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Credit Lori Decter Wright The City of Tulsa and housing nonprofits are still trying to relocate residents of an apartment complex near 61st and Memorial a city councilor described as being like a "third-world" country. Between moving costs, security deposits, temporary hotel stays and other relocation costs, relocating everyone left at Vista Shadow Mountain could cost more than $600,000. Under the latest Treasury Department guidance, its possible some of the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance...

‘Vista At Shadow Mountain’ Residents Searching For New Places To Live Residents living at the Vista at Shadow Mountain apartment complex are spending the day packing after the City of Tulsa gave the owners a water shut off notice. We first told you last month that the complex told those living there they had 30 days to move, which is Wednesday. Vista at Shadow Mountain resident Sandra Jackson Edwards said she cant turn on her light without seeing sparks, water spots are covering the walls a...

A council working group tasked with finding ways to improve trust and accountability for the Tulsa Police Department is still developing potential policies

Tulsa City Councilors are set to consider a resolution Wednesday to apologize and commit to making tangible amends for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and for

Credit Oklahoma Historical Society The Tulsa City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday night acknowledging and apologizing for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It also says they and the mayor will establish a community-led process by the end of the year to look at various proposals for reconciliation, including those from a state commission 20 years ago that call for reparations. Still, the council made it clear reparations are not part of the resolution. More than two dozen people at...

Tulsa city councilors are still mulling over updates to regulations on backyard chickens. In their latest round of proposed changes discussed last week, the minimum distance for a chicken coop to be from a residence is cut from 40 feet to 35. A significant portion of the city is zoned residential with lots a minimum of 60 feet wide. District 4 Councilor Kara Joy McKee said fresh eggs can make a big difference in some Tulsans’ diets. "And if we’re at 35 feet, that eliminates a lot of people ...

Credit City of Tulsa Several city councilors said Wednesday they are concerned about Tulsa’s mask ordinance expiring April 30, but an extension is not currently on the table. In Tulsa County, COVID-19 hospitalizations are manageable and new cases rates are back to levels seen before the ordinance was enacted last summer. Despite those trends, District 4 Councilor Kara Joy McKee is not ready to drop the mandate. Wastewater testing has detected at least one coronavirus variant in the city, and...

Credit City of Tulsa Tulsas city council voted unanimously Wednesday night to extend the expiration date of the citys mask ordinance. It requires people 10 and older to wear masks in public places and was set to expire at the end of the month. It will now be in effect until midnight April 30. "This is so important to our city. We are not out of … our pandemic. Just because people are getting vaccinations does not mean this is over," Councilor Jeannie Cue said in a committee meeting Wednesday ...

Credit Matt Trotter / KWGS In a report from a COVID mitigation working group, as of Friday, the Tulsa Health Department is not recommending any additional steps from the City of Tulsa right now. "They feel that we’ve taken the most action of any municipality, quite frankly, in the state, and we’re hoping to see more participation from our nearby partners," City Councilor Lori Decter Wright, a member of the working group, told fellow councilors during a Wednesday committee meeting. Tulsa req...

Credit Rental Realities Tulsa city councilors will consider a resolution this week supporting a right to counsel for people facing eviction. The resolution also encourages tenants, landlords, mediators and courts to find solutions that will allow time to get rent paid, including through assistance programs. Councilors Kara Joy McKee and Lori Decter Wright are behind the resolution. They said they hope the resolution will send a message to judges and help steer more renters toward available, fre...