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Resident urges Wichita to publish CID and TIF debt details amid Kinmar dispute
Summary
A public commenter told the council that community improvement districts and a Kenmore TIF lacked transparency, alleged an off‑books TIF loan and urged the city to post CID amortization schedules and retailer addresses; staff said a CID review is underway and the city will publish vetted information.
WICHITA, Kan. — During the public comment period Sept. 3, Celeste Resette urged the City Council to increase transparency around community improvement districts (CIDs) and tax increment financing (TIF), citing what she called misleading answers in the Kinmar case and a pending lawsuit to collect $2 million from Kinmar developers.
Resette said she found…
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