tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post3116743174111825826..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: RAYTOWN'S LEADING NEWS SOURCEGreg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-25442771383144520502014-03-23T10:06:39.600-05:002014-03-23T10:06:39.600-05:00The polls open at 6:00a.m. And close at 7:00pm on ...The polls open at 6:00a.m. And close at 7:00pm on election dayTerrencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-14089032202215337102014-03-23T08:47:34.083-05:002014-03-23T08:47:34.083-05:00"Freedom is never more than one generation aw...<br /> "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." End quote Ronald Reagan<br /><br />A VOTE FOR A CHARTER IS A VOTE FOR FREEDOM ---- VOTE APRIL 8TH<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-6589988699861584152014-03-23T08:28:52.337-05:002014-03-23T08:28:52.337-05:00
***** VOTE APRIL 8TH *****
RAYTOWN CITIZENS, ou...<br /> ***** VOTE APRIL 8TH *****<br /><br />RAYTOWN CITIZENS, our typical voter turnout is approximately 3,000 out of nearly 30,000.<br /><br />We need to increase that number to show that we are an intelligent people who are going to improve our city. <br /><br />It is our RIGHT TO VOTE. VOTING COSTS YOU NOTHING. FAILING TO VOTE CAN COST YOU EVERYTHING.<br /><br />VOTE APRIL 8TH - MAKE A DIFFERENCEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-84464577640247249592014-03-22T23:11:18.420-05:002014-03-22T23:11:18.420-05:00The letter from Dave Wehner is on this blog . You ...The letter from Dave Wehner is on this blog . You will find it on the previous threadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-60637575019197352182014-03-22T21:34:39.075-05:002014-03-22T21:34:39.075-05:00Anything that this city allows to happen that came...<br />Anything that this city allows to happen that came out of MARC (Metro Area Regional Council) leads to our ruination.<br /><br />Sly James and David Bower (on the MARC Board) are huge supporters. What has undermined our fire department was their willingness to 'cooperate' with KCFD. What ruined our police dispatch was their 'cooperation' with MARC's dispatch system, MERCER. The asinine development plans for Raytown? MARC again. <br /><br />MARC IS the non-governmental facilitator of the United Nations Agenda21 (NWO). MARC a dangerous power structure, putting UN unconstitutional, un-American mandates in place by infiltrating local government. That our Mayor is involved with them as a Board Member even as he sits as our Mayor is a travesty.<br /><br />Get up and VOTE APRIL 8 to get a Charter written so we can stop what's coming with stronger laws in our city.<br /><br />Raytown - your vote is terribly important - polls are open until 7pm and it only takes minutes to vote - PLEASE VOTE APRIL 8.Need To Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-27357875912627932382014-03-22T18:23:54.829-05:002014-03-22T18:23:54.829-05:00Well I resigned years ago for a lot of reasons. T...Well I resigned years ago for a lot of reasons. The primary one involved my personal Belief that I needed to go back to taking care of people that the administration was increasing not letting me do . I was increasing not Happy with a lot of things and felt it was time to move on. I am thankful for my time and what we accomplished. After 18 years it was time. Nothing more than personal beliefs and some professional differences... Nothing really exciting actually. I still follow closely the department's direction and success. Thanks for the question though. Feel free to call me or email me if you have any more questions. Thanksmatthew cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354489862299326305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-56643358713545643292014-03-22T18:08:35.108-05:002014-03-22T18:08:35.108-05:00To everyone who lives or works in Raytown you may ...To everyone who lives or works in Raytown you may want to check out a letter to the Editor on Raytownonline.com by Dave Wehner who has lived in Raytown all of his life and worked as a Firefighter/EMT for 20 plus years. I shared it on the Raytown Supports Local Facebook page. I sure hope everyone can read it and share it.Elisa Breitenbachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-73670165072071002302014-03-22T10:49:21.224-05:002014-03-22T10:49:21.224-05:00Andy,
If someone works for any business including...Andy,<br /><br />If someone works for any business including the Raytown Police Department and they know of a known problem with a dispatch and say nothing to the chief they too are part of the problem and why the whole dispatch can be placed in a group that needs cleaned up.<br /><br />Now with that said I know several companies that come in ever so often and clean out the worst of the worst employees which gets the rest back on track and following policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-45221553548790010542014-03-22T10:09:32.178-05:002014-03-22T10:09:32.178-05:00Please notice that all of the addresses attached t...Please notice that all of the addresses attached to the Ys that were closed were not KC Mo. They were Raytown, Indep. and KC Ks. When their new leader was hired they chose to put the push into KC with new and renovated Ys in the KC metro. They do have a Y in Blue Springs but it is in the same shape as the one in Raytown was. You should see the condition of the one at Red Bridge. It has been added on to and is a sorry building. I will agree that they no longer operate with Christian principles. They are to really only serve the KC address area. They still want three million dollars for the building that is now slowly rotting away in Raytown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-4184522666971090842014-03-22T10:03:04.905-05:002014-03-22T10:03:04.905-05:00UNDERSTAND THIS - THE COMMON MAN IS NOT COMMON. We...<br />UNDERSTAND THIS - THE COMMON MAN IS NOT COMMON. We don't need out-of-town, out-of-state or international ignorant empty suits to run our city. We can step up to the plate, fill our own city offices and run our city ourselves.<br /><br />Here is some inspiration for you: "A Time for Choosing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY Need To Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-10308446832630678312014-03-22T08:52:14.608-05:002014-03-22T08:52:14.608-05:00
