Quote Originally Posted by catch22 View Post
Seems clear to me that the city leaders don’t have the political ability to get OKC voters to tax themselves for the things they need to fund through the general budget and standard sales tax. They must know OKC voters won’t agree to a permanent tax hike to fund the things that need to be funded. So instead of finding a permanent solution, they are hoping to use the MAPS brand to fund these things. I’m glad they are seeking to resolve some of these problems, but they are going about it the wrong way.
Well, not necessarily, voters like the fact they feel there's some input with capital improvement projects thru MAPS. If this were apart of the general fund; it's strictly thru council representative government affirming 'aye or nay.' Much like when the city approves its budget.