Referendum to put the Arena TIF plan to a vote

This article has information about the petition process. 
Norman residents want public vote on arena and entertainment district (newsbreak.com)

Once filed, petitioners will have 30 days to collect signatures.
6200 signatures are needed to put the project plan ordinance to a public vote.
Signatures must be from registered voters who live in Norman.

A nonprofit has formed to organize the referendum petition.
See Oklahomans for Responsible Economic Development for more information (responsibleok.com)

About 40 people attended a training on how to collect signatures.
Women In Action for All Norman organized the training.
There will be a second training event on Tuesday, September 24th.

I will be at the training to answer questions about the Arena TIF plan, how it impacts the city and school budgets, and how it displaces activity from nontif businesses.