“In my opinion, Bill Cameron has set us up, has set up the city of Tulsa, its fans, its players, its coaches, its sponsors, the reputation of its community,” Stuart Price said. “Quite frankly I’m sorry to say Bill Cameron, who was a friend of mine, is just a big liar.”
Tulsa City Manager Jim Twombly says the city has been told by the developer that it continues to pursue a site in Jenks.
“I began discussing this (phased) approach with city leaders in each community immediately after our town halls concluded when the need for a change was evident,” Bynum said
In response to news reports this week that the Tulsa Shock may be moving, Mayor Dewey Bartlett fired off a terse letter asking the franchise to stay put.
The letter from Bartlett to William Cameron, the majority owner of the WNBA team, refers to media reports that the Shock may be relocating. Bartlett wrote the letter Tuesday, the day The Frontier first reported the team’s possible move.
On this week’s Listen Frontier podcast: Host RJ chats with Center of the Universe Festival co-founders Chris Lieberman and Phil Kaiser about the ‘music and arts experience’ they hope to give fans at this year’s event. Creative Director Cary Aspinwall and intern Alexius Burton chat about a week of wild news that involved Sister Helen Prejean and the President coming to town.
While Thursday’s ruling appears to be a death knell for the sheriff’s offices hopes at stopping the grand jury, Glanz’s attorneys may yet have a few options up their sleeves.
The meeting was called by County Commissioner and Authority Chairman John Smaligo, who told The Frontier that he supports putting the contract out to bid.
The zoning change — which is a major amendment to the original plan for the property — now goes to the City Council for its consideration.
