Daily Archives: May 12, 2010

Haysville settles jail fees lawsuit with Sedgwick County

May 12, 201012:12 p.m.

Sedgwick County commissioners this morning agreed to settle with the city of Haysville over jail fees for about $46,000.

Haysville was one of several cities in the county that had refused to pay an hourly fee the county began assessing in 2008 for inmates housed in jail on municipal-only charges.

Under the settlement, Haysville will pay $46,534 to settle back fees for 2008 and 2009, including interest.

The cities of Goddard and Park City also have settled with the county.

Wichita has repeatedly said it will not pay the fees. A judge recently ruled that the county has the right to charge the fees.

By Deb Gruver | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments

Intrust Bank Arena nets nearly $1 million in first three months

May 12, 201010:51 a.m.

Intrust Bank ArenaIntrust Bank Arena has made nearly $1 million in its first three months, Sedgwick County commissioners learned this morning.

Net building income for the arena, paid for by a 30-month, 1 percent sales tax, is $973,878 for the first three months of the year.

Gross income for the arena for the first three months hit just less than $2.3 million, and building operating expenses were about $1.3 million.

Attendance in March was greatest at the Elton John and Billy Joel concert, which brought in 13,988 people. Gross ticket sales for that event reached more than $1.6 million.

The March 11 Bon Jovi concert also was popular, attended by 13,709 people. Gross ticket sales were just more than $1 million.

The arena played host to 19 performances in March, including concerts, sporting events and family shows.

March net income building for the arena hit $653,636, just more than double the figures for January and February combined.

Read more about the arena in Thursday’s Eagle.

By Deb Gruver | Filed under Uncategorized | Comments