Category: Wichita city government
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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?
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In Wichita, we’ll not know how this tax money is spent
Despite claims to the contrary, the attitude of the City of Wichita towards citizens’ right to know is poor, and its attitude will likely be reaffirmed this week.
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In Wichita, converting a hotel into street repairs
In Wichita, it turns out we have to sell a hotel in order to fix our streets.
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The Wichita economy, according to Milken Institute
The performance of the Wichita-area economy, compared to other large cities, is on a downward trend.
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Wichita to grant property and sales tax relief
Several large employers in Wichita ask to avoid paying millions in taxes, which increases the cost of government for everyone else, including young companies struggling to break through.
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Wichita bridges, well memorialized
Drivers — like me — on East Twenty-First Street in Wichita are happy that the work on a small bridge is complete, but may not be pleased with one aspect of the project.
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Beware of government arts spending
Art is too important to be dependent on politicians and injecting politics into anything inevitably tarnishes it, writes Lawrence W. Reed of Foundation for Economic Education.