Tag: Carl Brewer
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Wichita city council: more travel on tap
At tomorrow’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, approval of more travel is on the agenda.
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Janet Miller’s junket follow-up
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, I asked a question about council member Janet Miller and her travel and got a bigger response — from the mayor, the Wichita Eagle, and the public — than I expected. Some issues are still unresolved, however.
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At Wichita city council, citizens are frustrated
Yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council provided a lesson in how frustrating it can be for citizens to interact with city government. You might even have to endure a slight insult from our mayor.
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Articles of Interest
Wichita TIF development, Kansas coal, Carl Brewer on downtown, Dick Coe on crash and recovery, Fox’s Glenn Beck.
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Wichita Downtown Revitalization Steering Council Formed
If you thought Wichita had too many councils, commissions, boards, and advisory councils, get ready for another. At yesterday’s meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer announced the formation of the Wichita Downtown Revitalization Steering Council.
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Wichita City Arts tech studio proposed
Randy Roebuck, in a presentation at the Wichita city council workshop, promoted the idea of a “digital oasis” in Wichita. It would be a place where people can go to get free help with technologies such as cell phones and computers
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YMCA – Wichita conflict of interest
A local non-profit organization, held in high esteem, seeks to purchase property owned by the City of Wichita. So what’s the problem?
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s Message to Wichitans
Here’s a message someone sent to me. It’s from Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer. It describes some of the ways that government grew in Wichita during 2008. It also promotes the mayor’s plan for greater centralized planning and control over Wichita’s future. All this government expansion leads to less prosperity, making the mayor’s wish for a…
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Wichita city hall: more evidence of lax procedures
Wichita Eagle reporting from yesterday (Past client: Developer admitted embezzling) provides more evidence of the need for improved procedures and greater accountability at Wichita city hall. In this story, investigative journalist Dion Lefler reports that Grant Gaudreau admitted stealing money from a business partner. This comes to light just after the City of Wichita nearly…
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Some Wichita communications breakdowns are more important than others
At the December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer scolded interim city manager Scott Moore for failure to communicate effectively with council members. The process, according to the mayor, “made a complete mockery of the entire process and everything we actually do.”
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer’s selective outrage
At the Tuesday December 16, 2008 meeting of the Wichita City Council, Mayor Carl Brewer expressed his displeasure with the way city staff handled its investigation of a developer the city was preparing to do business with. The problem, it seems, is largely one of communications. City staff didn’t present the council members with relevant…
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Wichita TIF Developer’s Ownership Restructuring not Very Reassuring
Recent reporting by the Wichita Eagle uncovered troubling facts from the past of a developer the city is considering partnering with.