A $40-million bond issue for a new family justice center has been authorized, but the elusive search for a new location continues. Tulsa County Commissioner Karen Keith says the bond issue action was taken because of favorable interest rates. It doesn’t mean a site search is over. Though locations until now haven’t panned out for one reason or another, Keith says about three are under consideration, and she hopes a deal is close.
It’s been nearly two years since voters okayed funding for a new center. The new facility will include all juvenile and family court operations, and a detention center for non-violent juveniles and those in protective custody.