Tulsa and Jenks are still tens of millions of dollars short on plans to build a low-water dam in south Tulsa.
Leaders from both cities, along with county commissioners and the Muscogee Nation, held a public meeting Monday night about the project. Depending on which version they build, city leaders say the project is anywhere from $40 million to $90 million short. They can’t start construction until they figure out how to cover that cost.
Four options presented
Jenks Mayor Cory Box presented four options: the dam with a pedestrian bridge and amenities like river parks on both sides, one without the bridge, one without the amenities, and one with just the dam.
What each version would cost
The full version would cost about $194 million and is $90 million short when it comes to the funding citizens approved back in 2016.
The dam without the bridge or amenities would be $144 million and is $40 million short.
How it got here
Voters approved the dam in 2016 as part of the Vision Tulsa tax package. At that time, the estimated cost for the project was $80 million.
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