Matt Cushman: Exactly why was it you were replace...<br />Matt Cushman: Exactly why was it you were replaced as Director of Raytown EMS? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-38465614111802955882014-03-21T11:27:20.886-05:002014-03-21T11:27:20.886-05:009:20 PM, Several years ago Animal Control started ...9:20 PM, Several years ago Animal Control started having an on call person for emergency calls evenings and weekends. At that point Raytown Police Dispatch started dispatching animal control after hours. I have called a few times for emergency service and an animal control officer was dispatched. Personally I wouldn't consider a stray dog to be an emergency unless it was vicious or injured.<br /><br />Raytown Dispatchers can't be criticized as a group. I have spoken with some very good, dedicated dispatchers. True there may be some bad apples, but not the entire group. I was a fire and sheriff's dispatcher in another state and have experience in this field.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-76049126213732184592014-03-21T09:31:01.916-05:002014-03-21T09:31:01.916-05:00Did I read this right, someone wanted the police t...Did I read this right, someone wanted the police to come to a stray dog? Was it in the street causing a dangerous accident ? Did it have a gun? Was it selling drugs? Was it stealing someone's prize possessions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-51964968806620360812014-03-21T09:26:57.478-05:002014-03-21T09:26:57.478-05:00It truly was sad that the public due to the high c...It truly was sad that the public due to the high cost of membership left YMCA and chose the other affordable exercise establishments; while of course they did not have an indoor pool. Don't know how we could of unforced enrollment in the YMCA. But was very sad they did not keep up the maintenance and choose to close Raytown and Independence YMCA to go to greener pastures to build yet another building elsewhere. And what an insult to the Richard Green Family. Shame on the YMCA. Not a very Christian thing to do for a Christian organization . If perhaps they had lowered the enrollment cost so more of the public would have stayed members. I used the facility but would never use a YMCA again after what they chose to do to several communities. If it were truly economical on their part they would not be going for yet another one elsewhereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-69007655845562659052014-03-21T08:37:15.086-05:002014-03-21T08:37:15.086-05:00March 20, 2014 at 9:20 PM "Since when does th...<br />March 20, 2014 at 9:20 PM "Since when does the police department have anything to do with animal control? They have enough to do without doing another departments job for them. Get real when spewing hate when you don't know the facts."<br /><br />You contribute nothing 9:20. Point lost on you is that RPD doesn't pick up the slack when animal control doesn't pick up the phone. Animal Control should have someone answering the phone 24/7 and lacking that, RPD fails to serve and protect when needed. Your comment was insolent and reflected poorly on you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-12942916374459581772014-03-21T08:15:00.421-05:002014-03-21T08:15:00.421-05:00Mayor David Bower's abuse of 'emergency...<br />Mayor David Bower's abuse of 'emergency' clauses and ram-it-through legislation parallels our President's abuse of Executive Orders. Their flagrant abuse the law of the land and disregard for the well-being of the people reveals their narcissistic, elitist mentality. Narcissism is a documented mental disorder, read on:<br /><br /><br /><br />Narcissistic DSM IV Criteria<br /><br /> <br /><br />A pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behavior), need for admiration, and lack of empathy, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following:<br /><br />(1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)<br /><br />(2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love<br /><br />(3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)<br /><br />(4) requires excessive admiration<br /><br />(5) has a sense of entitlement, i.e., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations<br /><br />(6) is interpersonally exploitative, i.e., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends<br /><br />(7) lacks empathy: is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others<br /><br />(8) is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her<br /><br />(9) shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes<br /><br />These men should be removed from office and under psychiatric treatment for their disorder. