Category: Wichita city government
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North Dakota TIF video reminiscent of Wichita
Tax increment financing (TIF) is the subject of a video presentation that is eerily cognizant of the situation in Wichita.
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Wichita Old Town TIF district illustrates cost and harm of subsidy
The closing of the Old Town tax increment financing, or TIF, district in Wichita is good news. But the expressed attitude of city council members towards TIF districts indicates that citizens must be concerned that the council will attempt to use this harmful form of developer and corporate welfare in the future.
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Eminent domain reserved for use in Wichita
As part of the plan for the future of downtown Wichita, the city council was asked to formally disavow the use of eminent domain to take private property for the purpose of economic development. The council would not agree to this restriction.
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Wichita should reject Goody Clancy plan for downtown
Wichita should reject the plan for the redevelopment or revitalization of its downtown.
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Wichita downtown planning, not trash, is real threat
While city takeover of the management of trash service is bad, the real threat to economic freedom in Wichita is downtown planning.
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Wichita Community Improvement District policy to be decided
Wichita will decide whether notifying consumers of special high-tax districts is good public policy.
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Wichita trash cooperative: gateway to mandatory recycling?
A proposed Wichita trash cooperative would lead to greater regulation of trash in Wichita, including a potential mandate to recycle.
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Wichita downtown plan focused on elite values, incorrect assumptions
Downtown Wichita planning is driven by elitist values and incorrect assumptions about the way people want to live.
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Downtown Wichita demographics not favorable
Are demographic claims made by Goody Clancy, Wichita’s downtown planning firm, real or imaginary?
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At Wichita planning commission, downtown plan approved
The Wichita Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approves the plan for downtown Wichita, despite learning of unreliable data used in the plan.
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The problem with public-private partnerships
As the City of Wichita gets ready to undertake the revitalization of downtown Wichita, we need to make sure we understand the many problems inherent in the “public-private partnership.” The following commentary by Fred L. Smith, Jr. President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute originally appeared on OpenMarket.org, and it does an excellent job explaining these…
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Wichita city hall parking garage closes
The City of Wichita, by closing its parking garage to citizens, reveals the true attitude of government towards those it governs.