MAPS 3-funded Scissortail Park is nearing completion, with the upper park set to open with a four-day celebration in late September if construction goes smoothly. The lower park will not open until late next year or 2022. Maureen Heffernan, Scissortail Park Foundation director, gave an update on the park at the end of January. Scissortail […]
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Walk this way
“Along with the trail system, [sidewalks] probably touch more neighborhoods and more parts of the city than any other MAPS 3 project,” Cornett said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark the completion of phase 1 of the sidewalk project. “If you look at these sidewalks, I think they exceed expectations, which is continuing the […]
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Don’t tax ideas
As executive director of the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, I believe it’s wrong to tax ideas, inventions, brand names — all are “intangible property” that are the seeds of future growth. These are the very things that fuel new businesses and new jobs across our state. New ideas are at the core of Oklahoma’s success. […]