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Originally posted by spoonbill
There are more threats to Taylor than just a revenue generating toll bridge. Several South Tulsa intrests are willing to donate land, pay for improvements, and build parks and entertainment venues that I think she views as a threat to mid-town and down-town re-development and growth.
At this point it's a control issue.
If she signs off on it, then she gives control to the private sector (A.K.A. The People).
If she fights it, she delays the inevitable until she leaves office and moves back to Florida.
www.cousinspark.com
Intresting to see the contrast between mayors and how it affects the growth of a city.
That park is just as likely to happen regardless of who builds the bridge or where the bridge goes. Regardless it is no threat to midtown at all. If "she signs off and gives control to the people" as you say, its still going to be a toll bridge. The people will still have control of whether they want to pay to go across it or not. The only difference will be that hundreds of millions collected in tolls will go to a private business versus to the city if the city builds the bridge. That is revenue that could be used to fix our roads for instance. If the private business builds the road, the taxpayers, aka the people of Tulsa will be left with paying to widen the roads and intersections to the bridge. How is that going to help the people?
Scenario 1. One business reaps hundreds of millions in profits, Jenks gets a share of the profits as per the agreement with that business building the bridge, leaves the people of Tulsa paying for widening roads.
Scenario 2. Tulsa and Jenks makes the profits from the toll some of which can be used to maintain and widen roads in Tulsa if desired.
Butterfly park can get built either way lol.
