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Public comments emphasize downtown homelessness, substance abuse and economic impacts; neighborhood groups and water association also spoke
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged action on homelessness, mental-health and substance-abuse issues affecting downtown commerce and sales tax revenue. Speakers representing neighborhood associations described local placemaking work; another commenter referenced the American Waterworks Association and water quality concerns.
During the public-comment portion of the meeting, several residents and community representatives urged the Tulsa City Council to address homelessness, mental-health and substance-abuse issues in the downtown area, saying those issues have an observable effect on downtown commerce and sales tax revenue.
Commenters said downtown generates a substantial share of the city’s sales-tax revenue and argued that visible homelessness and substance-abuse activity can deter customers and visitors. One speaker urged the council to…
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