To re-establish control over our infrastructure, reinstitute fiscal responsibility, and reduce the overreach of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
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Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
I’m probably not going to agree with you on every policy, but gotta love the bipartisan love for this idea! Let’s get ‘er done!
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
State Representative JJ Humphrey called me today and asked if I had any interest in running a Turnpike Bill he had reserved.
This has been a top concern for Oklahomans in light of the recent fee increases.
I do believe that fee increases by the government / state should be approved by the state legislature, as representatives and senators are elected by The People & the Turnpike Authority & board is not.
Oklahoma State Rep. @GabeGwoolley accepts a last minute bill before today’s 4pm deadline.
A bill is to be filled to require that any Oklahoma Turnpike fee increase proposals must be approve by the state legislature (elected by The People).
More to details to come.
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
A great step!
“Oklahoma senator files bill to boost transparency in turnpike projects”
ktul.com/news/local/oklahoma…
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Opinion: OTA’s latest solution is to put the squeeze on that captive audience by passing the costs of the $8.2 billion expansion project onto them in what is shaping up to be a series of unending toll hikes.
oklahomavoice.com/2024/12/16…
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
"Any fee increases from the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority should be approved by the state Legislature, as this would put the power back into the hands of the people via their elected officials," Woolley.
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
My colleague at the Cap (& yonder East Norman) Rep. Menz bringing the much-deserved 🔥 on OTA & their proposed toll increase! I stand with @annieforhouse & will support her proposed legislation to require legislative approval of toll increases. 💯
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
@kylehilbert first off, thank you and the AG.
We need to protect farmlands and over 600 homes from our state government as well. Please work with @PikeOffOTA to help stop the OTA from the largest land grab in our state history.
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Oklahoma turnpike users will see an average 15% increase in tolls effective Jan. 1. Via @oklahoma_voice buff.ly/4grzomc
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Just another day of living in the path of a proposed turnpike and having our rights trampled on by the OTA and other state entities and local governments... this time the Council of Bond Oversight. This is getting so old... 🤨 #lame
@Okla_OAG please continue to help us enforce these laws and if you can help us get our legislators to add some teeth to the ORA and OMA that would be great. Also if you could please let us know how the audit of the OTA is going, we would really like to see some arrests like any day now.🤞🤞🤞 Please and thank you. #okleg
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Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Please help @PikeOffOTA as we try to fix the OTA. We need everyone's help across the state to call and write their state legislators and tell them we need guardrails put on the OTA and a moratorium on any new turnpike expansion until all existing toll roads are returned to the people as free roads at the very least.
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Norman City Resolution in favor of the turnpike…fails!! Unanimously, to boot! The battle continues, (no Oklahoma municipality has ever beaten a turnpike and the OTA)…but give it up to the power of We, The “Pike People” who showed up by the hundreds! 💪
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
I know & rep many “pike people”. They’re hardworking Normanites who care about more than just their homes; they care about the environment & about the wellbeing of the citizens of Norman.
They’re also not liars.
I 🙏 for the mayor to open his heart & listen to these folks.
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Just a thank you/tribute video to @imjoshphillips and @codyjohnson for such a beautiful song. The people of Norman, OK and surrounding areas are living out this song as we speak. #music #musicvideo #tributevideo #eminentdomain #pikeoffota #stopthetollok
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Our town, Norman OK is in crisis as the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority plans to pave over 600+ homes, pollute our watersheds, & destroy our rural livelihoods. We have proven corruption data. We just need a bigger voice!
@PeteButtigieg
#NoMoreTurnpikes #PikeOffOTA
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Great job by Dr. Amy Cerato and Whitney Mullica on The Jake Merrick Show! Interview starts at the 30 minute mark.
fb.watch/tPjXBALy43/
If you would like to help our fight, please visit pikeoffota.com. Thanks!
#eminentdomain #stopthetollok #pikeoffota @PikeOffOTA
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
These folks (both conservative & liberal) & how hard they fight for what they believe gives me hope in a dark era of politics!
I stand with my friends & the good folk of @PikeOffOTA (& I invite you all to join me) in solidarity vs the turnpike that nobody wants in Norman. ✊
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Same problem different day. The Norman City Council DOES NOT HAVE TO OBEY THE OKLAHOMA TURNPIKE AUTHORITY.
youtu.be/yr4qAn4TpjA?si=Wwtc…
#pikeoffota #stopthetollok @PikeOffOTA @cityofnormanok @CityofDelCity @MidwestCityOK please stand with the people of Norman. #SaveOurWater
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
***ICYMI***
A bill making its way through the Oklahoma State Legislature would update Oklahoma’s Open Records act to require public bodies to respond to open records requests within 10 days.
DETAILS: kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma…
@kfor
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
While the Governor engages in needless litigation, the Legislature is solving the problem. There are dozens of exemptions in state law to allow one person to hold more than one public office. (contd.)
Oklahomans for Responsible Transportation retweeted
Let me introduce you to the new OTA director Joe 'Moneybags' Echelle. Pic from a General Contractors meeting in November.
See his cartoon caricature? He knows his role, and it's not to help you or me. It's to send 💰 to contractors/developers! #NoMoreTurnpikes
#PikeOffOTA
ALT Joe Echelle proudly holds a caricature drawing of him in a car filled with money bags. Next to him stands Bobby Stem. Association of General Contractors meeting, November 2023.
ALT Caricature drawing of OTA director Joe Echelle rabidly driving a car overflowing with bags of money.