The City of Tulsa may have up to $350,000 to help low-income residents make repairs after severe storms last month.
There's $100,000 available now and approved by city councilors to be awarded in emergency repair grants up to $5,000. The money comes from unallocated federal community development funds.
Community Development Director Dwain Midget has asked the Tulsa Development Authority to contribute $250,000 toward the efforts. That board meets Thursday.
"So we'll find out then if we'll have more money to use, and it, too, will be based primarily off the formula that we use for our own emergency grant," Midget said.
Grants can be used for repairing electrical, plumbing, security, roofs, heating and sewer lines. A family of four can’t make more than $30,950 a year.
Resident James Alexander Junior didn't approve of the city’s plan.
"This money should not be used for this project. It should come from FEMA," Alexander said. He was the only citizen to comment on the plan during Thursday's city council meeting.
The plan was set in motion before this week’s storms.
