WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City of Wichita is facing a budget shortfall in future years, but a local non-profit is working on a solution. Wichita Forward is a 501(c)(4) non-profit comprised of local businesses and community leaders with the goal of helping Wichita flourish. They’re proposing a 1% sales tax, a plan group leaders say would generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the city.

According to Forward Wichita’s website , the sales tax would run for seven years, and during that time it would accomplish several key goals:

1. Building a safe and resilient community, which includes investments into public safety and reducing homelessness. ($375-million)

2. Revitalization of Century II and convention space complex. ($250-million)

3. Property tax relief. ($150-million)

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