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Wichita council declines proposed $400,000 settlement in long-running Kenmore TIF dispute
Summary
The Wichita City Council voted against approving a mediated settlement to resolve litigation over unpaid TIF-related loans tied to the Kenmore Shopping District, leaving about $1.88 million still listed as owed and the case headed toward trial unless another resolution is reached.
The Wichita City Council on May 20 declined to approve a mediated settlement that would have resolved the city’s lawsuit against developers over unpaid payments tied to a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) loan for the Kenmore Shopping District. The motion to accept the mediation recommendation failed on the floor of the council.
The dispute dates to a development agreement first recorded in early 2009 and an amended arrangement in 2011 tied to the sale of property at 13th and Oliver. The city’s lawsuit, filed in July 2023, seeks the remainder of a multi‑million‑dollar obligation the city says the developers failed to pay. According to city staff, about $708,000 was received previously; the city currently lists roughly $1,881,003.94 as outstanding.
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