http://wichitaliberty.org/sedgwick-county-government/sedgwick-county-commission-veto-wichita-arena-tif-district/ Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://wichitaliberty.org/sedgwick-county-government/sedgwick-county-commission-veto-wichita-arena-tif-district/comment-page-1/#comment-7111 Steve Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:48:37 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=1892#comment-7111 City and County officials met with community leaders as an arena committee when the issue was first being considered and at that time Mayor Mayans wanted an arena build by private developers. Private developers did not want to build an arena larger than 7,000 seats and therefore that idea died. Mayans, then, presented a plan for the City to build an arena without increasing taxes, but the County rejected the idea and submitted a competing plan without a sales tax component. After the City agreed to the County's no tax plan, the County changed the plan to required a sales tax. The County plan did set aside over $20 millions for parking....where is the money? City and County officials met with community leaders as an arena committee when the issue was first being considered and at that time Mayor Mayans wanted an arena build by private developers. Private developers did not want to build an arena larger than 7,000 seats and therefore that idea died. Mayans, then, presented a plan for the City to build an arena without increasing taxes, but the County rejected the idea and submitted a competing plan without a sales tax component. After the City agreed to the County’s no tax plan, the County changed the plan to required a sales tax. The County plan did set aside over $20 millions for parking….where is the money?

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