Mayor G.T. Bynum pitches his development plan for the southwest corner of 71st Street and Riverside Drive to city councilors Tuesday. The public meeting is at 10 a.m. in City Council chambers.
We cover the upcoming Elliot Williams trial, the city’s decision not to renew TPD’s contract with LivePD, and a story on the new TIA CEO.
City councilors are scheduled to vote on a proposal to abandon nearly nine acres of park land on the southwest corner of 71st Street and Riverside Drive and to endorse a proposed commercial development on the site that could include the state’s first REI store.
Attorneys for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office asserted the video actually failed to capture Williams moving around, eating and drinking despite his apparent paralysis.
New Tulsa International Airport CEO Mark VanLoh was hired to replace Jeff Mulder, who took a similar position at a larger airport. He was one of more than 30 people to apply for the job and will be paid approximately $200,000 a year.
Attorneys for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office are asking a federal judge to recuse himself from a high-profile civil rights lawsuit, set for trial next week. Attorneys for the plaintiff say TCSO wants to “shop for a new judge” after unfavorable rulings.
A Tulsa man arrested in 2015 after allegedly shooting a man in the neck was pronounced dead earlier this month at an area hospital.
But records related to the man’s death are unclear on exactly when and where he died.
“It would take more than excellent teachers, I realized, to provide every student with an excellent education. Yes, excellent teachers were vital, but it would also take a community.”
