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Monday, October 29, 2007 Trying To Improve Tulsa Streets (TULSA, Okla.) October 28 - Mayor Kathy Taylor and city councilor Bill Martinson formed a panel that will come up with a Complete Our Streets plan. The panel is holding a town hall meeting on October 29th, giving you the chance to share your comments.Potholes and bad roads are a common sight for some drivers in Tulsa. The Complete Our Streets plan will involve a comprehensive survey of road conditions and the maintenance required. Many drivers say the sooner the plan is put into place the better. And drivers say it's for so many reasons. “Everywhere we turn we have to avoid this or that,” says one driver. Read More Labels: Kathy Taylor, Tulsa Posted at 9:15 AM |Jenks Takes Tulsa Mayor To Court Over Proposed Toll BridgeTulsa - The City of Jenks is filing a lawsuit against Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor and Public Works Director Charles Hardt over a proposed toll bridge that would run from 121st and South Yale in Tulsa to 131st and South Yale Place in Jenks. Jenks officials accuse Tulsa officials of stalling the project. The lawsuit alleges Mayor Taylor has not signed an engineering services contract that the City of Jenks needs to move forward on the bridge project. Jenks city leaders say the contract must be signed in order for engineers to do very important studies. Jenks City Attorney Stephen Oakley says the contract has been on Mayor Taylor's desk since the end of April. He says he didn't want to take it as far as a lawsuit, but he has no other choice. Read More Labels: City of Jenks, Lawsuit, Toll Bridge, Tulsa Posted at 10:04 AM |River Tax Election Day Notes
Hat Tip: BatesLine
Thursday, September 27, 2007
The proposal is for a county-wide sales tax rate increase of 0.4 cents on the dollar, increasing the county's share of sales tax from 61/60ths (1.016666...) of a cent on each dollar to 85/60ths (1.416666...) of a cent on each dollar. The proceeds of the sales tax would be designated for river projects. Here is a link to the text of the ballot resolution for the Tulsa County river sales tax, the signed and notarized commitment by the county to the voters regarding how the tax proceeds will be spent. As a backup, you can find the same text on the KJRH website. The proponents of the tax have a website called ourriveryes.com.The opponents of the tax have a website called notulsarivertax.com. The Arkansas River category in the BatesLine archives has what I've written about the current proposal as well as last fall's The Channels proposal. Labels: Tulsa Posted at 6:57 AM |River Opponents React To New IncentivesCourtesy of KOTV With the river tax vote two weeks away supporters are now courting the north side of Tulsa, where some community leaders have blasted the plan for neglecting black Tulsans. On Wednesday, Mayor Kathy Taylor held out a carrot worth millions of dollars for a yes vote. News On 6 anchor Latoya Silmon reports on the reaction to the promise of pools and playgrounds on the north side. Many North Tulsa residents vowed to vote no, but river tax supporters are moving north to change their minds. “I'm not surprised because divide and conquer has always been one thing used in the north side of Tulsa,” said Dr. Warren Blakney, Minister of the North Peoria Church of Christ. “If you can divide the vote than perhaps you can get what you need.” Labels: Kathy Taylor, Tulsa Posted at 10:41 AM |Sen Inhofe Against Tulsa River Tax
Okdemocrat.com:
Monday, September 10, 2007
"I called Sen Inhofe’s office I received an immediately reply: Sen. Inhofe will support the Tulsa River Tax if and only if the private donations are at least twice as much as the tax collected is. As it currently stands with the amount verbally committed from the private sector, Sen Inhofe does not support the Tulsa River Tax." Labels: Sen. Inhofe, Tulsa Posted at 6:35 PM |Tulsa Lawmakers Hold Rally
Hat tip: The Voice of Tulsa
In this video, City Councilors Roscoe Turner and Jack Henderson hold a rally against the River Tax and the hiring of Ron Palmer as Tulsa police chief. Labels: Tulsa Posted at 10:15 AM | |
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