http://www.ignition-project.com/articles/2011/02/08/a-letter-to-the-city-of-tulsa en-us 40 Open Source Collaboration Solutions <p>I just sent this letter to the City of Tulsa via their <a href="http://www.cityoftulsa.org/reporting/general-contact.aspx">contact form</a>. This snow and lack of anyone doing anything about it is really driving me nuts.</p> <blockquote> <p>I hope this doesn&#8217;t sound too rude, but I feel like I have to say something. Why are none of the streets sanded and salted for the pending snow storm? Why weren&#8217;t they last week? I&#8217;m not sure how much salt and sand cost, but I&#8217;m sure if you were to compare the cost of salt and sand to lost tax revenue due to businesses not being able to be open, it would be cheaper to actually buy salt and sand. And that&#8217;s leaving out the part that there are a lot of people who aren&#8217;t going to be paid for this time off.</p> <p>The purpose of a government is to protect its citizens. It seems that by choosing not to adequately prepare for these storms &#8211; the worst in decades &#8211; that the City of Tulsa is choosing not to protect its citizens. I want to know why. What is more important? Whose budget is more important than the safety and financial security of the citizens of this city?</p> </blockquote> <p>Think the City of Tulsa can do better? <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tell-The-City-Of-Tulsa-To-Do-Better/126829804051989" title="Tell The City of Tulsa to Do Better">Join the Facebook page</a> someone set up for it.</p> Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:33:00 -0600 urn:uuid:e7b1b049-4f5f-42c9-90af-e9528c89ba44 Keith Gable http://www.ignition-project.com/articles/2011/02/08/a-letter-to-the-city-of-tulsa douchebags tulsa government