Like cities around the country, the far-reaching impacts of Covid-19 on Wichita’s financial health have already been deep and costly, and those cuts are expected to linger for several years. With an ongoing hiring freeze, it’s likely that City Hall will continue to have 300 or more vacant positions for a period of time. It will be a while before upgrades that were planned for some of the city’s libraries, parks and sidewalks return to the budget. And the city isn’t even feeling yet the worst of some lost revenues. The city’s revenues have taken significant hits during the pandemic, but there are also some bright spots, city manager Robert Layton said.
Source: Wichita Business Journal
