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Crooked Oak officials and residents urge county to delay jail land purchase; commissioners defer vote
Summary
School leaders and parents urged Oklahoma County commissioners to pause action on a proposed jail site adjacent to Crooked Oak athletic fields, citing student safety and equity concerns; the commission deferred action on the purchase agreement until Monday to allow further review and for an absent commissioner to participate.
Commissioners for Oklahoma County on a motion approved a two-week deferment of a real estate purchase agreement involving Allen Contracting and the Oklahoma County Public Buildings Authority after extended public comment from Crooked Oak Public Schools officials and community members. The deferment came after speakers said the proposed jail site would sit next to recently acquired school athletic property and could harm students’ welfare and participation.
The Crooked Oak superintendent, Bridal Richards, told the commission she and other school leaders had been discussing a possible land swap and said, “it’s very unfair to put a jail on the backs of poor minority students, which our school is.” Richards said Crooked…
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