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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 28
for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high
concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674

Norman to get new food truck park on Main Street

Office park plans

Norman dentist Gabriel Bird's plans for his new office at 221 West Main Street, which will include a lot for food trucks.

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Main Street will soon be home to a new food truck park after Norman’s City Council approved a local dentist’s plans to open a new office with an adjacent truck lot.

Gabriel Bird’s rezoning plan for 221 West Main Street will transform the space, currently an unused lumber yard, into a three-floor building with a dentist office on the second floor, a roof deck and a space for multiple food trucks to park, according to Bird’s rezoning application to the city council. The council approved Bird's application at its Nov. 28 meeting.

The property proposal notes the project’s potential to increase Norman’s green space with Bird's development of the property, which is in Norman Old Town. Bird’s application also notes his intent “to dramatically transform the Property into a leading example of Center City revitalization,” and to help “spark a new era of development and variety of uses to the downtown setting.”

See more of Bird's proposal and plans for the property below:

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