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2017 BY PAUL LIVIUS
A RUNDOWN OF WHO HAS FILED
They
are off and running! Just a little over two months from now, voters will decide
five races for Aldermen in Raytown City Elections on April 4th. There
are no free rides this time around. Every seat is contested. Following is a
breakdown of the contests in the different wards:
WARD 1: Two candidates have
filed for the seat Ward 1 seat left open when Josh Greene* resigned from the
Board of Aldermen last year. Frank Hunt will face off against Greg Walters on
April 4th to fill the seat left open by former Alderman Josh Greene
resigned last summer. This is Hunt’s first attempt to run for public office. Greg
has previous experience on the Board. He lasts served in 2009.
*Josh Greene resigned because a change of jobs required him to re-locate to
Warrensburg, Missouri.
WARD 2: Ward 2 incumbent
Jason Greene is seeking re-election in Ward 2. He has served one term on the
Board. He is opposed by Loretha V. Hayden. Ms. Hayden is the owner of Lufti’s
Fried Fish located at 6633 Raytown Road.
WARD
3: Alderman Janet Emerson is seeking her second term on the Raytown Board of
Aldermen. She also serves as Mayor Protem for the Board. Her opponent is Ryan
Myers. This is Mr. Myers second attempt to seek public office in Raytown. He
lost in his bid for election to Alderman Mark Moore two years ago.
WARD
4: Alderman Bill Van Buskirk is seeking re-election to the Ward 4 seat on the
Board of Alderman. His opponent is Chuck Henss. This is Mr. Henss’ first
attempt at public office.
WARD
5: The Ward 5 has been vacant since the death of the late Alderman Steve Mock.
There are three candidates vying to serve as Ward 5 Alderman.
Phylis
Goforth will be first on the ballot. She is the owner of Pj’s & Company, a
hair salon located at 6310 Ash in Raytown. This is Ms. Goforth’s first attempt
at public office.
Diane
Krizek has also filed for the seat left open when the later Alderman Steve Mock
passed away last summer. She was the owner/publisher of the Raytown Brooking Eagle.
Ms. Krizek has run for public office before. She was one of five candidates to
participate in the five way race for State Legislative 50th District
last August.
Bonnaye
Mims is final candidate to file for the Ward 5 seat. Ms. Mims served two terms
in the Missouri House of Representatives (2012 – 2016). She also served 15 years on the Hickman Mills
Board of Education.
CANDIDATE SLATE
FORMING?
It
did not take long for a slate of candidates to materialize from the 11 who have
filed for office.
Word
has reached the Raytown Report that former Aldermen Joe Creamer and
current Alderman Jim Aziere recruited four of the candidates who are running in
the April 4th city election. The roots of two candidate campaigns can be traced back to a "citizen watchdog" formed last year. Two of the candidates in the April election were mentioned in news stories as members of the group. Those two candidates are Ryan Myers and Frank Hunt.
Three candidates, Chuck Henns, Frank Hunt, and Loretha Hayden met with
Creamer and others at Lufti’s Fish in the Obama Room at Lufti’s Fried Fish to discuss
campaign strategy. Lufti’s Fish is owned by Ward 2 candidate Loretha Hayden.
Both
Creamer and Aziere have been vocal critics of Mayor Michael McDonough’s Administration and the Board of
Aldermen at Raytown City Hall.
As
for the other seven candidates running for aldermen, it appears they have chosen
to run independent campaigns in their election efforts.
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| BY GREG WALTERS |
The Breakfast and
Lunch Lovers’ Restaurant
If
you want to give yourself a treat during these cold winter mornings, forget
about fixing your own breakfast or lunch and take the time to visit the
Breakfast and Lunch Lovers’ Restaurant located at 6204 Raytown Trafficway. Not
only will you enjoy the meal, but you will be taken in by the ambiance of a
restaurant that is sure to stir some memories.
The
restaurant is owned and operated by Marvin Duncan. Mr. Duncan learned the
restaurant trade from the bottom up at the Big Biscuit located on 40 Highway in
Independence. He ended his time there as the general manager.
Once
you bite into one of his delicious breakfast or lunch creations you will
realize, as I did, that Independence’s loss is Raytown’s gain.
If
you want to enjoy a taste of his offerings on the cheap, check out the
Breakfast and Lunch Lovers’ Restaurant on Wednesday, February 1st
from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For just $1.03 you can order Smothered Pork Chops
or a Half Order of Biscuits and Gravy (no potato).
The
event is being sponsored by Radio Station KPRS 103. So you will be sure to hear
some of the soulful sounds of Motown as you enjoy your lunch.
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Comments
Sorry Joe but that is just plain BULL BUTTER. Not a single person serving on that Comittee was EVER a law enforcement officer. Nice Try!! Now if you would have fairly said that most of those appointees were friends of most all of the Elected Officials who's compensation they were reviewing, that would have actually been an accurate and fair statement. But I guess that wasn't enough "Dirty Laundry" for you and other's agenda.
And a follow up to my sincere invitation last week to you to contact me and we can have a healthy discussion on areas of your concern.
I will once again toss out an identical invite as you have all my lines of communication to contact me.
But I'm assuming this week will end like last... CRICKETS!!!!!!
Steve Meyers,
Alderman Ward 4
Also the negotiators aren't talking to headquarters they talk to the person that is hold up possibly with hostages
Oh and according to media they had a barricade situation over the weekend too which resulted in a successful ending when barricaded person gave up
Maybe it's for when Lynch wants to go camping...
It is okay to say Jim Azeire was your teacher and therefore you know you were miss informed, but don't show it publicly or we will think there is more than one Joe Creamer in town.
I think you need to add Ryan Myers to the list at the Obama table.
I don't know if he has said he doesn't break bread with them, but if was just this past summer Ryan was in Randy's paper speaking about this same group.
Ryan wrote how him and Frank had a citizens group that was investigating the city.
Only non-elected officials could join.....
.....fast forward why are they running for office as they will have to leave their own magical group.
Seems like to much of Creamer's CO bread they are eating and it is impacting their ability to think and speak as rational individuals.
I encourage anyone to contact if they have questions or concerns about where my loyalty lies (it's to myself as well as the people that I look forward to representing in Ward 3). My contact information can be found on my Facebook page as well as the letterhead that I sent to my constituents.
I am optimistic about what our current board has created since the past election, and I look forward to contributing my professional experience to help move our City forward, not to mention bring the average age of the Board down.
So are you saying that there is an agenda to Creamer? You have to understand if you hang out with people like Creamer and Aziere you completely discredit yourself. And yes anyone who has watched a Aldermen meeting lately knows exactly why Aziere is in that box as well. As for that "committee" you were on, I remember Creamer speaking alot about that on the news before he again made an embarrassment out of himself and the community.
Keep on keeping on Joe. Forget what those in power are doing to discredit you. They have bones in their closets too, but are to weak in character to reveal their true colors to others.
What did Creamer do about the PD while on the Board for 8 years, I will put it in this sentence ____________________. Our current council, yes the one he just throws accusations at, cut the PD budget and created a best practices codes. Sorry Crazy Joe has discredited himself by his actions and words.
Raytown Observer
The Christmas lights were nice during the holiday season, but that ended over a month ago and Al's lights can still be seen every night.
When is Al Madox, a Kansas City resident, going to take down the lights on 63rd St!
I have used Raytown EMS for medical emergencies and never received a bill. My insurance was billed.
Andy Whiteman