City Tax Dollars

City Trails

kindagreywolf — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:40:01 GMT

Found out today that the city trail near 14th and Peoria, that loops around into Maple park has to be re-done. This trail is the one on the Southside of the highway. It has to be moved 4 feet over. I am stymied by this as they have laid brick down on one side, similiar to to the River walk. The trail is wide enough for about 5 people to walk side by side, just like the Riverpark.
A guy putting up fencing on the north side of the highway explained that these trails are "Stop and go", as the plans keep changing.
These trails were laid last year and the basic trail was finished. Now it is going to cost more money to rip it up and lay it down again, I say at least doubling the cost of the trails.
This seems to be a constant all over Tulsa, does this send up red flags to anyone else?
How much money are we wasting because the planning committee keeps messing up? Remember the disabled ramps to no where?
Honestly, we need to go downtown and say, "STOP, STOP IT RIGHT NOW", roll up a newspaper (or grab a chair), smack them side the head and say, "No, Bad".
I can see a city planner now and then messing up, but this is to much, we are paying for way to many mistakes.

City of Tulsa Budget

MustangFanatic — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:27:13 GMT

Of all the rant and raving on what this city is spending there money on.

well here ya go.

http://cityoftulsa.org/OurCity/Budget/AnnualBudget0809.asp

for the mayor and her crew

monrio — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:09:49 GMT

stop trying to make us feel guilty because we don't want to pay anymore taxes! this shows how little consideration you have for our real problems.is this project ( the river development) going to make the gas price go down? is this going to make health insurance afordable for everyoane?is this going to ease paying our debts that go biger and biger every month?what part don't you understand ,that in order to enjoy the future we have to make it today ?and anyway,if you would've care for our children future we would dispose the garbage in an ecological way! you know ,global warming, and the investition that people of tulsa payed with their taxes and now is closed down because you decided that spreading the trash everywhere is good enoug for us.oh, I forget, the 9000 jobs that come with this. what kind of jobs?underpayed jobs ?how many jobs are there for single mothers, I mean ,decent payed so they don't have to work two jobs.and who is paying for that advertisment?why are you so desperate about that? are there any electoral campain money,or commisions? you're acting like that. if this project is so viable, there will be private businesses to donate money some other time,or maybe they will increase their donation today,or why not,maybe all the people of tulsa county that want this project to become reality, will come with some other bright ideas.if you don't know, oklahoma is the 4th poorest state in united states,but the taxes here are higher then in new jersey ,which is the richest,so please,give us a break,let us cacth our breath,stop insulting us!we're not stupid !

Another City spends $300,000 - Is this good or bad?

jd4fox23 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:29:15 GMT

Atlanta priorities — $300,000 toilets for homeless

By Bob Barr | Monday, February 25, 2008, 07:00 AM

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta’s infrastructure is crumbling. Its flagship public hospital is on life support. Its roads are among the most congested in the nation. It faces a continuing water-supply crisis. But don’t worry, the City has its priorities in order. Atlanta is about ready to unveil the latest example of how it spends its taxpayers’ dollars. The City has taken $1.5 million from its Development Authority “Homeless Opportunity Fund” and built five $300,000, state-of-the-art, technologically advanced public toilets for homeless persons to use.

Atlanta residents might legitimately ask the City exactly what “homeless opportunity” is advanced by such an expenditure, other than offering a few people the ability to relieve themselves in a public toilet with running warm water, automatic toilet paper dispensers, and piped-in music playing — get this — “What the World Needs Now is Love” (I kid you not).

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/barrcode/entries/2008/02/25/city_of_atlanta_sets_its_prior.html

debri removal

jimmie — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:26:45 GMT

with all the limbs down and pilled up why not just let folks burn the piles it dont cost much

Taxing bottled water??

jd4fox23 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:14:49 GMT

Taking a bath on water tax

BUDGET | Revenue from new fee far below what was expected

March 26, 2008

BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com

Are Chicagoans trekking to the suburbs to buy cases of bottled water -- and avoid a new nickel-a-container tax that adds $1.20 to the price of a 24-pack? Or are they making the switch to tap water to save money?

One or the other is happening. Maybe both.

ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM BRITNEY AND PARIS OVERLOAD?

patriot1947 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:23:30 GMT

Do you feel Britney, Paris,Nicole and Lindsey are really interesting enough to be on the cover of every tabloid, and news program every single day? Are you just getting nauseous from being forcefed nonstop with information about them you quit caring about long ago?

City to spend $75,000 on study to see if we need more police officers

patriot1947 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:42:44 GMT

Huh? Am I reading this right? Tulsa will spend $75,000 on research to see IF we need more police officers, then $285,000 more to research police complaints on profiling? Are you kidding me? Don't these people read the news or are they just really dumb? We have on an average of 2-5 robberies of businesses( and 2-4 of induviduals on the street,) 2-4 murders/homicides, rapes, child molestings,kidnappings,arson,drunk drivers, meth/crack houses,people breaking and entering private homes, shootings in yards and homes, EVERY DAY. How many new officers could they hire with $360,000? Hey guys, skip the studies and committees, you are apparently the ONLY people in Tulsa who don't know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we DO NEED MORE POLICE. If you have the money to do these stupid studies, you have money to hire the new officers. Kindly read the news, wake up,look around, and stop wasting our money on crap.

What do you think?

esinovic — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:04:15 GMT

The tax dollars used to purchase part of the PGA tent for the city came from the hotel tax. Every year, the city pays millions of hotel tax dollars to the Convention and Visitors Bureau to fund events like the tent at the PGA. Do you think Tulsans should have a say in how the Convention and Visitors Bureau spends that money? Do you think any of that hotel tax money should go toward other projects? Do you think that it's a good investment and that the city should spend more money to attract new business? We reported this story as an FYI. We thought you should know how the city is spending your tax dollars. Many people may agree with how the money's spent, but some of you may not. We want to hear your opinions.

Thank you for watching.

Emily Sinovic

Reporter

Keystone lake 50 years old?

FishingFools — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:24:12 GMT

What are they going to propose when Lake Keystone reaches its 50 year life span and its silted in and cant effectively control the flood waters it was designed to do when it was built some five decades ago?

What affect is this going to have on the river downstream with the new damns?