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I am thrilled to hear about Rep. Kirby's efforts to recruit Remington Arms to Tulsa, away from the taxation and tyranny of New York. I want to echo his sentiment of welcoming this industry to green country. I think this is an excellent idea and applaud the work he is doing, in this instance, for our city and state.
I have just one question though, what are Governor Fallin, Mayor Bartlett, the Tulsa City Council, the Tulsa County Commission, and the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce doing to bring these jobs to Tulsa?
I hope UTW will follow up on this to seek answers to that question and report back on their comments or efforts(if any exist) regarding this tremendous opportunity for economic development.
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In response to William, the swap meet, wanna be Bouguereau "artist" and self appointed deco diva:
Why don't you practice what you preach instead of living far outside of the urban core, south of I-44 in your detached single family suburban style home?
What a hypocrite.
Besides, most young professionals on staring salaries can't afford(or even qualify for a mortgage) for the overpriced luxury lofts that you new urbanist elitists want built in the pearl in place of the affordable housing that currently exists in the neighborhood, much less the baristas and bartenders who will work in the bars and coffeeshops you envision for the area, but empty nesting baby boomers looking to downsize and live in a state of denial in a vain attempt to deny their own mortality and symbolically reclaim their youth by living a hip urban lifestyle sure can. The argument that this is for the young people is just a straw man to cover for the real demographic this plan is catering to.
Real starving young, creative artists with talent won't be able to afford the rent for studios or apartments in the gentrified, economically gated community envisioned by Jamie Jamison either. One look $300,000+ price tag for living in his village at central park just proves that point, maybe the talentless trust funders or those who get bankrolled by the 'rents so they can pretend to be artists will be able to, but that's about it.
What a fairy tale.
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Rocky is a thousand times better than the BIZPAC Chambercrat sales tax deadbeat and the BIZPAC Chambercrat spin doctor who are running on the GOP ticket for D4.
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All you have to do is look at the unpredictability, volatility, and havoc that sales tax collections reek on city(sales tax reliant) budgets, to see why getting rid of the state income tax is a horrible idea.
Although, I would be in favor of eliminating state and federal income taxes on the overtime worked by hourly workers.
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"But others said the need for a small area plan for the Utica Avenue corridor between 11th and 21st streets was important, as well, given the competing interests at work there. Two hospitals, St. John and Hillcrest, anchor the two ends of the corridor, while two historic preservation districts -- Swan Lake and Yorktown -- are located in between. A proposal to eliminate a zoning loophole that permits commercial development along the borders of the historic districts would have had a major impact on the ability of the two hospitals to expand, while neighborhood advocates have argued they should not have to worry about such commercial encroachment."
This hospital issue is a red herring, as is the issue of commercial development along the borders of Historic Preservation(HP) Districts. The real controversy has arisen over commercial development that crosses over the borders of HP Districts, to take place inside the boundaries of HP Districts.
The real issue is between the Bumgarners and the HP Districts, namely these deviant developers use of Planned Unit Developments(PUDs) inside HP District boundaries to subvert HP zoned properties in order to permit uses and structures that would not otherwise be allowed within the boundaries of an HP District.
BTW, I don't know where the two hospitals issue originates from considering that St. John's was the only hospital that participated in the discussion that led up to the six month moratorium on PUD's in HP Districts and the call for a small area plan(SAP) for the area. Unless Hillcrest plans on expanding south past 15th Street, they have no issues in regards to conflicts with HP Districts and shouldn't have any involvement with this small area plan, that is if the intention of the SAP is to address conflicts between HP Districts and commercial development as stated in this article.
One more thing, considering that two blocks of residential properties east of the hospital that are owned by St. John's hospital(which are still unredeveloped residential properties) were left out of the boundaries of the Yorktown HP district when it was originally adopted to accommodate plans for St. John's future expansion, their sudden "concerns" about their ability for future expansion are suspect and spurious to say the least.
UTW, owes it to their readers to tell it like it is, instead of just phoning it in by parroting the script of unscrupulous developers, conflicted city officials and other special interests who spin this issue to avoid an honest discussion. It's times like these I really miss the accurate reporting of GW Shulz, who once upon a time, graced the pages of UTW and elevated this weekly to a much higher standard.
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