Candidates Discuss Economic Development
Mayoral candidates Bartlett, Taylor take sides on economic development
By ZACK STOYCOFF
Tulsa’s mayoral candidates took sides Wednesday night on economic development issues such as downtown’s stadium assessment district, zoning codes and water in the Arkansas River.
Sometimes, they even disagreed.
The discussion came in a 90-minute development-related forum hosted by the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa at the University of Tulsa.
Mayor Dewey Bartlett, 66, a Republican, and former Mayor Kathy Taylor, 58, a Democrat, told a live audience that they have clear philosophies for improving Tulsa’s economy — an emphasis on workforce development for Bartlett; and education, infrastructure and safety for Taylor.
But on whether to expand the form-based zoning code beyond the Pearl District and on downtown’s stadium assessment district, they differed widely.