Photograph by Malia Bennett
Below are statements from officials at the Office of Management and Enterprise Services in response to the Supreme Court’s action today upholding House Joint Resolution 1033, which provides $120 million in bond funding to begin restoring the State Capitol:
“We’re thrilled the court made the wise, easy choice to uphold funding for this critical project. I’m looking forward to personally welcoming Mr. Fent and all Oklahomans to their wonderfully restored State Capitol once this project is complete.” – OMES Director Preston L. Doerflinger
“The challenge caused only a slight delay of just a few weeks because we continued doing all the work we could, other than issuing bonds, while the court conducted its review. Exterior work should begin in the spring, just a few weeks later than initially thought. Interior work was unaffected by this review and should begin in 2016 as planned all along.” – State Capitol Project Manager Trait Thompson
