City approves funding for downtown master plan
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – More money is going to improve downtown Wichita after city council members unanimously approved money for the master plan.
The estimated cost is $400,000, and on Tuesday, the city council approved to invest $50,000. Sedgwick County already agreed to invest $50,000, and private donations totaled more than $300,000.
“I think it’s important that the community can see its fingerprints on the vision of this community. At that point, they are going to own it, they are going to work toward it, and hopefully, we will have community engagement. We believe in that,” said Jeff Fluhr, the president of Downtown Wichita.
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The current master plan, completed in 2010, was meant to last 15 years, but changes are needed as the city has grown.
“Our residential base in downtown has almost doubled. We’ve seen considerable growth in other industry sectors, such as office and hospitality. In addition to that, we’ve seen a number of community spaces that have been created,” said Troy Anderson, the assistant city manager.
City documents show that the current plan resulted in a $1.7 billion investment downtown and more than $760 million in the pipeline for future investment.
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