Wichita’s city leaders say they’re working to make the process of building a new AAA baseball stadium more transparent. But they say they’ve had to operate by the minor league’s rules and the rules of competition, making public discussion of negotiations difficult. They believe the struggle to balance those different concerns will be worth it for the entire city.
Mayor Jeff Longwell pointed to private development apparently already underway around the stadium, as an example of what a good deal this will be for Wichita… even as he says the city is working to make the entire process more transparent.“If you look at cities that have been successful, the Charlottes, the Raleighs, the Oklahoma Cities, the Durhams, the Greenvilles, all of those cities have put in new stadiums and they’ve seen development around those stadiums just absolutely take off,” Longwell said Thursday morning.
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