It's been empty a long time and everybody is happy to see it being used again.

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The board's first thought was, 'well no, balconies do not fit in downtown Wichita. We're not New Orleans and they have not been part of our streetscape.' And I think we arrived at a rather acceptable compromise -- we're going to have some very narrow, 18-inch balconies.

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But by the same token, I don't think that the arena itself will be enough of a destination so we have to have other things as part of the plan, too.

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