Comments on: Downtown Wichita Arena TIF District Still a Bad Idea

By: Wichita Warren Theater IRB a TIF district in disguise

Wichita Warren Theater IRB a TIF district in disguise — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:42:20 +0000

[...] this sounds confusing and complicated, it is, and is confusing by design. A while back I told the council: “I’ve come to realize that this confusion serves a useful purpose to this council, [...]

By: Estes Park repeals TIF district

Estes Park repeals TIF district — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:36:38 +0000

[...] This is in line with testimony I’ve delivered to the Wichita City Council, in which I characterized TIF districts as “a confusing arrangement that hides the reality and size of the subsidy given to TIF [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:35:02 +0000

Skelton has been for some time kept out of the loop on most issues. Mayor Brewer and Sue Schlapp do not like anyone disagreeing with them and will punish any opposition by withholding information from them. They are also recruiting opposition for Skelton in his re-election bid this coming spring. They want more “sheep” to follow them over the City’s financial cliff.

By: Jim Skelton is Frustrated

Jim Skelton is Frustrated — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:52:49 +0000

[...] council member Jim Skelton expressed his frustration with last-minute additions to the plan for the Center City South Redevelopment tax increment financing (TIF) District, commonly known as the downtown Wichita arena TIF [...]

By: SLC

SLC — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:54:38 +0000

Regretfully the above two comments are right on. We are trusting complex business decisions that involve literally hundreds of millions of dollars to a group of people that is essentially fiscally handicapped. Thanks for fighting for the poor taxpayer.

By: Wichitator

Wichitator — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:53:48 +0000

Sadly, Steve’s comment posted above is correct. We need less government control and sponsorship, not more.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:08:17 +0000

Great presentation, but 75% of the Council does not have an education pass the 12th grade. If you gave the presentation in Spanish you would have had the same response.