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Council preview: proposed March 3, 2026 sales-tax election, large developments and multiple consent items
Summary
Meeting leaders previewed the Dec. 9 and Dec. 16 council agendas, including a proposed ordinance to call a March 3, 2026 special election on a 1% city sales tax put forward by Wichita Forward; letters of intent for $8 million in multifamily bonds and $39 million in IRBs; and a proposed $191 million multi-sport complex in the K-96 Greenwood Star Bond District.
Unidentified Speaker 2 reviewed upcoming agendas for City Council meetings in December and highlighted several items that would affect budgets and development plans.
On the Dec. 9 preview, Speaker 2 said the council would consider adopting the recommendations of a property-maintenance task force, approve overnaming a portion of Ash Street for Pastor JP Dennis Jr. (sign costs quoted at about $500), and consider an ordinance calling a March 3, 2026 special election to impose a 1% city sales tax. "This proposal has been put, before you by a group called Wichita Forward," Speaker 2 said, adding that Wichita Forward would present its plan during the staff presentation.
The speaker also listed agreements on the Dec. 9 agenda, including a…
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