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Topeka approves $900,000 in sales-tax support for 911 Walnut development after cost increases
Summary
Council approved a restated development agreement increasing total project costs and authorizing use of up to $600,000 from the citywide half-cent sales tax and $300,000 from general city sales tax to cover roadway and site-access improvements for a Southwest Topeka development at 911 Walnut/37 Ashika Boulevard.
The governing body approved May 6 a restated development agreement tied to the Southwest Topeka Community Improvement District / tax increment finance project for a development at 911 Walnut (also cited as 37 Ashika Boulevard). The agreement reflects an increase in total project cost and authorizes capped reimbursements from two municipal sales-tax buckets to cover certain roadway and access improvements.
Rhiannon Freeman, director of planning and development, told the council that construction costs for the project had risen and that the developer requested additional public support for roadway and circulation improvements. The developer proposed using up to $600,000 of citywide half‑cent…
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