Oklahomans for Fiscal Transparency

11/09/2023

That “once in a lifetime” opportunity doesn’t seem like such an opportunity now does it…

11/09/2022

To all the countless volunteers and supporters, we thank you for your efforts and the time taken to help Protect the Future of Mayes County! We also would like to thank all that voted against the TIF to keep our county 𝐚𝐌𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠! Your voices have been heard across the state!

11/08/2022

𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒆! If Project Ocean doesn’t meet their proposed requirements (investment, jobs, etc) the tax money isn’t slated to be returned to the county. It stays within MidAmerica's “infrastructure“ portion which is solely overseen by MidAmerica. That is not transparent with taxpayers. The MidAmerica Executive team are not elected officials and are not held accountable for any funds paid by taxpayers. We will not know if MidAmerica makes proper use of funds or not without Transparency.

𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗼 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

11/07/2022

𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒆! In an article posted by Tanvi Misra in Bloomberg on Sept. 12, 2018, David Merriman, a Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, examined the impacts of TIF. "Merriman concludes that the mechanism, while helpful in some ways, leaves a lot to be desired."

Merriman, further stated later in the article, "Perhaps the biggest concern with TIF, though, is that of transparency, because of the way this mechanism effectively bypasses the public municipal budget process.

“Once a TIF is created, the operation of a TIF receives less scrutiny than other spending,” Merriman said.

"Take Chicago, where a whopping $660 million—a third of the city’s property taxes—go into its many TIF districts. Back in 2009, Chicago Reader’s Ben Javorsky and Mick Dumke called TIF spending a “shadow budget.” They uncovered documents revealing how the administration of then-Mayor Richard M. Daley used TIF money to revamp skyscrapers and dole out subsidies to large corporations in deals made behind closed doors. Not a lot appears to have changed since then: In 2017, an investigation by Crain’s Chicago Business and the Better Government Association found that under Mayor Rahm Emanuel, $55 million in TIF dollars—ostensibly meant for fighting blight—were spent to renovate Navy Pier, a glitzy waterfront tourist attraction, But TIF is good for sparking public-private partnerships that may help fund useful infrastructure that may not otherwise be appealing to investors, such as raising the height of a bridge tunnel so it can carry large trucks, for example. In the report, Merriman recommends several ways to use this tool more effectively, and make it easier for policymakers and researchers to evaluate. Most important: Cities need to be more transparent about how they are using TIF. It’s not a magic free-money generator."

“It’s a concern about why those decisions are being made,” he said, “and why there’s a public subsidy for development that might have occurred even without the subsidy.”

Source:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-12/does-tax-increment-financing-really-work-usually-no

𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!

Cities love to use Tax Increment Financing to boost development. Should they?

11/07/2022

𝐓𝐈𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒- 𝖭𝖾𝗐 𝗇𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗌 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝖿𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 - 𝖠𝗅𝗅 𝖶𝗂𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝖱𝖺𝗂𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖸𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖳𝖺𝗑𝖾𝗌

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇- 𝖬𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖾𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝖺𝗑𝖾𝗌.

𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!

11/07/2022

𝐓𝐈𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒- 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝟨𝟢 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌, 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 & 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇- 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝖠 𝖳𝖨𝖥. 𝖲𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗐? 𝖥𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾, 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 $𝟧𝟢 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝗆𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗍’𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒…𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝖺𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖬𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗌 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗊𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝖺𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗁𝖺𝗌𝗇’𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆 𝖺𝗍 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖺𝗍𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗏𝗂𝗈𝗎𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗇𝖾?

𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗡𝗢 𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝟮 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪!

11/05/2022

𝐓𝐈𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒- 𝖫𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝖨𝗇 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖭𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖶𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 & 𝗇𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗆𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌. 𝖶𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇- 𝖨𝖿 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗌 𝗅𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋? 𝖧𝗈𝗐 𝖽𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 “𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍” 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋? 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝗎𝗍𝗁 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝗍𝗈 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗂𝗇 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗈𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾, 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾, 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾 𝖫𝗂𝖿𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝖭𝖾𝖼𝗄 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖶𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋…𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗍𝖾𝗋.

𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝐭𝐡!

11/04/2022

𝐓𝐈𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒- 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖳𝖨𝖥 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌 & 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖾𝖽𝗎𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖿𝗎𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇- 𝖶𝖾 𝖼𝖺𝗇'𝗍 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌 𝗇𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗏𝖺𝗂𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗅𝗂𝗆𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒. 𝖶𝗁𝗒 𝗐𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗐𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗂𝗇 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗊𝗎𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍? 𝖨𝗇 𝖺𝖽𝖽𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 $𝟣𝟢𝟢 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗍𝖺𝗑 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗏𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗇𝖿𝖺𝗂𝗋 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗍𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗍 𝖬𝗂𝖽𝖠𝗆𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝖻𝖾𝖼𝖺𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗎𝗌𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝗈𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝖺𝗒 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖾𝗑𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖻𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖻𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗏𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝖺𝗒 𝗈𝖿𝖿 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌.

𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐨 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝐭𝐡!

11/04/2022

❗ALERT ❗

There appears to be an organized effort to steal our yard signs in Chouteau. This is not only a violation of our citizen's Freedom of Speech but also against the law! If anyone is in need of a new yard sign please contact us at [email protected].

11/03/2022

𝐓𝐈𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇

𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐏 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐒- ɪᴛ ᴅᴏᴇꜱɴ'ᴛ ᴜꜱᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴀx ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀꜱ ᴏʀ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴀʏᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ.

𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇- ɪᴛ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴅɪᴠᴇʀᴛꜱ $150 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʏᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ (ᴏᴜʀ ᴛᴀx ᴅᴏʟʟᴀʀꜱ) ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇꜱ $100 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ $50 ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴍɪᴅᴀᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛʀɪᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ, ᴍᴀʏᴇꜱ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʏ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜰʟᴜx ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴇxᴘᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱᴇ ɪɴ ɪɴꜰʀᴀꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴜꜱᴀɢᴇ.

Vote No On Proposition 2!

11/02/2022

𝑲𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑽𝒐𝒕𝒆! MidAmerica hasn't been honest with us about who can and cannot take advantage of the TIF. David Stewart, MAIP CAO, told members of Oklahomans for Transparency at the beginning of 2022 that MidAmerica could use the TIF for 𝐀𝐍𝐘 company once it passes. Yet, he repeatedly told our County Commissioners it would only be used to lure a specific company (although kept secret at the time, it was later disclosed to be Panasonic).

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐞𝐫𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭:
"If, for some unlikely reason, the TIF passes and Panasonic chooses not to come, then the TIF could be enacted at a later date and applied to another company as long as they identify themselves as "Project Ocean". Although in that case, to get the maximum benefits, they would need to match a similar level of investment and spending". For more information, follow this link:
https://www.canooers.com/post/the-tif-vote-for-panasonic-s-project-ocean?fbclid=IwAR3Bd-SFg9M8ycVeN-TIzcLVYxPOy6xrwrJV06_dO0RH7SrZvGi4BQGU4KA

Vote NO, November 8th on Proposition 2!