tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post6674476218329637636..comments2024-03-27T13:12:00.821-05:00Comments on RAYTOWN REPORT: RAYTOWN'S LEADING NEWS SOURCEGreg Waltershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133276387013984873noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-85100158910693240572014-12-29T10:39:50.151-06:002014-12-29T10:39:50.151-06:00To “Anonymous” 8:28,
Since you want to blast both ...To “Anonymous” 8:28,<br />Since you want to blast both Mike and me and <br />then not have the intestinal fortitude to sign your<br />name, I have nothing to say to you except for something<br />I’m sure Greg would not print.Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-68449047510119575602014-12-28T08:28:57.058-06:002014-12-28T08:28:57.058-06:00To Pat;
Tell me what good Michael McDonough has ev...To Pat;<br />Tell me what good Michael McDonough has ever done, besides being overly friendly. Yeah he has received BS awards from local groups because he sticks his hand in the pot and gives back the right favors. He may look good in the public eye. Why, because he is no different than every other elected official. He is a born and bred politician. Same old bag with a new name printed on it. I won't post any hard facts of that. Not right now. I have known thees two for a very, very long time. I know what is going to come. Believe you me it will be no better than what we have. Now don't get me wrong Pat Ertz is a not any better. I don't like the lesser of two evils argument either. There has to be someone out there who will actually be good for this city.<br /><br />PS:<br />Because I have known them for so long this is an anonymous comment. I just don't like people tooting the Michael McDonough horn without knowing him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-78732157235772740952014-12-28T08:22:12.907-06:002014-12-28T08:22:12.907-06:00I fear the day the Michael McDonough is Mayor. Pat...I fear the day the Michael McDonough is Mayor. Pat Ertz is no better. So sad that the majority of Raytown could care less what is happening in Raytown. You guys are complaining about shifting the Chief’s position from elected to appointed saying City Hall doesn’t need to be running the police department. Well voting Retired Sergeant Michael McDonough to Mayor will do just that without changing the Chief’s position. Also it was confirmed to me again by sources inside 10000 E. 59 St. that they will be freezing a few more positions that are paid for by the “looks like a bad idea now” public safety sales tax. More crime hiring and position freezes made by the police department. Great… Then to top it off possible former officer running the other side of the city, sounds like it is almost time to abandon ship. I love Raytown. Small town feel in the big city. There is nothing that any part of this government has done in the last 10 years to make this city better. Just keep kicking the can down the street and passing it off to the next who does the same. Oh and back to Michael McDonough for Mayor. I’m thinking this is a ploy by the police administration to get a head in the office upstairs to counter the tension between the police department and City Hall. So then less accountability for the police department not hiring more officers to protect our streets. I was told once that by an anonymous source from the police department that they have a less than 5% successful hiring rate from applications put in. This number of course may have been a little exaggerated, but the fact still remains. The police department is looking thin and they now want to freeze more positions so they don’t have to fill them.<br />Thank you for listening to my concerned rant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-40209128955868152412014-12-26T13:32:09.210-06:002014-12-26T13:32:09.210-06:00Any idea why Tom Rigot Insurance is for sale? Is ...Any idea why Tom Rigot Insurance is for sale? Is he moving or retiring?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-17550660868407995682014-12-26T11:45:03.056-06:002014-12-26T11:45:03.056-06:001:16 PM, I made a public comment to the BOA at th...1:16 PM, I made a public comment to the BOA at the time that one person should not get a $30K increase when everyone else has their pay frozen and especially since most city workers are underpaid.<br /><br />I never understood why the CA pay should be in line with other cities. I agree with you that population, size area wise, and job duties are not equal so there is no comparison.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-2434455731975249232014-12-26T08:43:26.054-06:002014-12-26T08:43:26.054-06:00Anon 1:16 - Andy is correct. We were told the sal...Anon 1:16 - Andy is correct. We were told the salary increase was really an adjustment. It was time to sign a new contract and he wanted compensation equal to other cities. The board granted him that salary increase.