Planning the Intrust Bank Arena, Sedgwick County, Kansas

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Planning the Arena

Online Public Forum

The INTRUST Bank Arena will make a large and long-term impact on downtown Wichita. Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita are working together to create a neighborhood that will make downtown a vibrant community and destination point for years to come, in an atmosphere that provides for future economic development and enhances quality of life in an exciting center city. This area includes: INTRUST Bank Arena, Old Town entertainment district, WaterWalk, Proposed Art District, Proposed Century II expansion, Eaton Place block and Transit Center.

To share your comments on the INTRUST Bank Arena in regards to architecture, design, site selection, or other important visit our arena online public forum.

Arena Timeline

Sedgwick County has outlined a schedule of major milestones in the INTRUST Bank Arena project to help citizens understand the timeline and potential opportunities for input. Additional information will be added to the timeline and more specific details as we move along in the process.

Proposed Usage by Square Foot

About the INTRUST Bank Arena Project

Video

Arena Workshop January 17, 2006 1 hour 13 min
1st District Commissioner Dave Unruh with Commissioner Winters Downtown Arena 19 min 52 min

1st District Commissioner Dave Unruh and Assistant County Manager Ron Holt Downtown Arena 17 min 9 sec

1st District Commissioner Dave Unruh and 3rd District Commissioner Tom Winters Downtown Arena 11 min 24 sec

Citizen Design Review Committee

A group of citizens who will obtain input from the community about the design of the Arena and provide input to the Sedgwick County Building Design Team.

Arena Citizen Design Committee

Arena Neighborhood Development Plan

INTRUST Bank Arena History and Archives

Governor Signs Arena Bill:

On April 4, 2005, Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed the INTRUST Bank Arena tax bill authorizing Sedgwick County to collect a one percent sales tax beginning July 1, 2005 for 30 months. The sales tax will end no later than December 2007 and the INTRUST Bank Arena will open the end of 2008/early 2009. The INTRUST Bank Arena will be a 15,000 basketball seat, multi-purpose entertainment arena, with a cost of $184.5 million.

Architectural and Engineering Services:

On April 19, Sedgwick County posted a Request For Proposal for architectural & engineering services to design and construct the new INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita.

On June 7, Sedgwick County received three proposals for the INTRUST Bank Arena Architectural and Engineering Services. For more information on responses to RFP click here.

Property Acquisition:

The land required for construction of the arena has been purchased in downtown Wichita. Most of the tracts of land were purchased through a voluntary purchase process with the landowners. The following information will be helpful for those interested in understanding the property acquisition and displaced persons rights and benefits through this process.

Arena Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan:
Community Input Process

Public meetings:

Previous open-house meetings have been held to provide information about the INTRUST Bank Arena, the site selection process, and the Arena Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan and to obtain citizen feedback.