A coalition of Wichita boosters working to shape the future of the city’s riverfront has announced its first — tentative — public meeting date.
The group says it wants to put the community’s vision for the future of the east bank of the Arkansas River downtown on paper as the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan. A primary focus will be connecting the east bank with the ballpark development on the west bank, downtown and development to the north to the Keeper of the Plains.
It’s inviting members of the public to attend a meeting, scheduled tentatively for July 31. It plans other meetings to collect ideas.
“Because the sensitivity of this area, because so much of it is public land, we really believe the public needs to go along the entire journey and hear all of the discussions,” said Jon Rolph, co-chair of the Greater Wichita Partnership.
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