**Electricity Update:**
As of 7:45pm, our crews have restored power to 99% of residents. We are deeply grateful for the patience and kindness shown by the community who have provided food, posted encouraging messages, and supported our crews throughout this emergency.
Our crews have achieved extraordinary results, restoring power from 0% to 99% in just 24 hours, but they now need to rest.
If you are among the 1% still without power, please call us first thing in the morning. Let us know 1) that you don’t have power and 2) if you see any issues on your property, such as branches in power lines, that could be causing the outage.
Again, thank you all for being so supportive and understanding during this emergency.
Davis Sanitation will be opening the Convenience Center at around 11am this morning for people who are wanting to haul off their own branches and debris. It's totally free for utility customers with garbage service. Please take a copy of your city utility bill or have the Xpress Bill Pay app to show that you are a current customer.
Crews are continuing to work on restoring power throughout the city. Many parts of town should be restored by now. The area around the square and parts of the east side of town are the primary areas remaining. Crews will continue to work throughout the night to get power restored. If you are still without power by 8am, please contact City Hall.
The city administration, emergency services, and the emergency manager are gathering together to assess the damage. There are many trees and branches down around town. At least half the town is without power. We are working to get electricity restored and to start the clean up process. Emergency dispatch was down but is back up now. Please be safe. We will post more information as it becomes available.
We are currently working an electrical outage in the area of North Brookwood Dr. The outage was caused by a vehicle hitting an electric pole and causing significant damage. The Electric Department is currently working to restore service, but the restoration will take several hours because of the damage to the pole.
Summer Fest is just two days away! The festival, which is organized by Main Street of Perry, will take place on June 20th from 5pm to 8pm on the square. There will be vendors, food trucks, carnival rides, and more! To make it the best experience possible, we'll be closing some streets to vehicular traffic on the day of the event:
• Courthouse Drive will close at noon
• Cedar St from 7th to Gene Taylor will close from 2pm to 9pm
• 7th St from Cedar to Delaware will close after 5pm
We hope you'll come out and have some fun family time on the square. For more information, visit Main Street's website at https://www.mainstreetperry.com/summerfest.
Water Plant Operator applications being accepted at City of Perry. Duties include operation, maintenance, inspection and repair of water treatment and water distribution systems; collection and testing of water samples, accurate regulatory reports, and adjusting chemical feeds; capacity to lift/carry 50 lbs., work from ladders and in confined spaces, and to wear a respirator as required. Must have high school diploma or GED and valid driver’s license. Must have ability to get Oklahoma State Water D Certification. Successful applicant must be able to work nights, holidays, weekends, and emergencies.
For more information, or to apply online, go to https://www.cityofperryok.com/page/employment-opportunities
As a reminder, today is the last day to collect items from gravesites at Grace Hill Cemetery. Starting tomorrow morning, cemetery staff will begin removing items. If you wish to collect your own items, please do so today.
The water department is working a major leak in the vicinity of 13th and Delaware. The leak is in an old and rusted pipe, not something related to ongoing system upgrades. In order to make the repair, the water tower will need to be disconnected from the system. This will likely cause low to no water pressure throughout the city. The shutdown will occur around 10:30pm and should last for around an hour.
The city council meeting will be live on our YouTube channel at 6:15pm. However, for those that prefer watching on Facebook directly, council meeting streams will hopefully be returning to Facebook for the next meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqb_Um6rCsg
As we approach Memorial Day, especially with all the rain we've had recently, please be reminded that vehicles are not permitted inside any city parks. At locations where there are roads, like CCC Lake or Grace Hill Cemetery, please keep your vehicles on the pavement or in designated parking areas only. The ground is very soft and it doesn't take much to create significant ruts.
The contractors working on replacing a waterline under the railroad hit a major 10in waterline causing a significant leak. City crews are currently working to repair the line but some customers may experience low to no water pressure until the repair is complete. We are working as quickly as possible to get it repaired.
The city council meeting will be live on our YouTube channel at 6:15pm. However, for those that prefer watching on Facebook directly, council meeting streams will be returning to Facebook soon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c8CtH6rsWU
**OUTAGE ALERT**
Customers in the area of Primrose and Brookwood will be without power for a few hours will the Electric Crew works to replace a damaged power pole. They are working as fast as they can to replace it and get power restored to the area.
Tonight's city council meeting and municipal court are cancelled due to concerns about potentially severe weather. The city council meeting will be rescheduled to May 13th. Those scheduled for tonight's court docket will be contacted by the court clerk about rescheduling. Please be weather aware this evening.
It's phishing season again, folks. Not the fun kind, the scammer kind. We've had a report of a customer receiving a call from "OG&E" saying that they owed money. There have been other unrelated reports of people getting calls from "Stillwater Medical" about money owed. Please be on guard for situations like this. If you have any doubts at all, question the caller or hang up and directly contact the company they're supposedly representing to verify. Remember that no legitimate company will ever asking you to pay for things using gift cards. Be aware, be cautious, and trust your instincts. If it sounds like a scam and it feels like a scam, it's probably a scam.
We're going to have to discontinue Perry Recycles! for the foreseeable future. We genuinely hate having to do this because the citizens of Perry have really stepped up and shown their commitment to recycling in a big way! Unfortunately, we're just not able to get anyone to pick up the bulk products like they're supposed to.
Sadly, we're not alone in this, either. Other small communities, like Yale, have had to discontinue their recycling efforts for the exact same reason. The facility we use to house recycling is as full as we're comfortable with, and it's becoming both a fire risk and an infestation risk.
We do genuinely hope to bring it back at some point in the future, hopefully in the not-so-distant future, because of the support and participation that citizens have demonstrated. For now, though, the program will be on indefinite suspension.
Thank you to the dedicated volunteers who helped make this program such a success. Thank you to the citizens who participated in force and grew this program as big as it is. We will definitely let you know if or when Perry Recycles! returns!
UPDATE: Electric should be restored to the customers at this time.
Electric Department is aware of an outage in the northern side of town. They are trying to determine the cause and will have power restored as soon as possible.
The city council meeting will be live on our YouTube channel at 6:15pm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTu-v6TPtgM
It's time again for the annual Citywide Cleanup day! This year, the event will take place on Saturday, April 13th from 8am to 12pm down at the street department. This is a great opportunity to rid yourself of those larger items that aren't suitable for dropping off at the curb! If you are unable to haul items yourself, call 336-4241 to request a special pickup before 4pm on Friday, April 12th. Items to be picked up must be brought to the curb prior to pickup. City crews cannot enter homes to retrieve items.
Perry Recycles! will also be open that day over at the Armory. They'll have a special schedule of 8am - 11:30am because of Citywide Cleanup, so be sure to take your recyclables over there. We're looking forward to another great cleanup day this year. Let's make Perry beautiful!
More information is available on the website at https://www.cityofperryok.com/article/1542767
