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By Jeff Harrison Midwest City Beacon Plans for a multifamily housing development created division among Del City officials last week. A developer is looking to build three duplexes on three vacant lots on Epperly Dr. near SE 44th St. The applicant last week requested to rezone the property as R-2 Two Family Residential to accommodate…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Staff Writer The Del City Library received a new assistant manager who has worked for the library many times before. Megan Autaubo began working at the Del City library in 2016, her first position at a library. “I started working at the Del City Library in 2016 as a part-time Access Specialist,”…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Staff Writer New automatic water meters will be installed that are intended to improve water bills for Del City residents. “They are considered ‘Automated Metering infrastructure’ which means that we will no longer have meter readers conducting manual reads. The reads on the meter will be transmitted through the FirstNet towers and…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Midwest City Beacon The Del City council came to a decision on the landscaping contract for fiscal year 2023-24. The council by a 3-2 vote awarded the contract to U.S. Lawns of Oklahoma City. The two bidders up for this award were MowHawk Lawn and Landscaping at $66,390 and U.S. Lawns of…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Midwest City Beacon The Del City Police Department recently launched a body camera program. The body cameras will be worn by all officers while on duty. The cameras are always recording in the background but are activated by tapping the chest. Once the officer has activated the camera, this tells the system…

Del City man replaces grass lawn with native plants By Jeff Harrison Managing Editor Walter Jacques took pride in his plush Bermuda grass lawn. “I was one those yardwork nuts that had his lawn perfectly manicured, beautiful lawn,” he said. The green grass is long gone outside of his Del City home, but his pride…

By Alyssa Dalley-Schofield Midwest City Beacon Del City will have to wait a little longer for a new landscaper. The city council voted in a 2-2 on a request to hire a company to handle landscaping for city hall and other properties during a June 5 meeting.  Three companies submitted bids for the annual landscaping…