Oklahoma City residents and visitors are encouraged to join in celebration of the installation of the anticipated “Light as a Feather” (Taking Flight) sculpture at Scissortail Park during a dedication ceremony Dec. 21. The official dedication ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the lighting at 6 p.m. on the northeast corner of Scissortail Park, near Oklahoma City Boulevard and Robinson Avenue downtown.
Oklahoma City was ranked as more affordable than every other city on the list due to its relatively low housing costs and overall cost of living. The site’s evaluations came from a metric system, which graded cities on a 100-point scale – 100 representing the best possible score. With each of the four included categories representing 25% of the overall grade, the site then broke each category down into specific qualities.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County (BGCOC) has been selected by the Oklahoma City Council as the operating partner for the youth centers proposed in MAPS 4.
The Board of County Commissioners of Oklahoma County (BOCC) recently passed a resolution establishing a jail bond oversight committee that will “act in an advisory role to assist the BOCC with regards to best practices, professional expertise, and wise and efficient use of bond sale proceeds in all aspects of the projects for the construction of a new [Oklahoma County Detention Center], including site selection, facility design, and public transparency and accountability.”
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is taking the lead in a campaign urging Oklahoma City voters to approve a $955 million school bond issue for Oklahoma City Public Schools on Nov. 8, a vote Chamber officials and other supporters describe as transformational for students, the district and Oklahoma City.
VeloCityOKC spoke with the City of Oklahoma City's Debi Martin to discuss her time working with the agency, their greatest accomplishments, and her advise for those looking to help continue to build Oklahoma City.
This past August, EMBARK, which provides bus, ferry transit, bike share and downtown parking solutions in the Oklahoma City metro area, was awarded a $6.8 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to purchase new compressed natural gas (CNG) and electrical vehicles (EV) for its fleet of buses and vans.
Throughout the last two years, the Oklahoma City metro has consistently bucked the norm when it comes to economic strength and viability when compared to other large cities. While community leaders in those cities lamented over higher-than-normal unemployment rates and lower tax revenue collections, leaders here breathed a sigh of relief as unemployment remained low and sales tax collections rebounded, even setting record highs.
