tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post6035756162518405026..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: RAYTOWN'S LEADING NEWS SOURCEGreg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-33008626263800979222016-09-13T06:16:14.301-05:002016-09-13T06:16:14.301-05:00Conspiracy theory joe hahaha. I find it funny that...Conspiracy theory joe hahaha. I find it funny that the boy didnt do crap as an alderman but create or ignore real problems and no tries to sound like an outsider. "Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to live through life son".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-51679752928280190932016-09-10T15:31:04.657-05:002016-09-10T15:31:04.657-05:00Joe is at it again huh? Joe is at it again huh? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-41102831196269056182016-09-10T14:22:12.237-05:002016-09-10T14:22:12.237-05:00I can not find the article from John Ivy, please g...I can not find the article from John Ivy, please give me a general idea of what it is about??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-68458362617767774342016-09-10T07:27:59.741-05:002016-09-10T07:27:59.741-05:00Neal owns most of Raytown. He is "in bed"...Neal owns most of Raytown. He is "in bed" with the City of Raytown. If you don't pay your sewer bill, he cuts your water off. He owns the Raytown Car Wash. That place should of been condemned years ago for the un kept repair of the place but the city turns their head and doesn't enforce codes on him. Where I live I only get about 50-55 psi for my water pressure. I have had them out numerous times to get better pressure to my house, but the excuse is we live up hill from the tower and he can't get us more pressure which is nonsense. The water lines are old and he doesn't want to spend any money on upgrades. We had a plumber out and he said we should have better pressure than what we have. We have 3/4" main line to the house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-65465922153845788662016-09-10T07:24:54.255-05:002016-09-10T07:24:54.255-05:00So Joe Creamer's big news scoop this week is h... <br />So Joe Creamer's big news scoop this week is he "heard" that Sue Frank was seen having a cocktail with Alderman Jason Greene as if this is some major underground initiative. Hey Joe this is 2 friends socializing and catching up. If you had any friends besides your other 2 Amigos AZIERE and Raytown Tag Randy you would get that...Sounds like someone has a bad case...<br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-60518266223200635522016-09-09T11:22:27.406-05:002016-09-09T11:22:27.406-05:002:29 AM, You can check the Jackson County Treasure...2:29 AM, You can check the Jackson County Treasurer's website for Neal's property holdings.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAndy Whitemanhttp://www.whiteman.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-53197996847577468992016-09-09T08:33:48.378-05:002016-09-09T08:33:48.378-05:00What is County Executive Frank White trying to do ...What is County Executive Frank White trying to do to our county? I urge everyone to get a copy of Randy's paper (last weeks edition) and on the last page bottom left corner read what John Ivy wrote and do some research. Pray our mayor is not in favor of this as he and Frank White are good buddies. Don't sell us out mayor!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-1122459934918053852016-09-08T21:24:42.103-05:002016-09-08T21:24:42.103-05:00That crosswalk is/ was in the mid section of the f...That crosswalk is/ was in the mid section of the fenced in yard to the elementary school. Doesn't look like 15 yards / 45 ft is enough to get it off the school property does it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-32598883717338502642016-09-08T14:29:39.747-05:002016-09-08T14:29:39.747-05:009/7 what land does Neal own?9/7 what land does Neal own?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-30837948028481225102016-09-08T11:26:12.122-05:002016-09-08T11:26:12.122-05:00I live in a small city about the size of Raytown t...I live in a small city about the size of Raytown that is saturated with Dollar type stores. There is also a large size Walmart. A Walmart Neighborhood Market still opened earlier this summer. The Dollar type stores don't have anything that I want except maybe sometimes sale items. I shopped the Neighborhood Market once finding their selection is totally different from the Dollar type stores. The Neighborhood Market is so small that they do not have a complete selection of what I want. I was told that the Neighborhood market is actually a 7-11 type store not intended for stock up which is what I do.<br /><br />Raytown Newbie, I suggest you check the the zoning of the horse property. I bet it is zoned agricultural which carries a much lower tax rate than residential. <br /><br />Andy WhitemanAndy Whitemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663722316994895141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-9259821413239342902016-09-07T19:07:26.247-05:002016-09-07T19:07:26.247-05:00Neal Clevenger owns that land. Neal Clevenger owns that land. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-86956549993437178942016-09-07T18:20:05.741-05:002016-09-07T18:20:05.741-05:00Property and then a house is more than just proper...Property and then a house is more than just property. It's a higher tax for improved property i.e. Our homes. Same with me my taxes are higher than that and I only have 900 sq ftAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-17753783427084865012016-09-07T11:59:59.884-05:002016-09-07T11:59:59.884-05:00Did I miss the discussion and vote on the raises f...Did I miss the discussion and vote on the raises for the PD Chief, Aldermen and Judge? Darn, I was really wanting to hear how they explain how they felt entitled to a raise of 20% when times are so hard. I bet it was funny if it wasn't so pathetic. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-80807692288630971102016-09-07T11:02:44.321-05:002016-09-07T11:02:44.321-05:00Its been a while since I have written but, I feel ...Its been a while since I have written but, I feel I must comment on one of the best little restaurants in Raytown. Today a friend of mine and I had breakfast at the newsroom across from Raytown high school. Its well worth your time to try this great little place. The owner, the chef and everybody in the restaurant were very nice and helpful. I highly recommend it.pat casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636518124483439549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-72988063683896324212016-09-07T09:42:54.247-05:002016-09-07T09:42:54.247-05:00Just my two centavos here but..... I'm pretty ...Just my two centavos here but..... I'm pretty sure if the Neighborhood Walmart would have been built, we would have not gotten the influx of "Dollar" stores (two on 63rd and the one on Blue Ridge)....