Tulsa To Ask Voters For Public Safety District
The City of Tulsa hopes to use a new tax option to provide a more stable source of funding for public safety. After years of lobbying from Oklahoma’s municipal governments, the legislature finally gave cities the ability to ask voters for a dedicated property tax to support the cost of emergency services. Tulsa plans to put a measure on the ballot in August 2022, asking voters to convert five mills of property tax into the Public Safety District tax.
City Finance Director James Wagner said it’s possible to collect $17 million a year from the tax, without increasing tax rates, by extending the repayment terms on existing bonds. Tulsa is repaying bonds that once were held for 20 years in as few as five years now.
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TULSA, Oklahoma -
A new program aims to build community by having parents and children spend time together at city parks. Play at the Parks, a series of events that started this summer, focuses on activities and resources for minority families.
The July 22 event at Lacy Park had dozens of families and lots of smiles. Organizers told News On 6 playtime is important for children s development and the mental health of all family members.
11-year-old Amber Alfaro enjoyed quality time at Lacy Park with her mom and brother. I see a lot of kids having fun, and I don t know, I just like it here,” said Alfaro. “There s just so many things to do here.
Story behind the ransomware attack on the City of Tulsa
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TULSA, Okla. â The City of Tulsaâs recovery from Mayâs ransomware attack is a slow process, but the city had systems in place that detected the attack when it started so the city could respond quickly.
Itâs been a challenging few years for Mayor GT Bynum.
âWe are just past two years ago where we were dealing with a historic flood and getting hit by two rounds of tornadoes during that flood. Since that time, we have had a global pandemic hit Tulsa, and a national recession hit Tulsa. We got hit with a polar vortex this winter and now a cyber-attack,â says Bynum.
Plans to improve safety at a dangerous intersection hit a roadblock.
Dozens of crashes have happened at the intersection of 106th and Memorial, where the Bixby and Tulsa city limits meet. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation said it s aware of problems there, but there is a lot more to do before starting construction.
One woman whose son died at the intersection said she wants it fixed before anyone else gets hurt. He was good at everything he did, said Amy McGill.
McGill said there isn’t a day that goes by she doesn t think about her son Jake. She said he was a bright, kind, talented 22-year-old with a great job, a woman he loved, and a beautiful future ahead of him.
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