The Route 66 Village along old Route 66 in west Tulsa would receive $549,000 from potential Vision2 sales-tax funding, reported the Tulsa World after a Thursday meeting of the City Council.
Councilors parceled out about $158 million in quality-of-life projects if the Vision2 tax package is approved by voters on Nov. 6. Vision2 is a $748 million, 13-year plan to extend Tulsa County’s current 0.6 percent Vision 2025 sales tax.
Money for the Route 66 Village will be used to build a shelter, information center, and rest rooms.
The Route 66 Village already is home to a 154-foot-tall replica oil derrick, plus a restored steam engine (pictured above).
But it probably wouldn’t be prudent to make plans for the Route 66 Village improvements yet.
The original Vision 2025 sales-tax package — which included about $15 million for Route 66 in Tulsa County — continues to be popular. But the perception from much of the public is Vision2 is being rushed (Vision 2025 won’t expire until 2017) and not as well-conceived as its predecessor.