Sales Tax Opponents Say Cost Is Too High

Opponents of a sales tax to raise $121 million for improvements to the Ford Center and construction of an NBA practice facility pushed the argument Friday that the cost is too high.

Voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve the one-cent sales tax.

At a news conference Friday, Oklahoma City area resident David Glover handed out copies of an e-mail from Oklahoma City special projects manager Tom Anderson informing him that the proposal aimed at luring the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics would cost the average resident $10 per month or $150 per year.

Glover said he would support the relocation of an NBA team to Oklahoma City, but this price is too much to pay. "If I thought it would be just a penny or just a couple of pennies, I'd be for it," said Glover, who lives in The Village.

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Henry, Former Governors Endorse Tax Extension

Governor Henry and former Governors David Boren, Frank Keating and George Nigh today endorsed passage of Tuesday’s sales tax vote in Oklahoma City to improve the Ford Center.

“Oklahoma City voters have an opportunity to take a bold and visionary step seizing on the momentum of our capital city,” Henry said in a statement. “This city and state are more than ready for such a prospect.”

His statement, and the endorsement of the issue by the former governors, was released by Citizens for a Big League City campaign, a group supporting the proposal.

Oklahoma City voters on Tuesday will decide whether Oklahoma City should keep retain a present penny sales tax to raise $121 million for overhauling the Ford Center and building a practice facility to help attract the NBA Seattle SuperSonics to the city.

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