Oklahoman
Department directors outlined 2022 transit, parking and parks budget proposals for the Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday. The council plans another public hearing on the budget June 1, and a final public hearing and vote to adopt the $1.65 billion budget June 8.
To comment on the budget, find the comment form at the bottom of the https://okc.gov/budget page, text 405-252-1053 or email budgetcomments@okc.gov, by May 24. Links to the full budget are on okc.gov/budget.
OKC transit and parking proposals
The proposed transit and parking budget for 2022, for bus and streetcar service, downtown parking garages and related services, is $46.6 million. Highlights include:
By: Karl Torp
OKLAHOMA CITY -
The fear of being injured or even killed remains at Oklahoma City parks thanks to October s historic ice storm.
The City just approved more money to get rid of those dangers before it’s too late.
“There s a term in forestry called the widow-maker. They would fall on the lumberjacks and foresters and unfortunately, kill them,” said Martin Nature Park Naturalist Will Hagenbuck.
Hagenbuck said half of the nature park’s two and half miles of trails are closed due to broken limbs still hanging in trees.
“They could come down next week, they could come down tomorrow or today, said Hagenbuck.