City of Oak Ridge is currently accepting applications
for qualified candidates to fill the 3 Council/Mayor
position which expire November 2024
Filing Dates:
- Start July 19,2024
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End: August 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm
- Applications are available at: City of Oak Ridge City Hall
8450 N State Highway 34
Oak Ridge, Texas 75161
City Hall office days and hours open:
Monday 10am - 5:30pm and Wednesday 10am - 5:30pm
Debris pickup from curb (Street), when? Kaufman County does not have a timeframe yet. Most likely it will be later in July. We should know for sure by mid-July. Thank you in advance for your patience.
Great News! Kaufman County has been approved and added to the Federal Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance (IA). This will allow residents and homeowners to apply for FEMA assistance.
NOTE: If you have insurance, you should file a claim with your insurance company immediately. FEMA assistance cannot help with losses already covered by insurance.
You can apply for Individual Assistance (IA) by clicking this link and following the instructions.
Kaufman County Emergency Management is coordinating a resource center to provide assistance to those who were affected by the severe storm on May 28 th 2024, and need assistance.
The Resource Center (MARC) location: Kaufman Volunteer Fire Station, 7819 FM 1388 (S Houston St), Oak Grove, TX.
Dates and times:
Monday 6/10/2024 – Friday 6/14/2024, 12 PM – 8 PM
Saturday 6/15/2024, 8AM – 5 PM
Sunday 6/16/2024, 12PM-5PM.
More information will be released soon regarding the resources available at the Resource Center.
The Red Cross is providing cleanup kits, free of charge, to Kaufman County residence affected by the May 28th storm.
The kits can be picked up:
Kaufman Volunteer Fire Station, 7819 FM 1388 (S Houston St), Oak Grove, TX.
Dates and times available:
Thursday 6/6/2024 – Friday 6/7/2024, 12 PM – 8 PM
Saturday 6/8/2024, 8AM – 5 PM
As you are aware, there are more flooding rains in the forecast. Be diligent about your safety. Trees and heavy branches could fall without notice!
If you have experienced damage to your property, there a few steps you should take.
- Contact your insurance company for damage claims.
- Take photographs of all that is damaged.
- If you have already started cleaning up, take pictures anyway.
- Place your debris at the curb/road (but do not block the road).
- Go to: https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/
- Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool (iSTAT) Damage Surveys
- The objective of this survey is to help state and local emergency management officials across Texas identify and gain an understanding of damages that have occurred during recent natural disaster activity.
- Reporting damages to Emergency Management is a voluntary activity, is NOT a substitute for reporting damage to your insurance agency, and does not guarantee disaster relief assistance.
- The website includes a video tutorial on how to fill out the form. It is in English and Spanish.
Other websites and resources:
* BEWARE!! Be sure to contact your insurance company for property damage. There are many scammers out there. Do not talk to anyone one except your insurance company representative!!
Our City Hall is still without internet and phones. We are hoping to be back up and running by Wednesday afternoon. City Hall is open but operating on a limited abilities.
We will continue to keep you posted via our Website and social media. Please keep checking back for updates!