For more than two years through surveys and town halls, Tulsans said fixing the city streets is a priority. In November 2008, Tulsans voted to make a sizable investment in the community to provide $451.6 million in funding through the third penny sales tax and a general obligation bond issue. The two funding packages combined represent the largest investment in infrastructure in Tulsa's history.
Because money for street projects approved in 2008 comes from two different sources - the third penny sales tax and general obligation bonds - voters approved two separate propositions. Full Story
See the 2008 five-year projects and previously approved projects currently in progress.
Fix Our Streets public meetings will continue into 2010 and beyond. Here are the meetings scheduled for the first week of January:
January 4, 6 p.m. in the Schusterman-Benson Library, 3333 E. 32nd Pl. Topic of this meeting will be design of project 104745 (7.04 on Fix Our Streets Live Projects Map).
January 5, 6 p.m. in Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2550 E. 71st St. Topic of this meeting will be design of project 104262 (2.05 on Fix Our Streets Live Projects Map).
