Are Opportunity Zones providing the opportunities Wichita needs?

“We’re only as strong as our weakest link,” said Brandon Johnson, Wichita City Councilman.

He’s talking about Wichita’s  weakest neighborhoods and the plan to get them growing again.  But, the help isn’t coming as fast as hoped.

Rundown neighborhoods, food deserts, a lack of jobs are all problems that define some parts of Wichita.  Fixing those problems is no easy task.  The city has a plan in the works, but is it working?

The  goal is to help the entire city do better by growing businesses in the poorest parts of town by using something called Opportunity Zones.