Category: Wichita city government
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For Wichita city hall, ethics again an issue
Reports that the Wichita city manager’s fiancee is involved with a group seeking approval from the city for a project indicate that the city’s perspective on ethics could use reform.
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Meitzner clarifies: I’m not opposed
Wichita City Council Member Pete Meitzner clarifies his remarks, saying he supports public debate and discourse.
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Wichita TIF: Taxpayer-funded benefits to political players
It is now confirmed: In Wichita, tax increment financing (TIF) leads to taxpayer-funded waste that benefits those with political connections at city hall.
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Boeing departure presents challenge for Wichita and Kansas
The announcement of the departure from Wichita of Boeing presents challenges for the Wichita area and the state of Kansas. The response of government officials over the next few years will need to depart from past and present practice if Wichita wants to build a dynamic and sustainable economy. With a few exceptions, our current…
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Wichita falls in economic performance ranking
The City of Wichita has fallen in a ranking of the performance of its economy, according to the Milkin Institute.
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Wichita City Council sets hotel tax election date
Discussion of setting an election date provided another example reinforcing the realization that Wichita has a city council — with the exception of one member — that is entirely captured by special interests.
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Wichita petition effort successful
A petition drive to force action on a Wichita charter ordinance has gathered enough signatures, according to the election office.
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Wichita should reject tax increment financing
Wichita should reject tax increment financing for the good of the entire city.
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Wichita petition drive nears end
Wichita city leaders ought to take notice that citizens are so opposed to their actions that they will venture out in winter to gather signatures in opposition.
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TIF and other subsidies harm Wichita
Everyone who cares about Wichita — the entire city, not just special interests — ought to be opposed to the continued use of tax increment financing (TIF) districts and other forms of subsidy that direct benefits to a small group at the expense of everyone else.
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Tax increment financing: The right tool for Wichita jobs?
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is an economic development tool that uses the expected growth (or increment) in property tax revenues from a designated geographic area of a municipality to finance bonds used to pay for goods and services calculated to spur growth in the TIF district. The analysis performed for this study found TIF does…
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Giving away the store to get a store
Wichita will again chase the dream of “something for nothing” when it considers establishing a tax increment financing, or TIF, district at its December 6th meeting. The following article explains why this is a bad idea.