Tulsa mayoral candidates meet at town hall

Published: Mar 25, 2024 Duration: 00:02:55 Category: News & Politics

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>> YOUR WATCHING 2 NEWS, OKLAHOMA AT 10. >> THE CANDIDATES VYING FOR TULSA'S TOP JOB OF LAID OUT THEIR PLANS TO LEAVE THE CITY INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME TONIGHT. I'M KAREN LARSEN ORGANIZES INVITED 2 NEWS OKLAHOMA'S BERTIE MYERS TO THE TOWN HALL. HE JOINS US LIVE NOW IN BRODY. IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE THE LAST ONE. >> AT BROOKSIDE TOWN HALL. WE DIDN'T GET TO HEAR FROM KAREN KEITH BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT SICK WITH SOME FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS TONIGHT. SHE WAS THERE JOINED BY STATE ROUTE MONROE NICHOLS AND CITY COUNCILOR JAMIE FOWLER. THEY SPOKE ON A HOST OF ISSUES, BUT WE DECIDED TO FOCUS ON 2 STREET PROJECTS AND AN ISSUE THAT THE TOP OF MIND FOR SO MANY TULSANS HOMELESSNESS. IT WAS THE FIRST QUESTION RIGHT FROM THE JOB. >> HOW DID THESE CANDIDATES PLAN TO TACKLE THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS IN TOWN? MONROE NICHOLS REASSERTING HIS PLAN TO APPOINT A STAFFER THAT WILL HELP CRAFT NEW SOLUTIONS. BOTTOM LINE COMPLETE WITHOUT WILL MAKE PROMISES. MEANWHILE, JAMIE FOWLER FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, HE PLANS TO WORK WITH LOCAL AGENCIES LIKE GRAND MENTAL HEALTH TO MEET AN HOUSE TULSANS WHERE THEY ARE GOING START TO BRING FOLKS OFF. THE STREET THINK VERY, VERY KAREN. KEITH HAS HER SIGHTS SET ON CUTTING RED TAPE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING NOT WORK TIME. THE CITY ALSO WORKING TONIGHT'S TOWN HALL WAS HOSTED BY THE RIVERVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. >> WHICH HAD THE IDEA A FEW MONTHS AGO AT A MEETING. CHRIS MCCABE IS A RIVERVIEW NEIGHBOR. ALL THESE CANDIDATES, ALL 3 OF THEM ARE HAVE BEEN VERY ACCESSIBLE AND READY TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CONSTITUENTS HEAR FROM THEM AND ALSO SHARE THEIR VISION FOR TULSA. ANOTHER TOPIC OF CONCERN, STREET PROJECTS. >> IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AROUND TULSA WITHOUT SEEING THOSE ORANGE CONES. KEITH SUGGESTING TULSI IMPROVES ITS STRAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH CONTRACTORS. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR MEANS THAT WE HAVE FEWER PEOPLE MEAN THAT THE PROJECT'S COST FOWLER STRIKING THE SAME TOWN. IF THERE'S LESS LESS BUSY. >> THERE'S LESS COMPETITION. THERE'S LESS COMPETITION. PRICE FOR THE PROJECT JUST GOES MICHAEL'S RELATES TO THE FRUSTRATION ON STREET PROJECTS, BUT THINK SOME TRANSPARENCY BY WAY OF A WEB PAGE FOR EACH PROJECT WOULD COST CONTACT THE CITY ARE YOU ARE. >> SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES COVERED TONIGHT. WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME TO GATHER, BUT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OTHER TIMES. THEY'RE FROM THESE CANDIDATES BETWEEN NOW AND THE ELECTION AND AUGUST. NOW WANT ADDRESS A QUESTION WE GOT FROM A VIEWER. WHY DID THEY HOST 21 UP VENUE? WELL, I'M TOLD ORGANIZERS HAVE HAD LUCK WITH THIS VENUE IN THE PAST. AND WHAT'S MORE OWNERS OFFERED IT UP FOR FREE.

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