Tag: Wichita Downtown Development Corporation
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Downtown development chief to address Pachyderms
This Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Wichita Downtown Development Corporation president Jeff Fluhr. The topic is an update on “What’s up in downtown?”
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Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and City of Wichita refuse to follow Kansas Open Records Act
On October 15 I made a request under the Kansas Open Records Act, asking for agendas and minutes of the board meetings of the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation for 2009. The City of Wichita, and later the WDDC, denied this request. In its denial, the city stated: “The WDDC is a non-profit organization. Such entities…
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Press availability: WDDC refuses to follow Kansas Open Records Law
Recently Bob Weeks submitted records requests to the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation. While organized as a non-profit corporation, the WDDC, because it receives its funding from property taxes, is subject to the Kansas Open Records Act. But the WDDC and the City of Wichita have refused to recognize the fact that the WDDC is a…
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If Wichita truly seeks community input in downtown planning …
As Wichita begins to plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, city leaders say they want everyone to be involved. All ideas are welcome and appreciated, they say. In a recent city council meeting, Mayor Brewer said “we need every person’s ideas, recommendations, and their opinion. … Being quiet and then complaining about it later…
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Wichita downtown Q-Line an expensive ride
On the first Friday in June — that’s the outdoor music night in Old Town Wichita — I went downtown. One of the things I did was to ride the Q-Line. That’s the free trolley or shuttle bus that provides service in Old Town and downtown, including Exploration Place. I rode the entire route, and…
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Wichita press release mislabels Wichita Downtown Development Corporation
After selecting a firm to assist with the planning for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, the city issued a press release that contains a mischaracterization of a Wichita institution.
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Wichita planning firm hopefuls make pitch
This past Tuesday and Wednesday, the four planning firms that were selected as finalists for the master plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita made their public presentations.
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DeBoer plan for Wichita downtown redevelopment largely realized
Hundreds of millions have already been spent for downtown redevelopment and what do we have to show for it? In contrast, look at the benign neglect the city has had on the thriving east and west sides of town where projects on Maize and Webb roads have prospered despite heavy property taxes.
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Downtown Wichita presentations: what’s the point?
As part of its effort to revitalize downtown Wichita, the city wants to hire a planning firm. Four firms have been selected as finalists. Tuesday and Wednesday, (September 22 and 23), the firms will make public presentations as part of the selection process. I had through that it would be great if the public would…