Judge rules Oklahoma Turnpike Authority violated Open Meetings Act - KOKI FOX 23 TULSA

TULSA, Okla. — The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) violated the state’s Open Meetings Act erstwhile they were readying to unveil the ACCESS Oklahoma Project, according to an judge’s ruling Thursday.

ACCESS Oklahoma has been described arsenic OTA’s “new, long-range program to place and code ongoing road infrastructure needs to amended entree crossed Oklahoma.”

The ruling stated that agendas for the OTA committee meetings connected Jan. 25 and Feb. 22 violated the enactment by not referencing details astir the ACCESS Oklahoma Project, contempt the committee knowing the specifics astatine the time.

The committee discussed routes relating to the turnpike during the gathering connected Jan. 25. However, determination were nary references to these plans connected the meeting’s agenda.

The ruling besides indicated that the docket filed for the Feb. 22 gathering did not springiness announcement of the unveiling oregon treatment of ACCESS Oklahoma.

The tribunal recovered nary docket items anterior to the February gathering for the OTA committee to see oregon o.k. the authoritative unveiling of ACESSS Oklahoma.

FOX23 has antecedently reported that immoderate Oklahomans person felt lied to by OTA astir the Gilcrease Expressway extension, which is portion of OTA’s ACCESS Oklahoma plans.

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