NewsOK: Conspiracy theories and downtown development

Good ole boy network or not, the main problem with OCURA is that it is incompetent. My disagreements with their decisions aside, it's lack of effort to even enforce the proposals it does approve is where it does the most damage. Furthermore, it seems to have an incredible knack for selecting projects that end up being proclaimed infeasible as proposed, resulting in significant downgrades and delays.

No one would care about the possible existence of good ole boy networks if OCURA could just select a development that gets built as proposed and on time, or even within a reasonable amount of time. Claims of conspiracies here or elsewhere may be unfounded, but such claims wouldn't even be made if OCURA could simply conduct its business in a competence and prudent manner in the interest of Oklahoma City and its citizens. As long as it continues to rubber stamp downgrades and delays of the projects over which it has jurisdiction, it will justifiably be criticized for its incompetence.