Category: Wichita city government
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Wichita water statistics update
The Wichita ASR water project produced little water in November. There were 30 days when river flow was adequate.
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Wichita checkbook 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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Wichita City Council, December 1, 2015
View video below, or click here to view at YouTube. A few relevant articles from the Wichita Eagle: Wichita city manager proposes eliminating no-bid construction projects www.kansas.com/news/local/article1085721.html Layton said last week that he intends to ask the City Council for a policy change against those no-bid contracts. The contracts became an issue after council members…
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Cash grants still in use
Wichita is moving away from the use of cash incentives for economic development, except for this.
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Wichita to consider tax abatements
Wichita considers three tax abatements, in one case forcing an “investment” on others that it itself would not accept.
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Wichita water and sewer rates proposed to rise
At its Tuesday December 1, 2015 meeting the Wichita City Council is scheduled to consider new water and sewer rates.
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For Wichita’s mayor, too many public hearings
Is the Wichita city council burdened with too many public hearings? Wichita’s mayor seems to think so.
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Wichita water optimization contract award should be reconsidered
Seeking an objective analysis of water and sewer utilities, Wichita considers a firm that has obstacles to objectivity.
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Wichita to consider three tax abatements
When considering whether to grant three property tax abatements, the Wichita city council is unlikely to ask this question: Why can’t these companies expand if they have to pay the same taxes everyone else pays?