Vision 2025 Neighborhood Fund Phase III projects selected

The Tulsa Neighborhood Fund Task Force has selected 47 projects to receive funding under Phase III of the Vision 2025 program. Mayor Kathy Taylor has approved all selections. “Healthy, attractive neighborhoods provide a positive impact on public safety, education and economic vitality for our city,” she said.

Citizen volunteers from each of the nine City Council districts comprise the Task Force. Members include Shirley LeRoy, District 1; Kaye Price, District 2; Karen O’Brien, District 3; Julie Hall, District 4; Joe Scott, District 5; Carole Warren, District 6; Gary Kruse, District 7; Michael Peyton, District 8; and Reuben Davis, District 9.

Neighborhoods began the application process for Phase III in May 2006, by submitting concept-screening forms to describe projects up to $25,000 each. Neighborhoods whose concepts were approved submitted more detailed applications in August 2006.

In October 2006, the Neighborhood Fund Task Force evaluated 63 applications with requests totaling $1,127,819. The Task Force recommended 47 projects to receive funding totaling nearly $800,000.
Approved projects include physical improvements to the neighborhood or assessments, evaluations, plans or designs that will serve as guides for neighborhood enhancement. Phase III project costs ranged from $660 to $25,000.

For Phase III, the Task Force gave preference to groups that did not receive funding in Phases I or II. Nine projects were funded in the Phase I pilot, in which requests ranged from $1,100 to $25,000 and totaled $141,628. During Phase II, 54 projects received a total of $1,019,124 in amounts ranging from $700 to $25,000.

Approved Phase III projects include the following:
Rosewood Neighborhood Association: signage - $660.
Reservoir Hill Neighborhood: restoration of Tulsa sign on Reservoir Hill - $22,000
Pearl District Association: signage - $3,963.08
Yahola Estates Neighborhood Association: signage - $25,000
Holland Pointe Neighborhood Association: entrance gardens - $8,319.70
Preston Woods Homeowners Association: entryway landscaping - $3,000
West O’Main Improvement Association: historical marker along Charles Page Boulevard - $15,200
Dawson Neighborhood Association: Dawson Main Street lighting - $23,407
Sun Meadow Homeowners Association: entrance renovation - $16,245.09
Cedar Crest Homeowners Association: entrance renovation - $13,657
Red Fork-Lookout Mountain: neighborhood signs - $9,224
Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood Association: historic markers - $25,000
The Timbers Homeowners Association: entrances improvement - $24,577.78
South Haven: neighborhood signs - $6,341.50
Lester Brooks I & II: neighborhood signage - $2,594.25
Carbondale 1, 2 and 3: neighborhood signs - $14,412.50
Sheridan Hills South Homeowners Association: entryway revitalization - $25,000
Riverview Neighborhood Association: neighborhood projects - $24,000
Minshall Park Homeowners Association: entrance beautification - $25,000
Whittier Square Improvement District: streetscaping - $10,750
Summit Parks Homeowners Association: neighborhood signage - $2,306
Regency Park Homeowners Association: entrance monuments - $22,411.92
Millicent Crossing Homeowners Association: tree project - $2,125
West Highlands IV: signage - $25,000
Eagle Ridge Condominium Homes Association: entrance signs - $14,900
Park Plaza East Recreation: pool project - $23,005
Quail Ridge Neighborhood Association: entrance enhancement - $16,400
Sheridan Valley Homeowners Association: entrances renovation - $22,476.36
Lacy Park Task Force: electrical outlets for North Peoria corridor - $25,000
Crescent Heights Neighborhood Association: sidewalk & trees - $24,206
Woodcrest Hills Homeowners Association: trees, landscaping - $25,000
Southern Plaza Homeowners Association: neighborhood entrance - $21,628
Southwest Chamber of Commerce: Mooser Creek greenway and trail conceptual plan - $25,000
Silver Chase: entrance retaining walls - $25,000
Crosbie Heights Neighborhood Association: gateway project - $1,000
Shadow Mountain Homeowners Association: East 61st Street landscaping - $1,765
Owen Park Neighborhood Association: signage and entryways - $18,304
North Tulsa Community Task Force: Greenwood sidewalk memorial/historical markers - $25,000
Valley Glen Pool Committee: pool project - $25,000
Silver Oaks Civic Association: entrance sign & landscaping - $17,990
Brady Heights Neighborhood Association: historic lights - $25,000
Wedgewood VI Neighborhood: landscaping - $5,700
Dunbar Neighborhood Association: landscape project - $15,680
Southern Pointe Homeowners Association: entrance improvements - $21,875
Woodlands HOA of South Tulsa: landscaping & signage - $24,632.39
Fulton Neighborhood Association: landscaping & signage - $21,526.27
Briarwood Club Inc.: park renovation - $22,883