Tulsa government, business and nonprofit leaders traveled to Kansas City earlier this month as part of the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s annual InterCity Visit — something the chamber has conducted the last 17 years.
This year’s trip included a quorum of city councilors and county commissioners and at least one presentation on how government, business and philanthropic sectors can work together to create a long-term vision. Then, the conversation turned to Project Nexus — sparking questions as to whether elected officials violated the Open Meeting Act. Councilors and county commissioners say they abided by the state statute throughout the visit.
First reported by the Tulsa World, Project Nexus is a roughly $900 million proposal backed by Williams to establish an arts and entertainment district on nine blocks in northwest downtown. The plan is to build 500,000 square feet of retail and office space as well as 540 multi-family housing units anchored by a soccer stadium for FC Tulsa…