Mayor Mayans Quotations

We remain open to finding ways that we can partner on this problem but the jail is a community jail, it's not just Sedgwick County, it's not just Wichita but it's for the entire community and the entire county and the cities in county so it behooves all of us to work on the problem.

I think the area... has been underserved for a number of years. The citizens have the right to demand better protection.

Some of the original changes were suggested by the city in order to preserve some of the taxpayer's dollars. We felt like the projects were more expensive on the city side of the ledger.

We had a tremendous challenge, not just an economic challenge but a health challenge. We looked beyond solving the immediate problem and thought of it as a great opportunity.

As we crack down on gang activity, we have to often deal with the hiding places, houses where illegal activity is occurring.