A potential land swap to move a school sports complex away from the site of the new Oklahoma County jail has fallen through. County commissioners voted 2-1 to rescind a $6 million land deal that would have enabled the exchange.
“It’s a bad deal for the county,” said Oklahoma County Commissioner Jason Lowe, District 1. “The voters trust me to make these types of decisions, and they want one to make sure that we spend our money wisely. I’m going to watch every cent every dollar to make sure we invest correctly on what we need to do as far as going forward in Oklahoma County.”
The deal involved 33 acres at 1100 S. Eastern Avenue, which the county had planned to buy and partially swap with Crooked Oak Public Schools. The cancellation means the county will forfeit $250,000 in earnest money…