The public hearings are over and the deadline is approaching for Tulsa Vision renewal ideas. Meanwhile, Broken Arrow has already decided on its approach.
Police Chief David Boggs said twenty-five hundredths of a penny will go toward streets, with the three-tenths going to public safety.
"Then public safety will be equally divided between police and fire," Boggs said. "So, we see that going before the public Nov. 10."
Boggs said they already know what the three-tenths for public safety will pay for.
"An additional 20 police officers, 20 firefighters, vehicles, equipment, apparatus and some technology," Boggs said. "Obviously, it's not possible to [hire] all those employees at once, and so there will be a blend of some capital things in the front as we start to hire people."
The streets portion will go primarily toward improvements and maintenance of city streets.
"Well, it's certainly going to be a positive difference for the motoring public, and maintenance, just like if you refer to maintenance at your house, anything you take care of lasts longer," Boggs said. "Our goal with this from a street maintenance side is to make sure that the public investment in roadway infrastructure lasts."
The streets and public safety taxes on Broken Arrow’s ballot will be separate propositions, so it’s possible only one of the two could be approved.
