VISION2025

Very little of value comes easy, and so was the case for the important community improvements of Vision 2025. The City of Tulsa had brought forward civic projects in 1997 and again in 2000, but they were rejected by voters. Tulsa County on the same date in 2000 gathered voter approval for four propositions of detailed area improvement projects called "4-to-Fix-the-County". The lessons gathered from both voter rejection and approval were clear - to garner public support officials must be specific, ballot questions must be presented in menu, and inclusive of the greater area... The City of Tulsa and Tulsa County's combined efforts became the "Vision Process." Additional public meetings large and small explored citizen, official and expert perspectives on what projects were needed and practical throughout Tulsa County. A Leadership Committee was formed to guide the selection process and a Coordination Committee helped to process the proposals. In total, over 300 proposals were submitted..