IN THIS CASE, BUT NO DATE HAS BEEN SET AS OF NOW. THANK YOU. OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS POINTING THE FINGER OF BLAME AT OKLAHOMA CITY LEADERS SAYING THEY'RE SLOWING DOWN PROGRESS ON A NEW JAIL WAS FORCED TAYLOR MITCHELL WITH DETAILS. >> WEDNESDAY MORNING, ALL 3, OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STANDING AS A UNITED FRONT ASKING OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALS TO QUICKLY VOTE ON THE REZONING REQUEST AT THE CHOSEN JAIL SITE. >> IT'S TIME FOR THE 2. ALL ROAD. WE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. ALL 3 OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSING THEIR FRUSTRATION WITH THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL. >> URGING THEM TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO REZONE THE CHOSEN JAIL SITE AT EAST GRAND BOULEVARD IN SOUTH EAST. 15TH STREET ISN'T MANY UNITED CHOICE.
IT IS A UNITED COLLECTIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE 3 OF US THAT WE WANT THE CITY TO ACT AND ACT AS MOST EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE. >> BECAUSE OF WHAT'S AT STAKE. COMMISSIONERS SAY THE COUNTY IS AT RISK OF LOSING BOND FUNDS AND 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN ARPA FUNDS. WE HAVE THIS MONEY. SET ASIDE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER THAT WE WE REALLY DO NOT WANT TO LOSE. COMMISSIONERS SAY THE CITY HAS ALREADY PUT THEM BEHIND AFTER THEY WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS FOR ONLY THE CITY TO DENY ORIGINAL REQUEST TO BUILD THE JAIL NEAR WILL ROGERS AIRPORT. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHO PUT US IN THIS POSITION.
NOW WE'RE SORT OF BEHIND THE 8 BALL COMMISSIONERS FEEL. CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALS ARE STALLING THE PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE HUGE OPPOSITION TOWARDS THE SITES THEY'VE SEEN HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS FOR US TO VOTE ON AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED AROUND IT. SO, YEAH, I THINK IT'S VERY IT'S ONE OF THINGS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP. >> WE NEED THEM TO TAKE IT UP. AND WHEN HE DID THE LEAD AND DO THE RIGHT THING, OKLAHOMA CITY LEADERS SAYING A SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE PROPOSED OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL FACILITY WAS FILES WITH THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY ON THURSDAY.
MARCH 14TH. >> WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAIL NOTICES TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PROPOSED SPECIAL PERMIT BOUNDARY AT LEAST 20 DAYS BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. WE'RE MOVING THE REQUEST THROUGH THE PROCESS. NO HEARING DATES HAVE BEEN SET YET. >> IN THE MEANTIME, COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY'VE STARTED DRILLING ON THE LAND, BUT THEY'RE ALSO DRILLING AND OTHER PROPOSED SITES AS WELL. THEY'RE THE SAME SITES WE'VE LOOKED BEFORE. >> WE'RE NOT READY TO SAY WHAT THOSE ARE THERE ARE OTHER SITES. WE ARE STILL COME FORWARD. >> IN OKLAHOMA COUNTY TAYLOR MITCHELL, OKLAHOMA'S NEWS. 4 MEAN WHILE DEL CITY OFFICIALS ARE PREPARING TO .