Oil and Gas Drilling in the City Limits
The Midland Oil and Gas Task Force has reviewed the existing City of Midland ordinance regulating oil and gas drilling and production activities within the city limits and recently provided recommendations to the City Council. The recommendations were taken into consideration when drafting a modified ordinance to meet the goals of encouraging orderly development and growth of the city while accommodating the rights of mineral owners to reasonable access to their minerals and protecting the health, welfare, and safety of the public.
Click here to watch the public hearing.
Click here to view the previous DRAFT (10/28/2009) of the Oil & Gas Drilling Ordinance OR
Click here to view the latest DRAFT REVISION (11/9/2009) of the Oil & Gas Drilling Ordinance.

H1N1 Virus FAQ
What is the H1N1 Virus? What can I do to protect myself? What are the symptoms of the virus? Find answers to these questions and much more by downloading this useful H1N1 Virus FAQ. Click here to download FAQ.

Best Performing City
Midland ranks number one once again for best performing small cities.  Midland takes the number one spot on The Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners Best Performing Cities Index because of the city’s rapid job and salary growth that has brought newcomers to the area looking for a piece of the West Texas oil boom. Click here to view a complete list of Best Performing Cities. 

Rate Changes
Customers of the city’s water, sewer, garbage, and landfill services should expect to see a difference in their bill or fees for service.  Residential garbage customers will pay $1.75 more per month for service. Commercial customers will also notice an increase. Water and sewer rates are increasing 2.5%.  This increase will also be reflected in the November bills.
Click here to view the old and new garbage rates. 
Click here to view the water and sewer rate structure.

Report a Street Light Outage
Now that Daylight Savings Time has come to an end, you may find yourself commuting, running errands, or even exercising in the dark.  You can help in ensuring all street lights are working properly.  Lighting the way for drivers and pedestrians, streetlights are vital to our everyday lives. With approximately 400,000 streetlights across the Oncor system, they appreciate your help in identifying lights that are malfunctioning or in need of repair. The sooner Oncor is aware of a need, the sooner they can get it fixed! Don’t forget- safety first!  Your help is appreciated, but it is important that you do not put yourself in harm’s way when noting street light outages. Click here to report a street light outage on line.

Midland’s Sales Tax Revenue History
Midland experienced a long run, 65 consecutive months, of increased sales tax revenues.  The streak came to an end with a slight decrease in overall revenues received for March 2009.  Sales Taxes for each month are composed of receipts for prior periods, future periods, the current period and audit adjustments to yield total sales tax receipts for the month. Click here to view a Midland’s sales tax revenue history from 1995 to today.

Midland - #1 City For Doing Business
The City of Midland tops the list of Best Cities to Do Business.  Inc.com’s 2008 list ranks Midland as #1 in overall cities as well as #1 in the small cities category.  The rating takes into consideration recent growth trends, employment data, educational and health services, retail and wholesale trade, transportation, utilities, leisure, hospitality, and government. Click here to read more.

Red, White, and Blue – It’s the Right Thing to Do
The City of Midland and Keep Midland Beautiful have partnered to help raise awareness about what can be recycled.  Look for one of the 353 large recycle containers, all painted to reflect the “Recycle Red, White, and Blue – It’s the Right Thing to Do” campaign. Click here for a list of recycle container locations.

Scharbauer Sports Complex
Are you ready for some football? It's that time of year again, its football season. Come out ths weekend to Grande Stadium and support your favorite team. Click here to Download the 2009 Schedule.

Young Professionals of Midland
Think there is nothing to do in Midland? Well think again. You need to be a part of the Young Professionals of Midland. A fairly new organization in Midland bringing together young adults in a variety of activities including leadership building, community projects, and networking. Click here for more details.