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />These men who disgrace their office and abuse the public trust clearly Need To Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-46552808634234249912014-03-21T08:08:29.255-05:002014-03-21T08:08:29.255-05:00It is clear that the people of Raytown don’t like ...It is clear that the people of Raytown don’t like the<br />way City Hall is running this town. Simply they don’t <br />listen to the people. The people said they didn’t want<br />another grocery store in town and thankfully it was pulled<br />off the agenda. Mostly because it was another WalMart.<br />But wait! Here comes another developer with a brand new<br />idea….or not. That’s right, yet another grocery store.<br />In the past City Hall has dealt with some questionable<br />developers but this time they have found one that is<br />without question the worst of the bunch.<br />This is why Raytown needs a Charter and City Hall doesn’t<br />want it.<br />As far as the taxes you are voting on, please remember<br />what happened to the “Safety Tax” and the “Street Overlay Tax”<br />you voted on a few years ago. What has that tax increase<br />gotten you?<br />This is why Aziere, Whitman, Melson and other friends of<br />the administration want to be on the Charter. They want<br />to ruin any chance of the people having a voice as to how<br />this town is run.Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-48447333281098563092014-03-21T08:03:58.654-05:002014-03-21T08:03:58.654-05:00If the shoe fits:
Who said anything about a hurt a...If the shoe fits:<br />Who said anything about a hurt animal? They said a STRAY dog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-79478702165125958852014-03-21T07:43:40.858-05:002014-03-21T07:43:40.858-05:00I remember the Sutherland tax giveaway vote too. S...I remember the Sutherland tax giveaway vote too. Sutherland charges all of its customers an extra half cent on every purchase in their store. <br /><br />The Mayor and his friends on the city council do not really want this information out to the public when it is voted on, so they declare it an emergency and ram it on through without much discussion.<br /><br />It's the same trick he tried last summer with Walmart in Downtown Raytown. <br /><br />Thankfully the Planning and Zoning Commission held two public meetings on the topic before voting it down.<br /><br />The Mayor and his council ignored the P and Z recommendation and voted to ram the legislation through anyway. <br /><br />Much to the Mayor's displeasure, Walmart withdrew its application.<br /><br />It is an excellent idea to build some safeguards to address this type of abuse of power at Raytown City hall into the Charter.<br /><br />I hope the do nothing candidates are reading and understanding this important need.<br /><br />There all way or no way approach to government is a bad idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-83923250788398614032014-03-21T07:38:06.988-05:002014-03-21T07:38:06.988-05:00CHARTER COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE - JEROME BARNES
No...<br />CHARTER COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE - JEROME BARNES<br /><br />No one seems to know anything about this candidate for Raytown Charter Commissioner so I did some digging on my own.<br /><br />examiner.net reported 1/22/14 that "School board candidates will be not be on Raytown's ballot this year. No one challenged current board members Rick Moore, Terry E. Landers and Jerome Barnes' seats."<br /><br />So thought Barnes's first term was up he'll serve another three years by default. <br /><br />Jerome Barnes may be a good man but may also through a wrench in the wheel due to his standing with the School District - yes, his position may be regarded as a conflicted interest. Undeniably Mr. Barnes is party to the tax-and-spend mentality of our School District (paralleling our current City Council).<br /><br />Barnes has not seen fit to submit and essay regarding his candidacy for Charter Commissioner, however, in his 2011 bid for School Board he wrote, "A dynamic community needs volunteers in order to be successful and viable. With an extensive history of volunteering for area schools, I feel I can be an active, knowledgeable member of the Board, providing leadership for the Raytown School District. I am committed to learning more about the processes involved and the steps necessary to make informed, data-based decisions. From my experience as a parent and a school volunteer, I feel I have learned a great deal about what makes a school effective. I hope to be a voice for both the teachers and the people of our community and welcome open discussion among all of the stakeholders who support our local school system. Thus, based on the knowledge I have gained in working with our schools and young people, and my desire to give back to the community, I have decided to run for the School Board in Raytown."<br /><br />Note: Barnes said he would make data-based, not fact-based decisions. Decisions made based upon a presentation or spreadsheet are data-based and can be easily biased. We need fact-based decision makers as facts don't lie.<br /><br />Also Note: We're tax-servicing a School District debt to the tune of over $7 million dollars a year that came to be at the hands of a top-heavy School District Board in exchange for a 'fail' when it comes to the quality of our children's education and property values that (hinged on that) continue to fall.<br /><br />With his standing on the ship-wreck we refer to as a School District and their failure to serve our community, I do not see Mr. Barnes as an asset to the Charter Commission for the City of Raytown, regardless of his past service as a volunteer to any cause.