8 Wednesday, February 10, 1988 / University Daily Kansan City approves DIC consultant By Christine Martin Kansan staff writer Despite objections from some Lawrence residents, the Lawrence City Commission last night voted 4-1 to pay a consultant to seek a developer and to conduct a feasibility study for the Downtown Improvement Committee's retail development plan. The consultant, ZHA Inc., of Annapolis, Md., might spend up to $37,950 to seek a developer for the $44.5 million downtown retail project plan developed by the Downtown Improvement Committee. The consultant might spend up to $9,500 to conduct a feasibility study on financing for the project. spending that money was worth it. Burdett Loomis, chairman of the improvement committee, said "These figures seem fairly high for a consultant and for studies." Loomis said, "On the other hand, we're dealing with 30 years of the future of Lawrence." However, some local residents criticized the committee's plan to build a retail project downtown. Mark Creamer, Lawrence resident, said that the improvement committee's plan was completely off-track and that he had been working on a plan that would be ready in two days for the commission's consideration. He would not elaborate on his plan. George Schmitendorf, Lawrence resident, said, "Imagine what the public reaction would be if bulldozers showed up on Massachusetts Street and proceeded to rip out the heart of downtown Lawrence." Buford Watson, city manager, said proceeding with the downtown retail project depended now on starting a benefit district to finance it and getting public backing for a tax increment finance bond by an Aug. 2 public vote. The benefit district bond would annually assess downtown merchants and property owners $2.98 per square foot of property in the downtown district. The increase in property tax revenues caused by the new construction would support the tax increment finance bond. Mayor Mike Amyx questioned creating the benefit district, which would finance 20 percent of the project, before getting a developer. Commissioner Sandra Praeger said creating the benefit district was important because it would show a potential developer that Lawrence had public backing for the downtown project. Watson said that ZHA would have to find a developer by 15 may allow the city to file an Urban Development Action Grant by July 31. The grant would finance 18 percent of the project. Watson said that the improvement committee should report on the benefit district by March 8 and that the commission would have a public hearing March 29. 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