New plan for Ben Hill Community Center to help north Tulsa
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and last updated 2021-05-19 20:20:19-04
TULSA, Okla. â Coach Keith Reed, who some call the father to the fatherless, wants to take an empty, old community center and rebuild it into a place of potential to spread love and squash hate.
Whether it s after school or a hot summer day, kids are jammed into the Reed Foundation Center in north Tulsa. I ve been coming up here nine years now. Since I was two, it s been really fun up here, said Sherard Boyd, a 5th-grader.
There are healthy snacks to fuel up on, playtime outdoors, and above all, guidance.
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Our guest on ST is Anna America, the Chief of Culture and Recreation & Parks Director for the City of Tulsa. The Tulsa Parks Department recently presented findings from a series of public-opinion surveys it s conducted over the past several months regarding its master plan. The consulting firm known as GreenPlay was employed in the execution of these surveys, as America tells us. She adds that more than half of those surveyed said that they d probably or definitely support various potential funding sources for increasing the Parks Department s budget. Moreover, respondents indicated that the facilities most important to them were trails and pathways, neighborhood parks, and playgrounds.
Tulsa Parks Department To Discuss Results of Master Plan Survey At Public Meeting
The Tulsa Parks Department will hold a public meeting Thursday night to discuss the results from its recent master plan survey.
The Department has about $30 million tax dollars to spend over the next six years. The information they received from the survey will help them develop a 10-year master plan to improve city parks and park programs.
We spoke with the Tulsa Parks Director Anna America ahead of the meeting and she said people want to see more walking trails. She admits that was not on the department s radar, but they hope to prioritize trails in the future.