RAYTOWN REPORT

To leave a comment use this link POST A COMMENT BREAKING NEWS Bower Announces He Will Not Seek a Third Term Mayor David Bower announced today that he will not seek a third term as Mayor of Raytown. In a press release Bower outlined the accomplishments of nearly eight years as Mayor of Raytown. He did not elaborate as to any reason for not running for re-election except to say that he has decided not to seek a third term. To read the entire text of Mayor Bower’s release go to the bottom of this week’s edition of the Raytown Report.  BY GREG WALTERS Small Business Recognition . . . This past Saturday was Small Business Saturday. Though we are a week late in rec0ognizing the national event (even the President addressed it in a news release) . . . . well, we thought, better late than never. But first, a little history. Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after U.S. Thanksgiving during one of the busiest sh...

Happy Thanksgiving from Greg, Paul and the Raytown Report to all of our readers!  Use this link THANKSGIVING BONUS (turn up the volume and enjoy) To leave a comment use this link POST A COMMENT Charter Commission Update . . . BY GREG WALTERS Have you ever wondered how the Charter Commission brings its ideas into written form? To be honest about it, most of the Commission’s work is boring. A lot of boiler plate is read publicly and reviewed. Most of it goes through with very little comment. There are, however, other situations that are more interesting. This is when individual Charter Commissioners bring forward ideas for consideration. Commissioners Lisa Emerson has brought forward some interesting ideas regarding eminent domain. Commissioner Susan Dolan has brought forward a section regarding intergovernmental agreements. The following are f0ur examples of items I believe we should include in the Charter. My thought was to tak...