Updated 01-13-2011
GTR Newspapers
Tulsa has received nearly $64 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also called the “stimulus” act, for projects in the categories of crime and public safety, energy and environment, poverty and work opportunity and infrastructure. The $75 million Inner Dispersal Loop project awarded to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation has improved access to downtown Tulsa. The Tulsa Industrial Authority also was able to pass through $25 million in Recovery Zone Tax Exempt Facility Bonds to Tulsa Cancer Institute for construction of a new campus.
From the projects listed below, at least 142 jobs were directly created or sustained. Many more jobs were supported by construction companies and others that performed work under contract.
“This nationwide recovery measure has helped Tulsa as we come out of the recession,” Mayor Dewey F. Bartlett Jr. said. “We will continue to work toward full recovery in our local economy through a business-friendly environment at the City of Tulsa.”
The City of Tulsa has received grants in the following categories: crime and public safety; energy and environment; poverty and work opportunity, and infrastructure.
Stimulus funds for crime and public safety include $3,505,446 for the Community Oriented Policing Services Hiring Program, of which $581,622 has been spent. This provides salaries and benefits for 18 police officers for three years... FULL ARTICLE
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Thu, January 13, 2011
by John Cox