<br /><br />Now - were they sold a bill of goods? Absolutely! Did they do their homework to find out if the compensation was truly equal, given all the things Sharma doesn't do? Of course not! The city clerk, on city time, did some research on behalf of Sharma. The board took Sharma's word the information was accurate. God forbid they should think for themselves!<br /><br />April is fast approaching. We need to make some changes.Genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-26796284850459505382014-12-25T13:16:14.412-06:002014-12-25T13:16:14.412-06:00Andy. Someone sold you a lot of hogwash. Mahesh Sh...Andy. Someone sold you a lot of hogwash. Mahesh Sharma is paid way above scale compared to other cities. Use this scale to see the truth about how much he is paid.<br /><br />Raytown: 30,000 people.<br /><br />Raytown: only 10 sq. miles<br /><br />Raytown: does not operate fire district or any utilities.<br /><br />A more accurate description of Sharma's pay increase of $30,000 as an insult to every other city employee who saw their pay checks frozen that year becasue the city was so broke.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5418527108010549862014-12-25T11:50:34.976-06:002014-12-25T11:50:34.976-06:00Pat, I was told by an alderman at the time that th...Pat, I was told by an alderman at the time that the CA did NOT receive a $30K raise. It was an "adjustment" to be in line with other cities in the metro salary wise and to retain him since he had offers from other cities. My feeling was that if he accepted another offer he would HAVE TO MOVE which he didn't want to to move. He could have been replaced.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all:<br />http://www.jacquielawson.com/viewcard.asp?code=5181540445526&source=jl999&utm_medium=internal_email&utm_source=pickup&utm_campaign=receivercontent<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-88738383732761833512014-12-24T08:00:25.899-06:002014-12-24T08:00:25.899-06:00Who’s lying?
Wanting the Police Chief remaining as...Who’s lying?<br />Wanting the Police Chief remaining as an elected position<br />is the way most people think it should be. It’s not loyalty<br />it’s the way it should be. Heck the bunch at City Hall hasn’t<br />done such a great job of running this town. What makes you think<br />they should be in charge of the Police Department?<br />As for the City Administrator living in this town, that is what he<br />agreed to do. That is just one of the cities rules this bunch at<br />City Hall has broken. This bunch rewarded him for not living up<br />to his promise with a thirty thousand plus, dollar a year raise.<br />If you don’t agree with most people that, that was wrong,<br />then there is no hope for you anyway.<br />On a lighter side……I hope everybody has a very Merry <br />Christmas.<br />Even you “Anonymous” writers.Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-65780325687050975812014-12-23T14:17:20.167-06:002014-12-23T14:17:20.167-06:00I find it funny that Mr. Van Buskirk would have a ...I find it funny that Mr. Van Buskirk would have a comment/concern on the minutes of a meeting. when this issue was addressed with the minutes of the BOA meetings being incomplete and inaccurate he along with the rest of the BOA did not make a comment one way or the other. <br /><br />Sorry sir you can't have it both ways. Either all aspects including the BOA meetings should be completely documented when guest speak to the group. If less than accurate information is okay for BOA meetings then it should be accepted by the BOA members as okay at other meetings. <br /><br />The citizens of Raytown or the losers all around in this situation. <br /><br />FREDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-69339810628961322352014-12-23T12:21:11.140-06:002014-12-23T12:21:11.140-06:00Anonymous 6:19
Let's not tell lies
I spoke wit...Anonymous 6:19<br />Let's not tell lies<br />I spoke with him about why he was running for Charter Commission when he was campaigning <br />He ran to write a Charter that relects what the government is now which includes the Chief of Police position staying elected and the City Administrator position having to live here<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-13855998047930156222014-12-23T08:20:27.187-06:002014-12-23T08:20:27.187-06:00If you want Raytown to keep going the way it has
