WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Sedgwick County Commission has voted to cancel its funding contract with Wichita’s economic development organization.
Local media outlets report the commission voted 3-2 Wednesday to terminate the agreement with the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, which helps recruit new businesses and jobs to the area and helps current companies expand.
The county and the city were giving $300,000 a year for five years to the coalition, but the county is canceling that contract effective January 2016.
The agreement’s termination came after the Wichita City Council voted to block the county from amending the contract by pushing its renewal date back to September after budget talks.