PreserveMidtown is a grassroots, non-partisan, volunteer community based organization founded in May, 2007.

• We are a resource for resident property owners concerned about neighborhood issues.
• We believe in balanced and compatible residential land use planning.
• We care about growth management including protecting the environment.
• We are concerned about traffic, utility infrastructures and escalationg costs of housing for all Tulsans.
• We support neighborhood-friendly development.

PreserveMidtown Mission:

To provide information and advocacy for resident property owners concerning issues affecting their property, neighborhoods and the city of Tulsa.

PreserveMidtown.com was founded by three neighbors: Barbara VanHanken, Patty Southmayd and Melissa Waller.  This was in response to surprise teardowns of two older homes on our block and the realization of the frequency of this happening in Midtown and the lack of support services for neighbors to respond effectively to this action.

We are very grateful to the leaders at the National Trust for Historic Preservation for assisting us with information and resources to help us learn what we could do to take action to protect our neighborhoods.

We are also very grateful to our attorneys, Steve Novick and Steve Schuller who have supported us in many ways throughout our long legal process.