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Streetcar fares set
Streetcars will cost $1 per ride when service begins in December. The Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority board adopted a consultant’s recommended fare schedule. Options will include a day pass for $3 and monthly pass for $32. Streetcar service is planned Monday through Saturday, with limited Sunday service for events such as NBA games.
Of note: Streetcar testing on downtown streets could begin in a few weeks, on a loop through Bricktown. Streetcars run on rails installed in downtown streets and share the road with traffic.
Council awards trail contract
The city council awarded a $2.8 million contract to C-P Integrated Services to build the third of three segments of the MAPS 3 Lake Stanley Draper trail. The finished trail will be about 10 miles long, encircling the reservoir. The first two segments already are under construction.
They said it
“The OTC has no record that John Pettis Jr. has ever filed an Oklahoma Tax Return.”
— William Muller, investigator in the Oklahoma County District Attorney’s office, in an affidavit documenting evidence against Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis. Pettis, 35, was charged Friday with embezzlement and failing to file state tax returns. In his second term on the council, Pettis has earned $12,000 per year for the past five years for his council service. Muller said the Oklahoma Tax Commission reported Pettis, “as an individual,” had no records on file with the agency.
Tweet of the week
“BREAKING: Gov. Mary Fallin vetoes bill to allow adults to carry handguns without a permit”
— @NewsOK, read coverage at @TheOklahoman/ NewsOK.com.
Streetcar construction
MAPS 3 streetcar system construction continues throughout downtown. For updates, follow the weekly downtown area traffic advisory online at okc. gov. Streetcar service is to begin in December.
Present/absent
Mayor David Holt and all eight city council members attended last week’s meeting.
The week ahead
The Oklahoma City Council meets at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 200 N Walker Ave. Police and fire departments will make presentations on their 201819 budgets.