You Paid For It – U. City School District’s Political Newsletter | FOX2now.com
UNIVERSITY CITY, MO (KTVI) – The University City School District is being criticized for spending school funds on material to promote Proposition U. It is a bond issue they’re trying to get voters to approve on the Tuesday Ballot. Missouri state statutes prevent school districts from spending tax dollars to promote bond issues and or tax increases.
U-City spent $1,000 sending out a special election newsletter, and another $1,000 on a glossy postcard sent to homes telling residents to look at the conditions of the schools before casting their vote. The money from the bond issue is to help repair schools along with providing funds for other items.
Taxpayer watchdog Tom Sullivan calls the spending a violation of the State Statute and may file a complaint with the State’s Ethics Commission against the District. Sullivan says the Newsletter and other materials are clearly slanted in favor of Prop U.
Stacy Clay, the head of the University City School Board denies that the literature takes sides on Proposition U. He insists it’s just informational. He says the spending is not a violation of the statute.
But he couldn’t provide “You Paid For It” any example in the literature where arguments of those against Prop U are presented.
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Case.Net Case Event Information
Case.Net Case Event Information
| FRIDAY, JULY 12, 2013 | |||||
| Judge/Commissioner | Time | Day | Setting | Event | |
| JAMES FRANCIS KANATZAR | 2:30 PM | 1 OF 1 | Hearing | ||
| Event Text: | Location: DIVISION 5 Jackson - Independence | ||||
| Address: 308 W Kansas INDEPENDENCE MO | |||||
| MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013 | |||||
| Judge/Commissioner | Time | Day | Setting | Event | |
| JAMES FRANCIS KANATZAR | 9:00 AM | 1 OF 1 | Jury Trial | ||
| Event Text: 4 Days | Location: DIVISION 5 Jackson - Independence | ||||
| Address: 308 W Kansas INDEPENDENCE MO | |||||
Case.net: Party Details
Case.net: Party Details
| SWEE , JODEY , Next Friend | represented by | BAYLARD , DANIEL J , Attorney for Plaintiff |
| MULLINS & BAYLARD LLC 2004 NW SOUTH OUTER RD BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 | ||
| USA SWIMMING INC , Defendant | represented by | MCCAUSLAND , MICHAEL EUGENE , Attorney for Defendant |
| SRV: CHUCK WIELGUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1 OLYMPIC PLAZA COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909 | MCCAUSLAND BARRETT & BARTALOS 9233 WARD PKWY STE 270 KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 Business: (816) 523-3000 | |
| BLUE SPRINGS SWIM PARENTS CLUB , Defendant | represented by | MCCAUSLAND , MICHAEL EUGENE , Attorney for Defendant |
| RA: JOHN M FAULKENBERRY 2447 NW VALLEY DR LEES SUMMIT, MO 64081 | MCCAUSLAND BARRETT & BARTALOS 9233 WARD PKWY STE 270 KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 Business: (816) 523-3000 | |
| KANSAS CITY BLAZERS , Doing Business As | represented by | MCCAUSLAND , MICHAEL EUGENE , Attorney for Defendant |
| MCCAUSLAND BARRETT & BARTALOS 9233 WARD PKWY STE 270 KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 Business: (816) 523-3000 | ||
| MISSOURI VALLEY SWIMMING INC , Defendant | represented by | MCCAUSLAND , MICHAEL EUGENE , Attorney for Defendant |
| RA: ALAN R JONES CPA 406 N FOXRIDGE DR LEES SUMMIT, MO 64086 | MCCAUSLAND BARRETT & BARTALOS 9233 WARD PKWY STE 270 KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 Business: (816) 523-3000 | |
| MICHEL "MIKE" LEWELLYN , Defendant | represented by | LUDER , ROBERT J. , Attorney for Defendant |
| 2531 N CASTLE LANE CHARLESTON, SC 29414 | 9401 INDIAN CREEK PARKWAY SUITE 800 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66210 |
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Lee's Summit R-7 School District: A Race To Remember
Lee's Summit R-7 School District: A Race To Remember
LS Tribune Saturday, April 12, 2008
A Race to Remember
Matt Bird-Meyer
Tribune Editor
Voters had an option Tuesday of four board candidates for three seats. Maybe the outcome was indicative of lazy voting habits, where the candidates at the top of the ballot get the most votes. Check, check, check and move on. But maybe the outcome was indicative of growing displeasure with the entrenched members of the board. Whatever happened, newcomer Sherri Tucker came close. She was just 2 percent shy of overcoming incumbent Jon Plaas, who won 5,065 to 4,679.
Plaas had a slim 386-vote separation from Tucker. However the top vote getter, