Tulsa City Councilors are disappointed with Mayor Bartlett’s veto of a resolution urging that the Department of Transportation NOT sell a state owned rail line. Councilors believe a sale will diminish or eliminate chances for returning passenger train service to Eastern Oklahoma. Council Chair Karen Gilbert says the vote on the resolution was unanimous, and the mayor’s opposing stance is difficult to understand.
She says the veto and what to do about it will be discussed at a committee meeting, and then a veto override attempt could be the next step.