It’s been difficult for Iron Gate to find a larger location to move its’ soup kitchen from Trinity Episcopal Church. Tulsa County leaders have now signed off on an agreement to lease land near the jail to Iron Gate. Commissioner John Smaligo opposed the deal though. He doesn’t like the 99-year term of the lease, and has other fears, including what he says is the possibility the site could eventually become a marijuana dispensary.
But Commissioner Karen Keith doesn’t share Smaligo’s concerns. She finds it a good location for Iron Gate to perform its’ mission, and says the contract includes plenty of safeguards. Now that the county has approved the lease at West Archer and North Frisco, it will be up to Iron Gate’s board to make a final decision.