925 on the site of BA's first school, the building is being renovated and converted into a professional development center called Central on Main.Schools
Broken Arrow Public Schools.The school district contains the following schools:
One senior high school: Broken Arrow Senior High.Two intermediate high schools: North Intermediate and South Intermediate.Fourteen elementary schools: Vandever, Arrow Springs, Arrowhead, Country Lane, Indian Springs, Leisure Park, Liberty, Lynn Wood, Oak Crest, Park Lane, Rhoades, Spring Creek, Westwood, and Wolf Creek.There are also several private schools located in the city as well.Rail
Plans are being considered to add passenger rail service to Broken Arrow using an existing Union Pacific rail line that runs from downtown Tulsa through downtown Broken Arrow.Newspapers
Broken Arrow has one newspaper, the Broken Arrow Ledger.Formerly published daily, the paper was revamped in early 2007 and is now published every Wednesday and Saturday.The Tulsa World, Northeast Oklahoma's major daily, publishes news daily about Broken Arrow in print and online editions.The Tulsa World also maintains an office in Broken Arrow that produces a Community World section localized for Broken Arrow published in the newspaper each Wednesday that targets local news and information for all of Broken Arrow.Television
Cox Cable channel 24 is the Broken Arrow municipal information channel.It displays, among other things, information about city departments, upcoming events, and general information about the city.The city also added local weather reports to the channel after new weather montering equipment was installed at city hall.The weather reports are live and are aired throughout the day and night.Brad Penny, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers.Ralph Blane Hunsecker, famous Hollywood singer, composer, and songwriter.The first woman in the state and the 6th in the nation become a mayor.She served for 1 term in the 30s and became nationally famous for her strict policy on water payments.Ernest Childers, a soldier in World War 2 who received a Medal of Honor for his actions on the battlefield.Destiny Frankenstein, Professional Softball Player for the New England Riptide.Warren Spahn Hall of fame pitcher for major league baseball and longtime Broken Arrow resident.He was born in Buffalo, New York and died at his home in Broken Arrow in 2003 at age 82.Will Thomas, historical mystery writer, winner of the 2005 Oklahoma Book Award for fiction.Youngest "Annie" on Broadway, Jeff Foxworthy Show, Full House
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Broken Arrow has the best wrestling team in the state of Oklahoma
Broken Arrow was the first city in the state and the 6th city in the nation to elect a woman as mayor.Pray then moved the entire operation to Broken Arrow where he continued to manufacture cars until 1981.The 1950 western, "Broken Arrow" had its world premiere at the Nusho Theater which was located on the northwest corner of Main Street and Commercial Street in downtown Broken Arrow.The building that the Nusho Theater occupied still stands and has most recently housed an insurance company."Broken Arrow Economic Development"."Mark has gone to meet his maker".All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Giving
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NSU Events are now available as a podcast.And we back it with a Customer Satisfaction Guarantee.Click here for guarantee statement.And we want to do it for you.Golf Connections for Businesswomen Discover why Broken Arrow Golf Club is the preferred course for thousands of Chicagoland's finest players.Open for play in 1995 and developed on more than 215 acres, this privately owned, public facility is also the home of the Midwest's only dual green concept course.Find out why Broken Arrow is rapidly becoming one of the area's most treasured and enjoyable courses.Broken Arrow Golf Club. |
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