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Wichita City Council approves 135th Street funding, public‑art concepts and multiple contracts
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Wichita City Council approved the revised budget and change‑order authority to finish a gap on 135th Street, authorized an $8M revenue‑bond process for a 60‑unit multifamily project, approved a vendor for false‑alarm management and signed off on three public‑art concepts for the Arkansas River Westbank and other trail projects.
Wichita — The City Council on Sept. 16 approved a slate of infrastructure, housing and cultural items after a morning of proclamations and public comment.
The council voted unanimously to approve a revised budget and change‑order authority for the 135th Street West project, which will complete a missing stretch of sidewalks and multi‑use path between Central and 13th Street North. Council and staff debated whether the project should pair a 6‑foot sidewalk on one side with a 10‑foot multi‑use path on the other; staff said the 10‑foot sections come from the city’s bicycle master plans and cost estimates put 1 mile of 6‑foot sidewalk at about $174,240 and 1 mile of 10‑foot multi‑use path at about $290,400.
Council also held and closed a public hearing to authorize a letter of intent allowing Enclave West LLC to pursue roughly $8 million in multifamily housing revenue bonds for a 60‑unit project at 13th and West; staff said the project would qualify for a 50% property‑tax abatement in year one (an estimated $106,000 across…
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