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Tulsa special city charter election, Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Published November 9, 2017. Postdated to keep this at the top of the blog until the polls close. If you appreciate the hours of effort behind detailed analysis you can't find anywhere else, Hit the tip jar! The City of Tulsa is holding a special election this Tuesday, November 14,...
2017 Tulsa election: Proposition 1: Summary nuisance abatement
The first of the seven charter change propositions on the City of Tulsa November 14, 2017, ballot has to do with abatement of nuisances, specifically with repeat offenders. A yes vote on Proposition No. 1 would modify Article I (Corporate Powers), Section 3 (General Grant of Power), Paragraph O. The...
2017 Tulsa City Charter amendment election
Appreciate the hours of effort behind detailed analysis you can't find anywhere else? Hit the tip jar! It may come as some surprise to you that the City of Tulsa is holding a special election four weeks from today, Tuesday, November 14, 2017. There won't be any names on the...
Mayor's budget approved 5-4
Tonight the Tulsa City Council approved Mayor Kathy Taylor's budget by a vote of 5-4. The budget reflects deep cuts due to falling revenues and includes mandatory unpaid furloughs for city employees. The four councilors who voted against Taylor's budget supported an alternative by Councilor Bill Martinson. Before your knee...
An alternative for dealing with blight
David Sucher at City Comforts, the blog, reminds us that there is a better alternative to eminent domain for dealing with blight -- nuisance abatement. If a property is blighted in the literal sense of the word, require the owner to clean it up, or clean it up for him...
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