TULSA, Okla. — Mayor Monroe Nichols launched a new series called “Community Conversations.”
City leaders are making an effort to foster community engagement. City leaders kicked off the series inside Hardesty Regional Library, meeting with neighbors in south Tulsa.
WATCH: Tulsans turn out to talk to city leaders:
The meetings are designed to create an accessible platform for people who find City Hall intimidating or challenging to navigate, especially during typical office hours.
Nichols said, “City hall works for [the people]. And I know sometimes the building is not the most accessible place to go … downtown during the day.”
The gathering gave them a chance to not only listen to the Mayor’s vision for the city but also engage directly with leaders on issues affecting their daily lives.
Stephanie Jane't, who's lived in Tulsa more than 30 years, attended the session. She was excited to hear Mayor Nichols’ vision for the city. She also had suggestions for improvements.
“I would love to see our education system improve and our ranks go back up there,” Jane't said.
2 News also listened to Adaria Watts. The two issues on top of her mind are similar to those of Tulsans in all corners of the city, “Widen the streets and getting rid of those bicycle paths, that’s what I would fix. As well as – somewhere for the homeless, mentally ill, to be housed, that’s what I would fix first."
Looking forward, Nichols is promising open ears and a helping hand at Community Conversations.
“People have a lot of ideas about what’s going on at the City,” Nichols said, “I think it’s also … they’re trying to figure out, where do we go for this issue, whether it be a street issue, an annual services issue, I’ve heard just about all of them.”
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
- East Tulsa - Monday, April 28, Hannah Hall, 1801 S. Garnett Rd., Tulsa, OK, 74128 (Council District representation: Districts 5,6,7)
- West Tulsa - Monday, May 5, Tulsa Dream Center West Campus, 4122 W. 55th Pl., Tulsa, OK, 74107 (Council District representation: District 2)
- Midtown - Thursday, May 15, OU Tulsa, Founders Hall, 4502 E. 41st St., Tulsa, OK, 74135 (Council District representation: Districts 4,9)
- North Tulsa - Monday, May 19, Tulsa Educare at Hawthorne, 3420 N. Peoria Ave., Tulsa, OK, 74106 (Council District representation: Districts 1,3)
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