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Citizens Bond board recommends county sales tax for new jail; commissioners formally receive recommendation
Summary
The Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Board recommended that the Board of County Commissioners seek voter approval of a county sales tax to fund a new jail. Commissioners voted to formally receive the advisory board's recommendation; no decision was made to place a measure on the ballot.
Oklahoma County commissioners on Jan. 28 formally received a recommendation from the Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Board to ask voters to approve a county sales tax to fund construction and operation of a new county jail.
The advisory board's recommendation was "received" by vote; commissioners did not vote to place a sales-tax measure on the ballot during the meeting. The formal receipt was unanimous and intended only to accept the advisory board's report, a county official said during the item.
Public commenters urged the commissioners to reconsider the need for a larger jail and to…
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