WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – There is controversy at Clapp Park over a contract with a disc golf company that leases the clubhouse at the course. It was the focus of a nearly one-hour discussion during Tuesday’s Wichita City Council meeting.
Duck’s Flying Discs signed the lease in 2021, but before it did, the city did not solicit proposals from other people or businesses interested in the space.
“I understand the rush decision to try to activate the space back then, and I appreciate that there was a pilot program, but I think it’s prudent if we’re doing an RFP process for the Central Library that’s one of our spaces we should do the same thing for other facilities that the city invests in so that people have the opportunity, and I think the best idea will win at the end of the day,” Mayor Lily Wu said.
The Wichita Park and Recreation director defended the decision not to have an RFP, saying that running the clubhouse is a niche service, and they needed someone there as soon as possible.