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Oxford News

August 20, 2010
NEWS RELEASE

  
    The Italianate Gothic Style building with 8,400 square feet will house city administration offices and public space. An open foyer containing art gallery space is on the first floor and leads to the City Clerk’s office where a walkup window is provided for customer service.  Second floor space also includes art gallery space along with the mayor’s office and police administration and a small conference room.
    Some green features of the building include pervious paving in the parking areas, a storm water retention storage system for irrigation, cool roof, R40 attic insulation and R19 wall insulation. Windows are high performance thermal with operable shading. Low VOC paints were used along with recycled carpet and wood products from certified forests.

    Spacious Council Chambers on the first floor will also serve as the Courtroom and Community Center. The community room is available for meetings and private parties. A schedule of rental rates will be available from the city clerk’s office.

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information to Oxford City Hall, 110 W. Clark Street, or by calling (770) 786-7004.

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VIEW OXFORD'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOCUMENT

The Future Land Use Plan for the City of Oxford drawn up by the
UGA Metropolitan Design Studio.

Visit our initial STORMWATER MANAGEMENT page to see how to help us keep City of Oxford's water flowing purely.

PAINT, PESTICIDES, AND ELECTRONICS RECYCLING AVAILABLE MONTHLY

Recycle used paints and pesticides; they should not go into landfill! Safely dispose of paints and old electronic devices - fans, heaters, computers, radios, etc. FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH, 8:00-12:00 a.m. at Recycling Center, Newton County Landfill, south bypass road (off of Highway 36, past Indian Creek schools)

ANOTHER SECTION OF TRAIL SYSTEM IS NOW OPEN!

A second section of walking/biking trail is now open in Oxford, from West Clark Street to Moore Street, connecting with the trail behind Old Church which runs from Soule to West Clark. The Newton Trail/Path Foundation built the trail with generous donations of land from private citizens, land easements from Oxford College, and financial contributions from Oxford College, the City of Oxford, and a number of citizen donors. DONATIONS FOR TRAIL ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED! A donation sufficient to build an 8' by 8' section of trail entitles the donor to an engraved brick on that section.

"NON-LICENSED SALES" ORDINANCE REVISED:

NOTIFICATION NOW REQUIRED FOR YARD SALES

Residents wishing to conduct yard or garage sales now are required to notify Oxford City Hall staff of such sale, on a form available from City Hall. Yard or garage sales are allowed once every six months on the same property, or by the same persons at any locations. Citizens needing variance from provisions of this Ordinance must receive approval from Oxford City Council.

YARD WASTE ORDINANCE REVISED: FEE FOR EXCESSIVE BRUSH REMOVAL

As of August 1, 2005, residents who wish the City staff to pick up more than 6 cubic yards (one pickup load) of brush, trimmings, or limbs from right-of-way must obtain a PERMIT from City Hall and pay a FEE OF $50, minimum, for excessive yard waste. Resident must also agree to pay actual costs of disposal, up to a
maximum of $200. Removal of leaves, grass clippings, and a small amount of brush trimmings (1 pickup load per week) is covered within the monthly garbage collection fee.

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NOTICE: PLEASE KEEP OUR STORMWATER FLOWING FREELY!

The City of Oxford picks up leaves, grass clippings, and brush placed at streetside for disposal. But we need to keep our stormwater runoff flowing freely. PLEASE DO NOT PLACE YARD WASTES IN DRAINAGE DITCHES OR IN GUTTER WHERE IT CAN CLOG DRAINS AND CULVERTS!