Category: Wichita city government
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Downtown Wichita’s Block One, a beneficiary of tax increment financing
Before forming new tax increment financing districts, Wichita taxpayers ought to ask for progress on current districts.
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Downtown Wichita business trends
There has been much investment in Downtown Wichita, both public and private. What has been the trend in business activity during this time?
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Cargill subsides start forming
Details of the subsidy programs used to keep Cargill in Wichita are starting to take shape.
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Cash incentives in Wichita, again
The City of Wichita says it does not want to use cash incentives for economic development. But a proposal contains just that.
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Wichita debt levels
Charts of Wichita debt. Source of data is Wichita Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for years 2000 through 2015.
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Wichita business property taxes still high
An ongoing study reveals that generally, property taxes on commercial and industrial property in Wichita are high. In particular, taxes on commercial property in Wichita are among the highest in the nation.
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Wichita property tax rate: Level
The City of Wichita says it hasn’t raised its property tax mill levy in many years. For this year, the city is correct.
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Downtown Wichita tax base is not growing
There’s been much investment in downtown Wichita, we’re told, but the assessed value of property isn’t rising.
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Greater Wichita Partnership
Greater Wichita Partnership features untruthful information on its website, which casts doubt on the reliability of the organization and the City of Wichita.
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Activate Wichita, an embarrassment
A communications initiative of the City of Wichita brings embarrassment to our city.
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Wichita check register
A records request to the City of Wichita results in data as well as insight into the city’s attitude towards empowering citizens with data.
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Won’t anyone develop in downtown Wichita without incentives?
Action the Wichita City Council will consider next week makes one wonder: If downtown Wichita is so great, why does the city have to give away so much?