What is the status of Popeye’s? As I recall, the City agreed to demolish the old Sooner Motel and prepare the site in exchange for Popeye’s locating a restaurant there. It appears the site preparation has been complete for several months now, but no evidence of building on the site.
The City of Bartlesville has no new information regarding the construction of the promised Popeye’s restaurant at the former Sooner Motel location on U.S. Highway 75.
City Beat readers may recall the Bartlesville Development Authority was authorized some time ago to reimburse the company for the demolition of the motel to make way for construction of the new restaurant, but those funds won’t be released until the company obtains a Certificate of Occupancy from the City, which has not yet occurred.
This doesn’t mean the company isn’t making plans that the City and/or BDA are unaware of, but construction cannot start until the proper permits are obtained, and the City’s Building and Permit Office have received no applications on behalf of Popeye’s.