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Friday, September 19, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Lawrence residents see 2 Kansas malls
By JOHN BENNER
Staff writer
Hoping to gain insight into Lawrence's slowly progressing downtown mall project, a city group looked at shopping malls in two other Kansas towns.
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce arranged a trip for interested city residents to view the malls in Hutchinson on Wednesday and in Manhattan yesterday.
The group of about 35 residents, who paid their own way, returned to Lawrence last night after a bus tour that allowed them to see both a suburban mall and a downtown mall.
Daveline estimated the drop in revenue experienced by downtown Hutchinson businesses at 12 to 15 percent.
The Hutchinson Mall is located about three miles from the downtown area, said Jon Daveline, Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce president.
"Some of that would be because of the mall," he said, "and some could be attributed to the economy in this part of the country.
"Mel quietly came in here and bought the land. He had his anchor stores worked out, and his company financed the project. There really couldn't be any objection from the downtown merchants."
"The property where the mall was built was already zoned industrial, so it was perfect for the developer, Mel Simon & Associates of Indianapolis." he said.
'I had the feeling that the
Lawrence delegation would have preferred to integrate their mall project into the downtown area."
The Manhattan City Commission considered many downtown and suburban sites before choosing the present location of the Town Center Mall, which still is under construction, said Commissioner Rick Mann. The mall is in the center of downtown Manhattan.
"We felt a suburban mall would hurt the downtown area, and we wanted to rebuild it," Mann said. "We received a $9 million urban development action grant from the federal government to help pay for the project."
Mike Wildden, Lawrence assistant city manager, said the Lawrence City Commission had been dedicated to supporting the downtown area for more than ten years.
"The proposed site for the downtown mall would require some financing by the city," he said. "This could be paid for through tax increment financing, for example."
Tax increment financing is the borrowing of money based on the increased value of the property after improvements have been made.
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In a recent letter to community leaders outlining the trip, Gary Toebben, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, said Hutchinson and Manhattan were chosen because they were similar in size to Lawrence and had mall projects that represented the two different options facing the city.
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