Oklahoma businesses unhappy about newest expansion of Scissortail Park
One nearby business said they are being forced out because their business has slowed, forcing them to sell out.
One nearby business said they are being forced out because their business has slowed, forcing them to sell out.
One nearby business said they are being forced out because their business has slowed, forcing them to sell out.
Some Oklahoma businesses are unhappy about the newest expansion of Scissortail Park.
One nearby business said they are being forced out because their business has slowed, forcing them to sell out.
A&A Auto Parts and Salvage is across the street from Scissortail’s newest park. The salvage yard said the city has forced them out, but the city said it is a new financial opportunity for the owners.
"It’s sad to see our legacy gone," said Kimberly Ream, owner of A&A Auto Parts and Salvage.
A family-owned salvage yard along Robinson Avenue is selling the property after Scissortail Park’s newest expansion.
"We put it up for sale, and hoping somebody will come along and buy it and transform it for something that’ll be pretty for the park," Ream said.
The owners said they didn’t have plans on selling the salvage yard.
"All in all, I think the financial impact for them will be spectacular, not bad at all," said Mayor David Holt.
However, since the construction of the lower park began, they’ve lost business and it hasn't been the same since.
"If there would’ve been more access to us, I don’t think we’d be in the position we are," Ream said.
They also said the city forced them out by creating a new zoning law.
"They come in and say they rezoned this to the design district and that we had ten days to remove all the vehicles off our property or that we’d be fined," Ream said.
The city quickly took it back.
“And then they came back about an hour later and say if they made a mistake that we were grandfathered in. and that we can keep doing what we are until we sell,” Ream said.
The new owners of the property won’t be able to continue a salvage yard business.
"There was a lot of auto repair businesses on the eastern edge, and honestly I don’t think the city's done anything to push them out," Holt said.
They said they are selling the property for $5.9 million and they haven’t had any offers, so far.