Tag: Wichita Downtown Development Corporation
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For proposed Wichita sales tax, claims of transparency
Claims of valuing and promoting government transparency by the City of Wichita are contradicted by its taxpayer-funded surrogates.
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Would you rent space from this landlord?
Commercial retail space owned by the City of Wichita in a desirable downtown location was built to be rented. But most is vacant, and maintenance issues go unresolved.
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Questions for the next Wichita city attorney: Number 2
Will Wichita’s next city attorney continue to obstruct government transparency or be an advocate for citizens’ right to know?
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Wichita seeks to form entertainment district
A proposed entertainment district in Old Town Wichita benefits a concentrated area but spreads costs across everyone while creating potential for abuse.
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During Sunshine Week, here are a few things Wichita could do
The City of Wichita says it values open and transparent government, but the city could improve several areas of providing information and records to citizens.
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WichitaLiberty.TV: Government planning, taxes, and carbon
The City of Wichita held a workshop where the Community Investments Plan Steering Committee delivered a progress report to the city council. The document holds some facts that ought to make Wichitans think, and think hard. Then: What is the purpose of high tax rates on high income earners? Finally: Advances in producing oil and…
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As landlord, Wichita has a few issues
Commercial retail space owned by the City of Wichita in a desirable downtown location was built to be rented. But most is vacant, and maintenance issues go unresolved.
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Wichita planning documents hold sobering numbers
Planning documents released this week hold information that ought to make Wichitans think, and think hard. The amounts of money involved are large, and portions represent deferred maintenance. That is, the city has not been taking care of the assets that taxpayers have paid for.
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Wichita’s legislative agenda favors government, not citizens
Wichita’s legislative agenda contains many items contrary to economic freedom, capitalism, limited government, and individual liberty. Yet, Wichitans pay taxes to have this agenda promoted.