O'CLOCK TONIGHT. I'M KATHRYN. OKAY, I'M JOLEEN CHANEY. WE BEGIN WITH A PACKED ROOM IN DEL CITY TONIGHT FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING. CITY LEADERS AND RESIDENTS COMING TOGETHER AGAINST THE CHOSEN LOCATION FOR NEW OKLAHOMA COUNTY JAIL AND USE FOR SATURDAY. LEON WAS THERE TONIGHT. HE JOINS US NOW WITH THE LATEST BETTER WAS LOUD. IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS PLENTY OF OUTCRY FROM RESIDENTS IN DEL CITY SAYING THEY DO NOT WANT THE NEW JAIL IN THEIR BACKYARD. THEIR CONCERN FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR NEIGHBORS AND THEIR KIDS. AND DO CITY LEADERS ARE PREPARED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION IF THE JAIL ENDS UP IN THEIR BACKYARD.
IF YOU ALL REMEMBER, WE DID RECEIVE A RESOLUTION FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL THAT SAID THAT WE'RE NOT JUST GOING TO ACCEPT THIS VOTE. WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER. >> A LEGAL TEAM AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT FOR WHAT'S RIGHT. I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE NOT ONE, NOT 2, BUT 3 LEGAL FIRMS WORKING WITH US TODAY. DO CITY LEADERS ARE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT STEP? IF OKLAHOMA CITY LEADERS DON'T DECIDE ON ANOTHER LOCATION FOR THE NEW COUNTY JAIL, IT'S OUR GOAL WAS NOT TO FIGHT THEM. OUR GOAL WAS TO FIND A PROPER LOCATION THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE THAT BEING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. IT DID NOT HAPPEN. SO WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS COMMUNITY MEMBERS VOICING THEIR CONCERNS AND ASKING QUESTIONS ON WHY OTHER LOCATIONS LIKE THE CURRENT JAIL LOCATION WON'T WORK. >> THEY'RE THE MONEY. FOLLOW THE MONEY. THE MONEY IS GOING OVER THERE. IT DOES NOT HELP OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA CITY TO HOW THE CHILL IN THE MIDDLE OF A THRIVING DOWNTOWN.
SO THEY WANT TO PUT IT ON US. >> EVEN SAYING NEIGHBORS PLAN TO LEAVE BILL CITY OF THE JAIL WAS BUILT IN THEIR BACKYARD. I TALKED TO A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS AND A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE TELLING ME THAT THE JAIL, IF IT IS APPROVED, THEY'RE SELLING THEIR HOUSE. THEY'RE MOVING OUT. THEY'RE GOING TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE WITH ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER SAYING HE EXPERIENCE WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING NEXT TO A JAIL. I LIVED IN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA AND WORKED AS A CORRECTIONS OR DETENTION OFFICER. 4 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY. I'VE SUCH SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. I COME HOME WORKING 12 HOUR SHIFT AND I HAVE SOMEONE SLEEPING SLEEPING ON MY PORCH. MY COVERED PORCH THAT I. HELP RELEASE FROM JAIL. NOT EVEN 5 HOURS AGO. JO WHITE JUNIOR WITH WHITE AND WHAT A LAW FIRM IS. ONE OF THE FIRM'S READY TO REPRESENT. DO CITY IF THEY PLAN TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION.
>> HE SAID HIS TEAM WILL BE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON .