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On November 12, Tulsans will vote on the $639 million Improve Our Tulsa capital improvements package to fund much-needed improvements to Tulsa’s basic infrastructure.

If approved, it would run 6½ years and require no tax increases. The Improve Our Tulsa package is a continuation of the $918.7 million Improve Our Tulsa program voters approved in 2013.

The Improve Our Tulsa proposals on this year’s ballot represent two years of planning and more than eight public meetings as well as extensive resident input to determine together – as a City – the projects Tulsans felt were most important.

Quick facts about Improve Our Tulsa

The Improve Our Tulsa package would NOT increase taxes. The effective sales tax rate in the Tulsa city limits would remain the same – 3.65 percent (8.517 percent overall). Property taxes in Tulsa city limits would be kept stable.
About two-thirds of the funding for the package would come from bond sales, financed with existing property taxes. The remaining third would come from a sales tax continuation.
The Improve Our Tulsa renewal proposal includes:
- $427 million in streets and transportation projects
- $193 million in capital projects, which includes funding for city facilities, parks, Tulsa Fire Department, Tulsa Police Department, Transit-MTTA, and more.
- $19 million for the city’s Rainy Day Fund, which would serve as an insurance policy against layoffs and major impacts in city services in case of an economic downturn.
- Click here for a detailed list of all proposed projects.
Capital improvements packages like Improve Our Tulsa are Tulsa’s ONLY funding source to maintain streets, bridges, parks, and public safety equipment. These initiatives – utilizing the City’s Third Penny sales tax and bond issues to fund basic infrastructure needs – have been successfully approved by Tulsans since the 1980s.

Improve Our Tulsa consists of three separate proposals that will be on the November 12 ballot.

The first ballot proposal includes funding for identified City streets and transportation systems.
The second ballot proposal would fund capital projects within the city, including public facility repairs, parks improvements, public safety and vehicle replacements, among other capital needs.
The third ballot proposal would create a standing Rainy Day fund allocation, which could be used in the event of an economic recession.

Supporters

Anchor Stone
Association of Builders & Contractors
Bank of Oklahoma
BKL Engineers
CEC Corporation
Cox Communications
Commerce Bank
Concrete Services
Cyntergy
Firefighters Local 176
Former Tulsa City Councilor Joe Williams
GH2
Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors
Hall Estill
Kirby-Smith Machinery
LandPlan Consultants
Littlefield Agency
M&M Lumber
Magnum Construction
Melton Truck Lines, Inc.
ONE Gas
ONEOK
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Saint Francis Health System
Securian Advisors MidAmerica, Inc.
Sherwood Construction
Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police
Tulsa Community Foundation
Tulsa Regional Chamber
T-G Excavating
Traffic & Lighting Systems LLC