Broken Arrow can move forward with most of its bond proposals after the April 7 election. But its sales tax increase to improve sports facilities failed.
Tag: Broken Arrow
Posted inGovernment
Broken Arrow bets on $415M bond and a temporary sales tax hike to fund streets, sports complexes and more
The price tag of BA’s rapid growth is rising bond debt. Oklahoma cities only have so many options to fund improvements, and the city’s proposal would keep property taxes level.
Posted inYour Money
Community gardens are sprouting up across Tulsa. Find one near you.
We pulled together a list of community gardens blossoming across Tulsa and what you need to know about starting your own.
Posted inEntertainment
‘Performers want to be here’: Sunset Amphitheater to open in Broken Arrow this fall
A large outdoor concert venue will arrive in the Tulsa area, bringing jobs and economic impact. Officials say Sunset Amphitheater is “long overdue.”
Posted inCulture
Shocked by attention, Islamic Society of Tulsa prepares for hundreds at open house
About a month after the Broken Arrow City Council rejected IST’s proposal for a mosque, they’re welcoming residents into their midtown mosque Feb. 15.
Posted inSchools & Families
Third snow day on the way as Tulsa-area school districts announce closure, remote learning plans
School districts across the Tulsa metro plan to extend closures into Wednesday, citing poor road conditions after a weekend winter storm.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa churches ‘saddened’ by Broken Arrow City Council vote to deny Islamic mosque
Tulsa’s Metropolitan Baptist Church and Boston Avenue Methodist Church are backing the Islamic Society of Tulsa after its mosque proposal was denied by council.
Posted inGovernment
Broken Arrow City Council votes 4-1 to deny rezoning request for proposed Islamic mosque
After more than three hours of public comment, Broken Arrow city councilors took only a few minutes to deny a rezoning request for a proposed mosque.
Posted inGovernment
4 things to know about the proposed Broken Arrow mosque — and the debate it’s touched off
From the Islamic Society of Tulsa’s long history to a BA representative’s efforts to ban sharia law, here’s what you need to know ahead of a Monday council vote.
Posted inGovernment
What you need to know about the brewing fight over a proposed mosque in Broken Arrow
From the attorney general’s office to Tulsa’s Asian Affairs Commission, Oklahomans are preparing for a heated debate over a new mosque campus in Broken Arrow.
Posted inEntertainment
5 ways to spend your weekend in Tulsa Dec. 19-21
From Jacob Tovar’s annual Christmas concert to holiday carriage rides through the Rose District, here’s the Flyer’s top five.
Posted inGovernment
Broken Arrow residents will vote on $415M bond in April. Here’s what it would fund.
The package could fund roads, sewers and ballfields — with a half-cent sales tax increase that would end after five years.