Bell's new home

[cynical]

I discovered while trying to find settlement details on OSCN in the Kurek case that Brewster & Deangelis represented another family in a "friendly suit" in 1999.  Why was Clark Brewster allowed to vote on the Bell's lease when he was on the Fair Board?  Didn't that create at a bare minimum a conflict of interest since Mr. Brewster already had an adversarial relationship with the Bells and their business?  Should he have voted on such a contract?  That seems rather corrupt to me.  I also find distaste in him dishing over details of one of the cases now as if the Bell's were the worst amusement park operators in the world.

A mere "adversarial relationship" is not enough to create a legal conflict of interest that would require Brewster to recuse.  If that was enough the Tulsa City Council would never make quorum.  Instead, there must be a current financial stake in the outcome.  If anything, because of his historical success in extracting money from the Bells operation, Brewster had a financial interest in their continuing to operate. 

[Renaissance]

Interesting tidbit I came across in an article in Urban Tulsa (SIAP):

City Councilor John Eagleton said Tulsa's ride toward a new amusement park might be climbing its way to the top. Although the councilor previously discussed a plan to reopen Bell's Amusement Park in Tulsa with Bell when the park first closed, Eagleton said the idea was just one of a number that business leaders have discussed with him.

"Robby is not the only game in town," he said.

Eagleton would not disclose the names of any others he has talked to about opening an amusement park, but some of the locations that have been discussed as possible sites for a new park include an area close to Woodland Hills Mall, land in west Tulsa and a brownfield near downtown.

Some Tulsans pointed to Murphy Brothers Exposition as the possible creator of a new amusement park. But Jerry Murphy, owner of the local amusement corporation that sets up rides and concessions temporarily for the Tulsa State Fair and six other national fairs, said he had no plans to open a permanent amusement park. Eagleton would not comment on if he had spoken with Murphy Brothers Exposition about creating a stationary amusement park in Tulsa.

Although he would not release names of businesses he has talked to, Eagleton said Tulsa needs an amusement park to fill the void left behind after the gates were closed at Bell's in 2006.

http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A30700

An amusement park downtown could be interesting.