Tulsa mayoral candidates talk plans for housing, homelessness, and more at forum

Published: Aug 03, 2024 Duration: 00:03:28 Category: News & Politics

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ELECTIONS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, BUT HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THE CANDIDATES THAT YOU'LL BE VOTING FOR AHEAD OF THE AUGUST 27TH ELECTION? FIVE OF TULSA'S MAYORAL CANDIDATES SHED LIGHT ON THEIR VIEWS AND POSITIONS REGARDING COMMUNITY ISSUES. TONIGHT AT A MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE FORUM, NEWS CHANNEL EIGHT'S LOREN HENRY IS LIVE WITH MORE ON WHERE THOSE CANDIDATES STAND AND SOME OF TULSA'S PRESSING ISSUES >>LAUREN BRENNA FROM TACKLING HOMELESSNESS TO NEW INITIATIVES THE MAYORAL CANDIDATES TOOK THE STAGE THIS EVENING LETTING TULSANS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT POLICIES THEY WILL BE VOTING FOR FIVE MAYORAL CANDIDATES TOOK THE STAGE TONIGHT, SHARING WHAT THEY PLAN TO DO IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS. IF ELECTED, I'M GOING TO WORK TO REBUILD OUR PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND WHEN YOU HAVE THESE LENGTHY PROCESSES. >>AT OUR CITY HALL IN THE FIRST 90 DAYS, IT WILL BE ABOUT MAKING SURE I APPOINT THE PERSON WHO'S GOING TO LEAD THE CITYWIDE EFFORT TO END HOMELESSNESS AS WE KNOW IT. >>BY 2030, WE'LL ESTABLISH THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES AND OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PUTTING KIDS ON A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS IN THIS COMMUNITY >>CANDIDATES SHARED THE GOALS THEY SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH AS MAYOR. >>MY GOAL IS TO ASSESS SO THAT WE CAN ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE RED TAPE. WE WILL BECOME MUCH MORE BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WITH BUSINESS. SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO FEEL YOU'RE DOING THE CITY A FAVOR. WHEN YOU CALL ON US. WE'RE DOING YOU A FAVOR BY SERVING YOU. >>CANDIDATES ALSO DISCUSSED THEIR IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO UTILIZE CITY COUNCILORS IN THEIR ADMINISTRATION. >>SO I'M ALL FOR MEETING WITH EVERYONE. I'M HEARING WHAT THEY GOT TO SAY AND KNOWING WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS WORK WITH CITY COUNCILORS TO GET THEM INTO THEIR DISTRICTS. >>AND WE JUST MEET ON OCCASION. I'M HERE TO WORK FOR YOU AND FOR THE PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE BEST VOICE OF THE PEOPLE IS GOING TO COME FROM THEIR CITY COUNCILORS >>AND A REMINDER TO VOTERS THE DEADLINE FOR VOTER REGISTRATION IS TOMORROW, AUGUST 2ND. IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING CITY ELECTION ON AUGUST 27TH, REPORTING LIVE IN STUDIO LAUREN HENRY NEWS CHANNEL EIGHT. >>LAUREN, THANK YOU. AND WE ALSO GOT TO HEAR FROM A FEW TULSA CITY COUNCILOR CANDIDATES, JACKIE DUTTON, WHO'S RUNNING FOR DISTRICT THREE, SAYS SHE'S HOPING TO TAKE OVER FOR CHRISTA PATRICK, WHO DECIDED NOT TO RUN THIS YEAR. >>AND I'VE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT FOR OVER A DECADE, SO I THINK MY EXPERIENCE WITH RELATIONSHIPS THAT I HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS WITH VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOODS, I THINK IT WILL BENEFIT, DUTTON SAYS. >>IF ELECTED, SHE WOULD USE HER FIRST YEAR AS COUNCILOR TO COMPLETE COUNCILOR PATRICK'S INITIATIVES, WHILE ALSO CREATING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS FOR FUTURE PLANS IN 2026, DUTTON WILL BE UP AGAINST SUSAN FREDERICK ON THE BALLOT AND DISTRICT ONE SEAT IS UP FOR ELECTION AS WELL. WE HEARD FROM CANDIDATE ANGELA CHAMBERS ABOUT HER PLANS TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT SO INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY POLICING ARE SOME OF THE KEY AREAS THAT I'M FOCUSED ON AS WELL AS ROADS OF COURSE, NOW, SHE SAYS IF SHE'S ELECTED, SHE WILL USE HER FIRST 30 DAYS TO FOCUS ON THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET, WHERE IT'S GOING AND IF IT'S BEING USED FAIRLY. ALSO, RUNNING FOR THE DISTRI

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