Lots of people say they wish Wichita would utilize the Arkansas River better, and the city agrees.
“We’ve been wanting to activate the river,” says Troy Houtman, director of the Park and Recreation Department.
The question, he says, is, “What kind of things could we do?”
That might be some sort of barge service with a floating restaurant or bar, a dinner cruise, a water taxi or a tourist ride with fun facts about the city from downtown to Delano. Houtman says the city is open to ideas, so it put out a request for qualifications several months ago.
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