Tulsa voters approved the "Improve Our Tulsa" package last August, and now one North Tulsa neighborhood is seeing the benefits firsthand.

The Crutchfield neighborhood received $1 million dedicated entirely to community-driven improvements, meaning residents get to help decide how to transform their area.

David Bertrand, who lives in the neighborhood, understands the importance of community appearance. 2 News found him clearing brush and cleaning up branches, doing his part to enhance the area's beauty.

"The people moved out and just left it a total mess. I do work for my friend's mother. Her husband died of COVID years ago, and so I'm like a family friend," Bertrand said. "She makes me food."

Bertrand knows how appearance impacts a community's appeal.

"The outside curb areas should al

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