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Tulsa Weathers Winter Storm, Affordable Housing Advances, and Arts Commission Chair Controversy
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Good morning, this is Tulsa Local Pulse for Thursday, February fifth.
We're waking up to a city still recovering from this week's winter storm, and city officials want you to know they were ready. According to Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, the water and sewer team logged over fifty-seven hundred hours addressing breaks, the fire department responded to twenty-six structural fires, and the city sheltered over eleven hundred people to keep them warm and safe. The mayor says most residents didn't feel like this rose to a state of emergency, though he'd like to see schools get back up and running a bit quicker next time.
Speaking of city hall, affordable housing is taking center stage this year. The mayor's office announced that the housing impact fund will be implemented as Tulsa works toward its goal of sixty thousand affordable units by twenty twenty-eight. That's paired with continued investments in our tribal nations and economic development initiatives.
There's some movement on major projects around town. Google has received approval from the Sand Springs City Council to move forward with a massive data center on eight hundred twenty-seven acres. The vote was six to one in favor, though a local grassroots group called Sand Springs Alliance has filed a lawsuit claiming city officials violated annexation policies during the process. City officials say they've been assured there are no legal issues that will stop the project.
In Tulsa sports, the Oilers made a trade move this week, acquiring forward Nathan Dunkley from the Jacksonville Icemen in exchange for Adam McMaster. Dunkley is a Campbellford, Ontario native who played junior hockey in his home province and will reunite with former Kingston teammate Josh Nelson here in Tulsa. The Oilers are hosting the Kansas City Mavericks tonight at seven oh five, and the first thousand fans get a hockey stick cooler bag with twelve-ounce beers for just three dollars.
On the cultural front, there's some tension downtown. The mayor decided not to reappoint Machele Miller Dill as chair of the Tulsa Arts Commission after her three-year term expired. Dill had been critical of how the city handled two controversial public art projects, including the recent Cry Baby Cry statue and the installation of massive art boulders near a downtown bus stop. One city councilor called the decision retaliation, though the mayor's office denies that claim.
The city is also offering something practical for folks in our community. Tulsa is handing out free firewood to area residents, thanks to a new program that's reusing storm-damaged and fallen trees. It's a nice way to turn debris into something useful.
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We're waking up to a city still recovering from this week's winter storm, and city officials want you to know they were ready. According to Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, the water and sewer team logged over fifty-seven hundred hours addressing breaks, the fire department responded to twenty-six structural fires, and the city sheltered over eleven hundred people to keep them warm and safe. The mayor says most residents didn't feel like this rose to a state of emergency, though he'd like to see schools get back up and running a bit quicker next time.
Speaking of city hall, affordable housing is taking center stage this year. The mayor's office announced that the housing impact fund will be implemented as Tulsa works toward its goal of sixty thousand affordable units by twenty twenty-eight. That's paired with continued investments in our tribal nations and economic development initiatives.
There's some movement on major projects around town. Google has received approval from the Sand Springs City Council to move forward with a massive data center on eight hundred twenty-seven acres. The vote was six to one in favor, though a local grassroots group called Sand Springs Alliance has filed a lawsuit claiming city officials violated annexation policies during the process. City officials say they've been assured there are no legal issues that will stop the project.
In Tulsa sports, the Oilers made a trade move this week, acquiring forward Nathan Dunkley from the Jacksonville Icemen in exchange for Adam McMaster. Dunkley is a Campbellford, Ontario native who played junior hockey in his home province and will reunite with former Kingston teammate Josh Nelson here in Tulsa. The Oilers are hosting the Kansas City Mavericks tonight at seven oh five, and the first thousand fans get a hockey stick cooler bag with twelve-ounce beers for just three dollars.
On the cultural front, there's some tension downtown. The mayor decided not to reappoint Machele Miller Dill as chair of the Tulsa Arts Commission after her three-year term expired. Dill had been critical of how the city handled two controversial public art projects, including the recent Cry Baby Cry statue and the installation of massive art boulders near a downtown bus stop. One city councilor called the decision retaliation, though the mayor's office denies that claim.
The city is also offering something practical for folks in our community. Tulsa is handing out free firewood to area residents, thanks to a new program that's reusing storm-damaged and fallen trees. It's a nice way to turn debris into something useful.
Thank you for tuning in to Tulsa Local Pulse. Be sure to subscribe for more daily updates on what's happening in our community. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out quietplease dot ai.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI