Improve Our Tulsa 3 is set for an August 8 vote.
This summer, voters will have the opportunity to vote on a third Improve Our Tulsa package funded by General Obligation Bonds and a sales tax extension.
Renewal of Improve Our Tulsa, the city’s basic streets and infrastructure program, will fund improvements to numerous city facilities and sites while also providing needed capital funding for public safety equipment and street maintenance.
Voting YES on this extension will NOT raise tax rates.
Tulsans, I’m asking you to vote yes on August 8.
As your Mayor, I have always promised to make improvements to our city that help build a better future for you and for your families. A big part of that is simply taking care of the things we already own: our streets, the emergency vehicles our first responders use to keep us safe, the parks our kids play in, and more. We have a plan for that.
On August 8, we will vote on Improve Our Tulsa, a capital improvements package. It will provide $814 million for much-needed improvements to streets, bridges, public safety equipment, parks, ADA improvements, resources to reduce homelessness and more – all without increasing our tax rate.
Please vote yes on all four propositions on August 8.
Mayor G.T. Bynum
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On August 8, 2023, Tulsans will have the opportunity to vote on Improve Our Tulsa 3 – a four-year package that will fund critical improvements to Tulsa’s streets, city facilities and equipment, and provide funding for critical housing needs in Tulsa – all without a tax increase.
Following the $918.7 million first Improve Our Tulsa package in 2013, Tulsa voters in 2019 approved a second capital improvements package, the $639 million Improve Our Tulsa 2.
The Improve Our Tulsa 3 proposals on this year’s ballot represent nearly a year of planning and numerous public meetings across the City of Tulsa, along with extensive resident input, to determine together – as a city – the projects Tulsans felt were most important.
FAQs
The Improve Our Tulsa renewal is a proposed $814 million package that will not raise taxes but will fund critical improvements to city facilities, equipment, and street infrastructure while making a substantial investment toward addressing homelessness. This renewal builds on previous Improve Our Tulsa funding packages while providing necessary funding to complete voter-approved street projects.
to fund a renewal of Improve Our Tulsa?
Proposals include a temporary 0.95 percent sales tax for streets, infrastructure, city equipment and facilities and property tax-financed General Obligation Bonds issued by the City of Tulsa.
will taxes go up?
The sales tax portion will not go into effect until the existing Improve Our Tulsa 2 sales tax expires. Because the city has managed general obligation bonds well, they will only issue new bonds as others are retired, keeping property tax rates where they are today.
receive and how does the city use it?
The City of Tulsa receives approximately 9.5888% of property tax collected in the Tulsa city limits. These funds are used for capital projects like streets, bridges, public safety and community facilities enjoyed by all Tulsans. The bulk of property taxes collected for Tulsa County go to educational needs like our school districts and Tulsa Tech.
Improve Our Tulsa renewal?
A detailed list of all proposed projects and their cost can be found here.
on the Improve Our Tulsa renewal?
The Improve Our Tulsa renewal questions are planned to be on the ballot for August 8, 2023, in the city limits of Tulsa.
Tulsa voters will be completed as promised?
The Sales Tax Overview Committee provides citizen oversight on projects approved by the citizens of Tulsa. The 21-member citizen committee meets monthly at City Hall and makes reports to the City Council. The committee publishes a report that is included annually in city utility statements.
Proposals include a temporary 0.95 percent sales tax for streets, infrastructure, city equipment and facilities and property-tax financed General Obligation Bonds issued by the City of Tulsa.
The sales tax portion will not go into effect until the existing Improve Our Tulsa 2 sales tax expires. Because the city has managed general obligation bonds well, they will only issue new bonds as others are retired, keeping property tax rates where they are today.
The City of Tulsa receives approximately 9.5888% of property tax collected in the Tulsa city limits. These funds are used for capital projects like streets, bridges, public safety and community facilities enjoyed by all Tulsans. The bulk of property taxes collected for Tulsa County go to educational needs like our school districts and Tulsa Tech.
A detailed list of all proposed projects and their cost can be found here.
The Improve Our Tulsa renewal questions are planned to be on the ballot for August 8, 2023, in the city limits of Tulsa.
The Sales Tax Overview Committee provides citizen oversight on projects approved by the citizens of Tulsa. The 21-member citizen committee meets monthly at City Hall and makes reports to the City Council. The committee publishes a report that is included annually in City utility statements.
Proposed Projects
Total Resources: $814M
Streets and Transportation: $295.8M
- Inflation Adjustment for Previously Approved Street Projects: $93.8M
- Citywide Routine and Preventive Maintenance: $68M
- Street Widening: $46M
- Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation: $24M
- Matching Funds: $21.6M
- Traffic Engineering: $19.2M
- ADA Improvements: $10M
- Sidewalks: $4.9M
- Construction Completion Incentives: $4M
- Engineering, Inspection and Testing: $3M
- Alleys: $1.2M
City Facilities: $270.4M
- Safety Training Center Driving Track Overlay: $4.4M
- BOK Center: $6.4M
- Building Improvements
- Safety and Security
- Convention Center: $18.8M
- Roof Replacement
- Building Improvements
- Safety and Security
- Tulsa Performing Arts Center: $79.7M
- Building Updates (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Fire Sprinkler, ADA, Update Dressing Rooms and Lighting)
- Chapman Hall (Reslope Seating Floor, New Seating and Aisles, New AV, Lighting, and Finishes, Acoustic Improvements, Reconfigure Pit Wall)
- Loading Dock Enclosure (Expanded and Enclosed Semi Capacity, New Passenger Elevator and Dressing Room, Additional Story Above Enclosure)
- Design and Project Management
- River Parks Maintenance Building: $5M
- Parks: $31.9M
- Page Belcher Golf Course
- Mohawk Golf Course
- Chamberlain and Berry Park Improvements
- Johnson Park Rehabilitation
- Parking Lot Rehabilitation
- Roof Repairs
- Repair and Conversion of Lighting
- Mohawk Park Facilities Rehabilitation
- Mohawk Road Repairs
- HVAC Replacements
- Regional Trail Repairs
- Internal Loop Walk Repairs
- Chamberlain Pool
- Swan Lake
- Public Safety Center: $47.5M
- Building acquisition and relocation
- Police-Courts Demolition
- Lease Courts and Jail Space from Operating Budget
- Consolidated Maintenance Facility for Tulsa Police and Fire Departments: $16M
- Zoo: $25.7M
- Children’s Zoo
- Roof Replacements
- Rainforest Rehabilitation
- Perimeter Risk Mitigation
- Gilcrease Matching Funds: $10M
- Zink Lake Infrastructure: $5M
- Citywide Facility Maintenance: $20M
Capital Equipment: $152.8M
- Tulsa Fire Department Fleet: $58.5M
- Other Vehicles/Equipment/IT: $94.3M
Housing and Neighborhoods: $95M
- Housing $75M: Combined with ARPA ($5M), DDRF ($8.1M), HOME-ARP ($5M) and Affordable Housing Trust Fund ($8.4M) and opioid settlement funds ($2.7M) to establish $104.2M Tulsa Housing Initiative
- Neighborhood Revitalization: $15M
- Kirkpatrick Heights-Greenwood Area Master Plan Implementation: $5M
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