Monroe Nichols IV
About
Monroe Nichols' platform emphasizes addressing historical injustices in Tulsa, highlighted by his proposal for a $100 million trust fund to aid descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and repair ongoing community impacts.
Campaign promises (1)
- transparencyPropose a $100 million trust to aid descendants and repair the impact of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 1:28:18
- Avg per meeting
- 8:50
- Segments
- 1002
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Top issues during term (16)(Environment)
Updated floodplain maps and resident notification
Owners newly mapped into the floodplain could face mandatory flood insurance costs; notification letters go out next month.
Household Pollutant Collection facility performance
Adding an operating day would increase staffing and facility costs, not yet quantified.
1921 Graves investigation
Moves $260,641.88 within an existing grant-funded subfund — no new city money.
Illegal dumping activity and enforcement
Cleanup and investigation costs come out of the authority's budget, and unprosecuted dumping shifts cleanup burdens onto taxpayers.
Energy facility diversion problems
NAGPRA repatriations from Gilcrease Museum
Great Tulsa Cleanup growth and recognition
About $1,200 in advertising was spent, plus t-shirts, to drive record participation.
Urban and community forestry grant
$19,587.20 in grant funds, no hit to the general fund.
Air quality concerns at 1518 E. 5th Ct.
EPA site readiness grant
$500,000 in federal funding over five years for assessment and site readiness.
Equity Indicators 2025 report findings
Floodplain map updates
Adds about $200 million in proposed projects to the city's $2.5 billion stormwater backlog.
Refuse-to-energy facility diversions
Updated Crow Creek floodplain maps adopted
Property owners newly mapped into the floodplain could face mandatory federal flood insurance costs.
Data center cumulative impact request (not reached)
Stormwater and downstream erosion at 41st and Lynn Lane
Homeowners previously paid ~$500,000 out of pocket for stormwater damage repairs.
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while IV was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.