Group seeks investigation into City of Sapulpa over land dealings

A series of transactions conducted by the City of Sapulpa regarding a tract of land on the northeast corner of West 81st Street and Frankoma Road is being questioned by a group of 12 citizens represented by local business owner, Jeff Whitley (Neal and Jean’s Flowers). 

They allege that city staff used controversial practices while acquiring, selling, and developing the land and have asked Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter to investigate “deceptive zoning practices, under-the-table dealings with developers, and use of city taxpayer money being used to place a sewer line to enhance the sale of property bought by the city,” according to an email from Whitley to Sapulpa Times.