It allows people to get out of a building so much easier without mobs of people in a concourse.

It won't be like movie theater but adequate and comfortable for people who come to view different events.

Very likely. I would have to say, more than likely there will be some mill levy increase to take care of the increased jail capacity and the alternative programs.

Grim is one way to describe it. We're faced with a serious financial challenge on how we can do the things that we feel like are absolutely necessary for the good of Sedgwick County.

I don't expect or want the architects to come up with something that's just a stand-alone icon of sorts. I don't want to recreate Exploration Place. I think everyone would feel that's out of place downtown.

This event is way bigger than last year, and Marin agriculture is growing too. This party allows people to taste the bounty of the county. There's more of it all the time.