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-54308260534790134552014-03-21T07:35:45.570-05:002014-03-21T07:35:45.570-05:00How is someone complaining about a dispatcher refu...How is someone complaining about a dispatcher refusing to call police to tend to a hurt animal a case of someone "spewing hate"?<br /><br />Raytown's police dispatchers, whether or not deserved, have a reputation for being argumentative with the public. <br /><br />If the shoe fits. Wear it.IF THE SHOE FITSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-18084019276417396332014-03-21T07:02:53.746-05:002014-03-21T07:02:53.746-05:00February 20, 2011 Mayor Bower objected to holding ...<br />February 20, 2011 Mayor Bower objected to holding the item over. Mayor Bower made reference to additional expense and inconvenience to City Department heads who would have to travel back to Raytown for another meeting. None of the <br /><br />Department heads concerned with the CID legislation live in Raytown. <br /><br />DID YOU CATCH THAT? BOWER IS CONCERNED WITH THE EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE TO CITY DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK TO RAYTOWN FROM THEIR OUT-OF-TOWN HOMES FOR ANOTHER MEETING.<br /><br />That was the indefencsible 'excuse' Bower coughed-up to suspend Missouri law, suspend the BOA regular agenda and justify a so-called 'emergency' vote to push through another tax giveaway to get Sutherlands into another of Walmart's <br /><br />abandoned buildings as Walmart had already gotten their TIF to leave that building behind and move to Hwy 350.<br /><br />Missouri State Law requires that all new laws before the governing body of a fourth class city have two public readings before final consideration. Proposed ordinances can be passed in one night if two-thirds of the governing body vote <br /><br />to “suspend the rules” and proceed with a vote in one evening. These types ordinances are commonly referred to as “emergency ordinances” because THE PRACTICE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A RARE EVENT.<br />The purpose of the two public readings is to give the elected representatives time to study the proposal and receive feedback from their constituents on the bill before them. <br /><br /><br />A Mayor who abuses his power by suspending State Law on the basis that the city department heads who do not live in city limits would suffer inconvenience and expense by having to return to city hall for a second vote is sinister and <br /><br />more typical than not of David Bower's standard operating procedure. Even though Aldermen Jim Hamilton, Shane Pardue, Bill VanBuskirk and Pat Ertz complained of the frequency of which the regular rules of business have been suspended by <br /><br />the Bower Administration, they ultimately voted 'yea' on the ordinance to proceed and the deal was done that night WITHOUT taking time to study the proposal and without getting feedback from the voters, as the law of the State of <br /><br />Missouri allowed.<br /><br />This Mayoral abuse of power and lack of oversight is an issue we need to address within our new City Charter. Both the Mayor and Board of Aldermen failed to uphold the law as they proceeded without 'just cause' and is a prime example of malfeasance, which is a basis for removal from office. <br /><br />A City Charter with provision for the citizen's to petition for recall is needed.Need To Knownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-75172901502755355802014-03-20T22:20:10.155-05:002014-03-20T22:20:10.155-05:00Since when does the police department have anythin...Since when does the police department have anything to do with animal control? They have enough to do without doing another departments job for them. Get real when spewing hate when you don't know the facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-39859065459525574632014-03-20T17:28:17.467-05:002014-03-20T17:28:17.467-05:00I for one am thankful that fire calls in Raytown a...I for one am thankful that fire calls in Raytown are not dispatched by the Raytown Police Department.<br /><br />I have once again received information from a very unhappy Raytown citizen that they called the police dispatch last night about a stray dog and were told that they wouldn't be sending any officer out.<br /><br />Since when is it the dispatchers job to decide when and when not to send the police when a citizen calls for service. <br /><br />To think the city wants us to approve renewing two sales taxes.<br /><br />I know I cannot vote to support poor service like this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-67792659906320091172014-03-20T13:13:52.204-05:002014-03-20T13:13:52.204-05:00From KCTV5 and their interview with Mayor Sly Jame...From KCTV5 and their interview with Mayor Sly James.<br /><br />First the man did not raise his son to be respectful of others.<br />Second he wanted to take over the KC School District, but thinks it is okay to take tax dollars from the schools as he tried with the Raytown School District let alone the issue with his son. <br /><br />Now he gets upset with questions about the increase in violence at public places from out of control teens. <br /><br />Sorry, but this man needs to be a one termer.<br /><br />http://www.kctv5.com/story/25009516/fights-person-reportedly-with-gun-disrupt-free-kc-zoo-day<br />Sly James - KC's Biggest Embarrassmentnoreply@blogger.com