Tag: Wichita city government
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Wichita City Council Selects New City Manager After 16-Year Era: November 25, 2025 Meeting Analysis
In a historic November 25, 2025 session, Wichita City Council voted 5-2 to negotiate with Dennis Marstall as next City Manager, ending Robert Layton’s 16-year tenure. Council Member Johnson raised process concerns while supporting future search. Meeting also featured housing safety advocacy and cemetery preservation updates.
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New City Manager, Settlement Drama, and Student Advocates: Wichita City Council’s First Meeting of 2026
Wichita City Council’s first 2026 meeting featured dramatic settlement negotiations, powerful homelessness testimony, impressive student healthcare advocacy, and the introduction of new City Manager Dennis Marstall. The council successfully negotiated to recover the full $219,000 owed by Genesis Health Club.
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Wichita City Council Meeting: December 2, 2025
The Wichita City Council convened on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for a comprehensive session addressing critical issues including the approval of a new City Manager, significant water and sewer rate adjustments, union contract negotiations, and affordable housing initiatives. The meeting featured passionate public testimony on food deserts and homelessness, the approval of Dennis Marstall as…
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Wichita City Council Meeting: December 9, 2025 – Animal Shelter Concerns, Neighborhood Disputes, and Routine Business
Wichita City Council’s December 9, 2025 meeting addressed animal shelter concerns with 30% euthanasia rate, neighborhood criminal activity frustrations, and approved water/sewer rate increases plus economic development bonds for major employers.
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Wichita City Council Navigates Sales Tax Details, Public Safety Innovation, and Youth Engagement
Wichita City Council deferred its performing arts center funding resolution after Mayor Wu demanded stronger taxpayer protections, including requiring private dollars fund all design costs before public matching begins. The council will hold a comprehensive January 27 workshop covering all five sales tax ballot projects. Meanwhile, QuikTrip donated funds to expand the city’s drone surveillance…
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City Hall Surrender in Genesis-Steven Ice Center Debacle Casts Doubt on Competence | Opinion
Dale Goter argues that Wichita City Hall’s quiet settlement over the Ice Center fiasco exposes years of mismanagement and undermines trust as leaders seek voter approval for an $810 million sales tax.
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The Biggest Mistake in the Wichita Sales Tax Proposal Is . . .
Dion Lefler argues that Wichita’s proposed sales tax fails as property tax relief because money collected from nonresidents would largely flow back out of the city to absentee property owners.
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Wichita Forward Moves to Quiet Sales Tax Opposition, Won’t Release Survey Data
Wichita Forward limited public criticism of its proposed 1 percent sales tax by restricting discussion at a forum and refusing to release polling data, drawing complaints from residents and city council members about transparency.
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Wichita City Council, August 7, 2025
Summary of Wichita City Council Meeting – August 7, 2025
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Wichita Employment Situation, August 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in August, most employment indicators improved slightly from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Wichita Employment Situation, July 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in July, most employment indicators worsened from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.
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Wichita Employment Situation, June 2024
For the Wichita metropolitan area in June, most employment indicators worsened from the prior month. Wichita continues to perform poorly compared to its peers.