Councils approve rezoning for QuikTrip expansion and housing projects

Tulsa councilors approved rezoning that would let a QuikTrip expand in Brookside, despite nearby residents’ concerns about commercial development encroaching on homes; the Brookside Neighborhood Association supported the change. In Ocala, the council unanimously rezoned a vacant parcel for neighborhood business and ended restrictions imposed by a 2008 developer’s agreement, allowing its owner greater flexibility to pursue church and office space. North Platte approved an agreement for a proposed development on about 66 acres, mostly housing with some light-industrial lots, with the developer covering the cost of a planned street extension. Keizer councilors voted to seek the redirection of about $1.39 million toward a Verda Lane sidewalk project. Watertown approved a change order that raises the cost of a neighborhood street reconstruction project by about $44,820, citing poor subgrade conditions and drainage and sidewalk work; savings from other city projects will cover the increase.