f...If you want Raytown to keep going the way it has<br />for the last eight years, including bad streets, tax<br />giveaways, preferential treatment for big corporations,<br />giving outrageous pay increases to favorite department<br />heads that don’t even want to live here after promising<br />to do so and not listening to the people of Raytown<br />then by all means vote for an incumbent! <br />My suggestion is get off the nationwide police <br />hate squad and vote for who is best for this town.<br />If all you see in Mike McDonough is a policeman then<br />you don’t know Mike. Look past the uniform and<br />see all the good he has done in his life outside the<br />Police Department.<br />By the way to all the readers of this site, the people<br />that are signing “Anonymous” are probably running<br />for office too. Don’t pay any attention to them.<br />those of you that want Pat Ertz, it’s a free country.<br />But remember he has promised twice that he would not<br />Run for mayor, yet here he is. Do you really want a person<br />that tells stories? Seems to me like business as usual.<br />NO THANKS!Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-69078363692854124142014-12-23T07:56:24.621-06:002014-12-23T07:56:24.621-06:00Pat Ertz has too much baggage to be running for ma...Pat Ertz has too much baggage to be running for mayor. I'm sure it will all come out as the campaign continues. Again as someone has already said, he is part of the problem, definitely NOT THE SOLUTION. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-24423841347514191292014-12-23T06:19:33.897-06:002014-12-23T06:19:33.897-06:00I agree with anonymous Dec.22 11:49 A.M. Pat Ert...I agree with anonymous Dec.22 11:49 A.M. Pat Ertz for mayor. Let's get real people when someone says the only reason he ran for the charter is to make sure the chief of police remains elected is not a good candidate for mayor because his loyalty will remain with the police department. Think about it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-28998416502699985602014-12-22T18:18:55.117-06:002014-12-22T18:18:55.117-06:00I cannot believe people are complaining about stre...I cannot believe people are complaining about streets not being plowed when it only snowed two inches! It was all melted off by 10. And from the ones I drove on it appeared the major arteries and collector streets were plowed. How much more do you want?<br /><br />By the way. I am glad the Raytown Report is here too. It is the only news outlet that let's us know what is going on at icty hall. I don't think anyone would know there was even a charter commission if it were not for the efforts of Paul and Greg.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-72075262437669077182014-12-22T12:30:46.380-06:002014-12-22T12:30:46.380-06:00I beg to differ with Mitchell, do not know who it ...I beg to differ with Mitchell, do not know who it was but our streets were plowed and we live west of sterling near 72d. Do not throw all the city into your location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-663140345944118732014-12-22T11:49:55.017-06:002014-12-22T11:49:55.017-06:00Pat Ertz for Mayor
Police running the city is lik...Pat Ertz for Mayor<br /><br />Police running the city is like the tail wagging the dog.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-12054580575101687322014-12-22T11:16:59.059-06:002014-12-22T11:16:59.059-06:00Your right Andy. Why should they have better livi...Your right Andy. Why should they have better living condition than we do. Did anybody see the news last Thursday morning? Lees Summit has a website showing where the snow plows are in real time. They had less than 2" of snow. So did we, but our streets weren't plowed. I bet if the department heads had to live here, the streets would be better taken care of.Mitchellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-10524583846988319632014-12-22T10:49:16.722-06:002014-12-22T10:49:16.722-06:00Not living in Raytown, department heads are defini...Not living in Raytown, department heads are definitely uneducated uninformed as to what it is like to live in Raytown! Department heads should be required to reside inside the city limits.<br /><br />Andy WhitemanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-5012806575435070952014-12-22T09:20:15.940-06:002014-12-22T09:20:15.940-06:00Mr.Van Buskirk doesn’t remember when he says
“ the...Mr.Van Buskirk doesn’t remember when he says<br />“ there will be “One Hell of a mess in this city”<br />If voters are allowed the power of Initiative Petition/<br />Recall. Petition gatherers “Can go out and find uninformed,<br />Uneducated people to sign petitions any day”.<br />Guess what Mr.Van Buskirk! that is exactly how you<br />were elected and most of your friends on the board.<br />Besides the fact that’s a little like the pot calling the<br />kettle black, on that uninformed and uneducated<br />people. Hardly anyone elected in this town has a business<br />background or how to run a city even as small as Raytown.<br />At least with a recall the people can, with cause, <br />rectify a bad mistake.Pat Casadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02753840266376084738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3767127531333372490.post-18344584481586285122014-12-22T07:35:39.573-06:002014-12-22T07:35:39.573-06:00Nice to see someone reports REAL news in Raytown. ...Nice to see someone reports REAL news in Raytown. Keep up the good work guys. We are reading it and we appreciate it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com