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Residents urge council to address inequities in North Tulsa as MLK parade permit is approved
Summary
Two public commenters told the council that North Tulsa residents are 'tired' of unequal treatment and urged local-led neighborhood planning; the council approved the MLK parade permit and related agenda items after public comment.
Two North Tulsa residents used the public-comment period to press the Tulsa City Council for more direct attention to longstanding neighborhood concerns while the council also approved a special-event permit for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade.
Bernice Alexander, introduced as a founding member of a North Tulsa neighborhood association, told the council she shares Dr. King’s birthday and described continuing disparities in how North Tulsa is treated by local government. “The people are tired that live there of fighting and desiring to…
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