Wichita City previews transit hub opening, outlines budget workshops and upcoming agendas

City Manager Dennis Marstall told the Wichita City Council the city recently held a public preview of its new transit hub and plans to begin full operations on June 6.

"If you've not seen the artwork and other features of the transit hub, encourage everyone to stop by and then we will have full operations beginning on June 6," Marstall said during his remarks. He described the preview as a soft opening and invited council and residents to view the hub’s artwork and features.

Marstall also recapped the week’s budget workshop and said staff will present a recommendation in early July, with an additional workshop scheduled for June 23. He urged residents to attend the final town hall at the Evergreen Community Center tomorrow at 9:00 a.m.; staff will compile comments from all town halls into a single report.

The manager previewed additional agenda items coming to council: an executive session on June 2 to discuss land acquisition or property purchases, more temporary construction-easement matters on June 9, and several IRB economic-development proposals. He said staff will place a DAB youth appointment discussion and an NLC civility-pledge resolution on the June 9 agenda.

Marstall closed by reminding the public of community events tied to Riverfest (parade at 6:00 p.m.; grand opening at 11:30 a.m.) and a Neighborfest at Firefighter Memorial Park starting at 10:00 a.m. He also noted about 70 attendees at a recent redlining event held at Hoppome Brewery and highlighted housing-department results in ZIP code 67214, including 375 home-repair projects completed over 25 years, 147 Habitat for Humanity homes assisted since 2014, and $9.6 million invested in the Dunar Theater for planning and rehabilitation as a community center.

No council votes or formal motions were recorded during these remarks.