The Wichita City Council voted Tuesday to delay a decision on how to spend sales tax money on a downtown performing arts center.
The proposal under consideration would tie public spending on a performing arts center to private fundraising in a way that ensures the city is not on the hook for the project without matching funds from the private sector.
Specifically, the resolution would require matching funds before any of the $75 million in sales tax funds could be spent. The resolution is meant to spell out the council’s intentions. But it would be subject to change at any time and is separate from the sales tax ballot question, which, if passed, binds the city to collect and spend up to $75 million in sales tax on a performing arts center…