Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple speaks during a dedication of the Stryker Sports Complex. (June 4, 2021)
Jaime Green
The Wichita Eagle
This report on key park spending of the past few years was prepared by the City of Wichita in response to a request from The Eagle. The report includes major projects that have benefited the city’s private-sector partners and others that were purely park expenditures.
Opinion Editor Dion Lefler has been providing award-winning coverage of local government, politics and business as a reporter in Wichita for 27 years. Dion hails from Los Angeles, where he worked for the LA Daily News, the Pasadena Star-News and other papers. He’s a father of twins, lay servant in the United Methodist Church and plays second base for the Old Cowtown vintage baseball team. @dionkansas.bsky.social