Tag: Wichita city council
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Property rights in Wichita: Your roof
The Wichita City Council will attempt to settle a dispute concerning whether a new roof should be allowed to have a vertical appearance rather than the horizontal appearance of the old.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita’s attitude towards empowering citizens, tax credits, and school choice
The City of Wichita’s attitude towards empowering citizens, government spending through tax credits, and school choice in Kansas.
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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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WichitaLiberty.TV: Wichita outreach, city council, and entrepreneurship
A look at Wichita community outreach and communications, rewriting city council history, and entrepreneurship.
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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?
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Campaign contribution changes in Wichita
A change to Wichita city election law is likely to have little practical effect.
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Raises for Wichita mayor, council proposed
The Wichita City Council will consider pay raises for the mayor and council members.