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Another round of emergency rental assistance funding is on its way to Tulsa. The city is receiving a $3.8 million initial disbursement from a total award of $9.5 million in the American Rescue Plan. The new funding is on top of $12 million in a previous coronavirus relief package to help pay late rent and utilities.  City COVID Relief Funds Manager Alisa Dougless said the guidance for the new funds is less restrictive. "The original was rent and utility and housing stability, but it had to have a direct or indirect relationship to COVID. This — actually, Treasury has been exceptional in re...

The City of Tulsa is now the proud owner of 30 undeveloped acres near 71st Street and U.S. 75, land that will eventually be combined with 27 adjacent, city-owned acres for a new park. City Chief of Culture and Recreation and Parks Director Anna America started working toward a new park there when she was the District 7 city councilor from 2014 to 2018. She said there isn't enough access to parks and green space in the densely developed area. "There aren't nearly as many parks, and in particular in that area, we've got a lot of apartments, thousands of people living in apartments within a 1- o...

Organizations stepping up to help residents, one week left to vacate south Tulsa apartment complex Tanya Modersitzki © Provided by KOKI Tulsa South Tulsa apartment complex in 'imminent danger,' residents have one week to move out. Tulsa City Councilors and fire department officials say they’re appalled by the conditions people are living in at Vista Shadow Mountain Apartments. Today, during the city council meeting, councilors and the fire department discussed solutions with residents who only have one week left to move. “It’s dangerous conditions. They are an immensi...

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, it's possible some of the city’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding could be used toward that, but rental availability in the city is currently low. ...

Vista Shadow Mountain Tenants Told To Move Out Within 2 Weeks All the residents in a Tulsa apartment complex are now being told they have to move out within two weeks. The Tulsa Fire Department ordered the owners of Vista Shadow Mountain Apartments to clear out residents by July 21, because of unsafe conditions in the complex. The fire department estimates about 200 people live in the complex, which is mostly vacant. A team of fire marshals spread out through the complex Thursday, planning to inspect every building and look inside every unit. Many of the buildings have water damage. Some oc...