WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – The city of Wichita has released its first look at a proposed 2027 budget that would grow to more than $800 million.
This is up from the approximately $776 million budget approved last year.
The proposal marks the first budget proposal put forward by City Manager Dennis Marstall. He said the increase is driven largely by wage increases and added expenses, including bringing the northwest water treatment plant online and adding firefighters for a new fire station…