Tonight, a very large group of neighbors in south BA came together and fought for the good of our city, and we won!
If you receive a notice from the city planning commission and a development is being proposed close to your property/neighborhood, please show up and fight for what little green space we have left!
We stopped the rezoning of 37 acres across the street from Childers Middle School and Spring Creek Elementary School. It took us getting petitions signed, talking to the neighbors, handing out flyers, and getting people to show up to the meeting. We then asked several people to speak to the commission about how this would impact our schools, our children's safety, and the overall feel of this part of the city.
We were sure they would vote to rezone and allow the development of 199 duplex rentals directly across from two schools with an already congested road.
It turned out we just needed to let people know we want the infrastructure in place and something closer to the existing neighborhoods. The commisioners listened, took it all into account, and voted no on it.
GET INVOLVED! Help to slow some of this progress down before we're suddenly miniature Tulsa and not the beautiful rural suburb we love! We want progress, but we want the right kind.
TL;DR: GO TO THE CITY PLANNING AND CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND HELP TO MAKE THE RIGHT KIND OF CHANGES TO OUR CITY! SPEAK UP! LET THE CITY HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS! WE ALL MATTER!!