<br /><br />Was snooping around the online Jackson County tax records and was surprised to see the valuation of the Raytown Equestrian Park there on 63rd by the planned Dollar General. County says it's worth about 150K and the annual taxes are $1653... WOW! that's about 20 acres of land and improvements! and they pay lower property taxes than I do for my old, old house. Somehow that does not compute to me. <br />Wonder who owns that nice chunk of land. Pretty sure if it sold it would bring just a bit more than $153,000<br /><br />Oh well, just needed to "moan and groan and b!tch" this A.M.<br /><br />Have a great day, <br /><br />RNRaytown Newbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465773941733763814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-40106584720842635162016-09-07T09:20:45.740-05:002016-09-07T09:20:45.740-05:00Anonymous Sept 6th 8:37AM I am in total agreement ...Anonymous Sept 6th 8:37AM I am in total agreement with you. When will the people of Raytown get smartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-35438117430956332912016-09-07T05:59:12.076-05:002016-09-07T05:59:12.076-05:00You people amaze me. You moan and groan and b!tch...You people amaze me. You moan and groan and b!tch on this site, but only two of you showed up at the meeting last night. If you were really serious about this, you would have gone to the meeting and let them know you were unhappy. Don't tell us it won't work, because we've already seen it work with the neighborhood store.<br />It's time you put up or shut up.<br />Phillipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-69134153402415035372016-09-06T20:19:12.119-05:002016-09-06T20:19:12.119-05:00Then a house would be wedged between the dollar ge...Then a house would be wedged between the dollar general and the timber crew office building that sits on the west side of elm where the little cut thru is on elm with Edward d jones and leath bldg on the east side of elm?? Just not much area for homes and a business. And who would want to live wedged between two buildings? Just crazy. The city needs to rethink this or maybe the public needs to view their concerns loudly enough to get the builder to pull out of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-22735797096091762882016-09-06T18:38:42.747-05:002016-09-06T18:38:42.747-05:00The Dollar General is planned to be immediately ea...The Dollar General is planned to be immediately east of Blue Ridge Elementary. About 15 yards from the cross walk stop light the city disabled a couple of years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-88066653128929403372016-09-06T18:28:11.424-05:002016-09-06T18:28:11.424-05:00I do not see how a dollar general and a couple hou...I do not see how a dollar general and a couple houses could fit on that property . Would the dollar general butt up to the timber creek office building and a house near the school side?? The whole thing seems crazyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-36197098037215005812016-09-06T08:37:16.547-05:002016-09-06T08:37:16.547-05:00Ahh, the Good Ol Boy system is thriving as good as...Ahh, the Good Ol Boy system is thriving as good as it ever has at city hall, probably even better, since the Police got one of their own in the Mayor's seat.<br /><br />The X-Police Officer, now Mayor, is looking to give his old boss, the city marshal, Jim Lynch a big ol raise and is tossing a cookie to the Board (100$ more per month) for their support. <br /><br />If you can't recognize crooked politics in Raytown you are either blind, stupid or in on the fix. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-89076919856728346312016-09-05T18:39:56.238-05:002016-09-05T18:39:56.238-05:00There are responsible corporate citizens and there...There are responsible corporate citizens and there are those who take advantage of naive elected officials. Good example would be Family Dollar on 63rd Street. They bought up some old run-down buildings that were, for the most part, vacant, in Downtown Raytown. Then the bulldozed it all down and put in a modern Family Dollar store that is an asset to the area.<br /><br />Contrast that to the blight being forced on the homeowners along 63rd Street. A developer goes to the city, not once, not twice, but three times to gain permission to change the residential zoning to commercial zoning. The first two times he is turned down. The third time he sweetens the deal by saying he will build houses with the Dollar General Store he envisions. When he comes to show the plans to the city, one of the Board of Aldermen questions why the plans for the homes have not been presented. He is assured, not by the developer, but by some lawyer representing the owner, that the houses will be built.<br /><br />The Board of Aldermen take the bait and swallow it hook line and sinker. <br /><br />If the houses do not get built, what is their recourse?<br /><br />I really thought the Board we have now was smarter than what they are showing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-84751144584568353902016-09-05T15:09:29.722-05:002016-09-05T15:09:29.722-05:00Look at a google map photo of the area if you don&...Look at a google map photo of the area if you don't believe me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-9487435832091632822016-09-05T15:07:39.466-05:002016-09-05T15:07:39.466-05:00No, it's an office building on the west side o...No, it's an office building on the west side of elm between 63rd st and Blue Ridge Blvd. the houses are on the south side of blue ridge. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-40034893218148222582016-09-05T11:56:22.753-05:002016-09-05T11:56:22.753-05:00It probably doesn't mean anything but as I saw...It probably doesn't mean anything but as I saw the progress on the new building being constructed on the old church (I think) property at the SE corner of Blue Ridge Blvd and 51st (our north city limit)I guessed it must be some kind of "dollar" store just by the cheap looking construction... and whadaya know?? I hear it's a new Dollar General.<br /><br />Those businesses are just flocking here... must be the demographics.<br /><br />Oh well, some call it progress??<br /><br />Anyway, have a great week Raytowners. Me? I'm loving these cool mornings.<br /><br />RNRaytown Newbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465773941733763814noreply@blogger.com