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Council outlines $53M sales-tax proposal for sports facilities as Proposition 8; projects to be front‑loaded if voters approve
Summary
City staff presented details of Proposition 8, a proposed temporary 0.5% sales tax over five years estimated to generate about $53 million; the council discussed using roughly $46 million for sports‑facility projects (turf conversions, LED lighting, parking, restrooms) and noted any surplus must be spent on sports-user groups.
City staff described plans for Proposition 8, a proposed temporary one-half cent sales tax to fund sports-user facilities across Broken Arrow.
Charlie Bright told the council the tax, if approved, would operate for five years and is estimated to generate about $53 million in revenue over that period. He said the city has modeled a scenario that would borrow against the anticipated revenue to front-load approximately $46 million in project work and pay roughly…
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