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If you aren’t watching the @NonDocMedia and @NEWS9 Oklahoma County candidate forum, you are missing a genuinely entertaining conversation about property taxes.
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Small update: @Okla_OAG has dismissed his lawsuit against the board in Oklahoma County without prejudice, leaving the door open for future legal action.
At today’s SCSB meeting, Ben Gamla’s application for initial authorization fell short of approval in a 4-3 vote. Five affirmative votes are required for approval.
"Welcome to the rollercoaster ride," Chairman Brian Shellem said. "Unfortunately, that is where we stand." | #oklaed
Farley said a lack of clarity may have contributed to the decline.
"The prospect of a court yanking the rug out from under the school was something that a lot of parents just had a lot of concern about. So (a) higher court ruling would certainly be helpful."
Ferate said he would not be surprised if Ben Gamla files a motion for contempt as a result of today's action.
"We will have to see what they do. But being a lawyer, I presume that is probably what is going to come."
.@brettfarley, an attorney and member of Ben Gamla's board, said the lack of approval is a "setback."
"We are obviously disappointed. We were very excited about the prospect of starting the school, so this is a setback, but it is not the end."
Just weeks after the order was published, a letter revealed dwindling enrollment projections. Although the school projected more than 300 students at one point, it recently projected 10.
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A Sept. order from the Western District of Oklahoma granting a preliminary injunction opened the door for SCSB to approve the school's application. You can read the full order below:
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At today’s SCSB meeting, Ben Gamla’s application for initial authorization fell short of approval in a 4-3 vote. Five affirmative votes are required for approval.
"Welcome to the rollercoaster ride," Chairman Brian Shellem said. "Unfortunately, that is where we stand." | #oklaed
“The judge will issue a ruling, and whoever does not like that is going to appeal to the 10th Circuit and so on, and so forth, and frankly, probably all the way up until we break the four-to-four tie at the Supreme Court.” — Hiram Sasser | #oklaed
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“The judge will issue a ruling, and whoever does not like that is going to appeal to the 10th Circuit and so on, and so forth, and frankly, probably all the way up until we break the four-to-four tie at the Supreme Court.” — Hiram Sasser | #oklaed
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If voters approve SQ 847, #Oklahoma's assessment increase cap for homesteaded and agricultural properties would drop from 3% to 1.75%. The cap on valuation increases for other property types would change from 5% to 4%.
Learn more from @KevReports.
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“On the one hand, your property taxes will grow slower than they currently do. But on the other hand, there will be less property tax revenue for local services over the years.” — Aanahita Irani Ervin
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“I go in their homes and I see them on their worst day. I have seen the struggles and tried to help them figure out how to afford things and where to get help for things.” — Andrea Biscardi
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Credential denial meant 12,000 steps, two changes out of wet socks, and an awkward exchange during a shouting match between protestors and supporters of Trump.
My dispatch from Durant:
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On a shuttle to the Trump event.
Bus driver “well the good thing is if Trump says it’s pouring, the news is going to say it was bone dry.”
“He just did a jaywalking and didn’t want to identify himself.” — EPD Officer Lucas DeRose.
The latest from @OlssonInquiry is worth your time.
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