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Owasso committee releases Request for Interest for North Second Street redevelopment after neighborhood input
Summary
The Economic Development Committee approved release of an RFI for the North Second Street area, incorporating neighborhood feedback gathered at a June 16 public meeting; proposals are due Aug. 15 and staff expects to present results to the committee in September.
The Owasso Economic Development Committee on July 1 approved release of a Request for Interest (RFI) seeking development proposals for the North Second Street area, after staff incorporated feedback from a June 16 public input meeting.
Economic Development Manager Lynch and planning staff said they distributed flyers across the study area, met with residents and businesses on June 16 at the public library, and collected feedback forms. Fourteen participants attended the meeting and staff received nine completed feedback forms plus one later email response; staff included a summary of that input in the RFI packet.
Key public input themes captured in staff materials were: preference for mixed‑use development with some commercial frontage rather than purely residential, interest in a mix of market‑rate and income‑qualified housing (not strictly income‑restricted), preservation of neighborhood character using traditional materials (brick and siding rather than extensive glass), measures to preserve parking access for Third Street businesses, and maintaining some vehicular access from Second Street (including suggestions for narrower or one‑way configurations).
Staff said the RFI was revised to reflect that input, including adding the term "historic" into descriptive language and increasing scoring weight for community input in the selection criteria. The RFI release schedule presented to the committee sets a proposal deadline of Aug. 15; staff planned to score proposals and bring candidate responses to the committee packet for the September meeting.
Timeline and funding: staff noted one of the lots was purchased with CDBG funds, so any proposals will need to address the grant's requirements and any required income‑qualified units. Staff estimated that, if a proposal proceeds, breaking ground would likely fall in a best‑case next fall but more likely spring 2027 given environmental, utility, zoning and sitework processes; Director Feifreq estimated a 12–18 month process from concept to breaking ground in typical circumstances.
The committee voted to release the RFI on a motion by Alder Henke, seconded by Alder Tierney. The motion passed unanimously.
Quotes below are taken from the July 1 committee transcript.
