Collective Power Wednesday, September 22, 2021
City officials and OSU representatives discuss plans of new projects in Stillwater Teyte Holcomb Staff Reporter
Yesterday, SGA members and county officials discussed a project that would bring new developments to the Stillwater community. These new developments, called the TIME Projects, can bring updates and changes to facilities around Oklahoma State’s (OSU) campus. Developments like a new Fire Station #2, no-kill animal shelter and new roads were presented, along with ways to pay for these new additions to Stillwater. TIME Projects discussed plans of new facilities across five schools
in the Stillwater community. Becky Taylor, chief civic innovation officer of Stillwater, discussed how speaking to schools all over Stillwater brings more awareness to the members of the community. “We knew that if we missed out on OSU we would be missing out on a huge population of Stillwater,” Taylor said. “We want to educate our community on some of the biggest needs we have, and talk together as a community about how we should pay for those.” These new projects would cost a total of $81 million and although it is not certain how these new facilities will be paid for, talks of a half-cent tax raise, as well as a bond issue were
presented as options. Christie Hawkins, a city council member and Associate Vice President of OSU, mentions how sales tax and bonds impact us all. “We talk about bond issues or raising sales tax which would affect any of the students,” said Hawkins. “A bond issue could also raise property tax, and an increase in property taxes could impact the students in terms of indirectly raising rent.” Students were also given the opportunity to register to vote, which aimed to help in the efforts of getting students more involved in the community. Trey Vanvelsor, the Student Government Association (SGA) public
affairs committee chairman, explained how bringing city officials to campus will help OSU students learn more about what is happening in the community. “I think it is important that students know what is going on in their community,” Vanvelsor said. “I want them to understand that they have a voice, and that the city council is here to listen.” Though the facilities introduced by the TIME Project are not set in stone, talks of plans to pay for these initiatives are happening throughout the Stillwater community. news.ed@ocolly.com
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