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WichitaLiberty.TV: Where’s Wichita’s water?
Read more: WichitaLiberty.TV: Where’s Wichita’s water?To solve water supply problems, the City of Wichita seeks to impose austerity on its citizens and force them to pay for others to install water-efficient appliances that save vanishingly small amounts of water. Plus, what happened to past assurances that we had plenty of water?
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Water users, not sales tax, should pay for water
Read more: Water users, not sales tax, should pay for waterIt strikes me that people and businesses that use water should pay for the water they use including the costs of needed water resource upgrades in their monthly water bills, writes John Todd.
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Sedgwick County economic development incentives 2013 status report
Read more: Sedgwick County economic development incentives 2013 status reportSedgwick County economic development incentives 2013 status report
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Wichita TIF history and performance report
Read more: Wichita TIF history and performance reportWichita TIF history and performance Report, 2011. Prepared by Department of Finance and Office of Urban Development, City of Wichita.
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A development plan for downtown Wichita
Read more: A development plan for downtown WichitaDevelopment plan for downtown Wichita as prepared by RTKL Associates, Inc.
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Sedgwick County economic development incentives: 2005-2011
Read more: Sedgwick County economic development incentives: 2005-2011Results of all Sedgwick County forgivable loans and economic development exemptions (EDX) approved between 2005 and 2011.
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To fund government, Wichitans prefer alternatives to raising taxes
Read more: To fund government, Wichitans prefer alternatives to raising taxesWichita voters told pollsters they prefer adjusting spending, becoming more efficient, using public-private partnerships, and privatization to raising taxes.
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Wichita performs well in local government job creation
Read more: Wichita performs well in local government job creationThe Wichita metropolitan area compares well creating jobs in local government, but trails in private sector jobs.
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Kansas political signs are okay, despite covenants
Read more: Kansas political signs are okay, despite covenantsKansas law overrides neighborhood covenants that prohibit political yard signs before elections.
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In Wichita, no difference between business and government?
Read more: In Wichita, no difference between business and government?Leaders in Wichita often liken government decision making to running a business, but there are important differences. That Wichita’s leaders in both government and business do not understand this is problematic.
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In Kansas fourth district, charges of alignment with Speaker
Read more: In Kansas fourth district, charges of alignment with SpeakerCharges made on the campaign trail by Todd Tiahrt that his opponent is “Boehner’s boy” aren’t supported by Mike Pompeo’s voting record.
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Forget the vampires. Let’s tackle the real monsters.
Read more: Forget the vampires. Let’s tackle the real monsters.Public service announcements on Facebook and Wichita City Channel 7 urge Wichitans to take steps to stop “vampire” power waste. But before hectoring people to introduce inconvenience to their lives in order to save small amounts of electricity, the city should tackle the real monsters of its own creation.