As the Wichita City Council is poised to vote on a new contract for management of the Wichita Ice Center downtown, a well-known developer is poised to kick off plans for a potential new $50 million ice center in the K-96 and Greenwich area. “I am going to propose building a new ice center in Wichita,” said Rick Worner, who is involved in major developments in Wichita, Goddard and Derby. “I have run this concept by a half dozen local Wichita people and a dozen non-Wichita people — banks, financial institutions.” Sales tax and revenue bonds, or STAR bonds, are part of the attraction. The K-96 and Greenwich area, where Worner is a partner in Greenwich Place and helped open the Wichita Sports Forum, is in a STAR bonds district. One use for potential star bonds is to build a multisport athletic facility.
Source: Wichita Eagle
