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We own the 6.5 acres and smaller house, which was called the lodge or carriage house, we are friends with the owners of the large house - Red Rock Manor on 5 acres.

While no initiative petition could dictate the behavior of future city councils in terms of budgetary allocations of the general fund, the ordinance presented to the voters on March 3rd does...

Wow! Great article this week in the Oklahoma Gazette with OKC Parks Director Doug Kupper and former City Councilman Pete White explaining how this initiative is different from/complementary to the...

Here is some info: http://www.sale-tax.com/Oklahoma
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Streetcar costs seem fairly straightforward. Embark budgeted about $3 million/year for operations and maintenance.

Unfortunate title maybe? It is kinda shocking that OKC is running at about 75% of sales tax compared to most of the other top 30 largest cities for general operations. How do we fund real...

Shadid has indicated that there are many examples beside the garage and notes the $1.3 million allocation to the Boathouse Foundation from the General Fund on July 3rd as another example. Think about...

There is a 30 day period every year where OKC residents can opt out of the $3.65 monthly charge otherwise everyone is enrolled. The opt out/opt in period for OKC residents is September 1,...

http://newsok.com/article/5561051

Well said. The shortage in teachers may actually be only beginning to accelerate. We have to do something. Good article by Ben Felder this morning describing worsening teacher shortage.
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Vito's Restaurant (7521 N. May Ave) is a location for anyone to sign the Save OKC Schools Initiative Petition Mon-Sat from 5:00-10:00 pm. Can also pick-up/drop off petitions. IMO It's also the best...

Teachers in OKC Charter Schools would also receive the annual bonuses.

The tax rate would be 0.5% and would raise roughly$50 million/year for 4 years. It would be paid as an annual bonus to teachers, nurses and support staff. How the money was divided between those...

What is the commitment to blocks of rooms to the City? I am asking because I don't know. The presentation to Council on Tuesday was one and a half hours long; there was no mention of it. Seems like...

Does anyone on this board seriously believe that Robert Rowling could not do this deal without a subsidy? He has indicated that he is paying his $150 million IN CASH. No interest. He has a net worth...

The reason to deny the rezoning is about more than just saving the buildings. Corporations are now in the habit of purchasing R-1 residential lots next to their proposed development up and down the...

Currently 1/11 of the Hotel/Motel Tax (about $1.5 million/year) is set aside to give to conventions to lure them here including potentially offsetting the price of rooms. If you are correct that one...

This is incorrect. Omni does not pay a penny until the City of OKC has exhausted its $85 million commitment. We don't have the money. We have to go borrow it and use future revenue (the property tax...

Councilman Ed Shadid's Facebook page comment on Lackmeyer article:

Robert Rowling, the owner of Omni Hotels, is the 67th richest human on the planet with a net worth approaching $7 Billion. He...

Correct. Oklahoma State Statutes go out of their way to specifically restrict municipalities from implementing an income tax on "non-residents" (those who work in the city but do not reside there).

Yes people are questioning whether giving money to schools is constitutional (it is).

This is a temporary income tax as opposed to a sales tax. State statute gives municipalities the right to tax...

Short answer: It is constitutional and allowable.
In 2003 State Senator Mark Snyder posed the question to then AG Drew Edmondson who concluded in his AG opinion:
As to your question of municipal...

http://http://newsok.com/article/5553817

Filing of an Initiative Petition is imminent which would raise city funds through a temporary quarter percent income tax for a four year period in which...

It is also instructive to remember that while some city leaders protest that cities should not be involved in education, they were supportive of David Holt's 2015 legislation which would allow the...

There is a difference between taxes. Property tax spent on OKCPS would count against the schools funding formula but not sales tax or income tax.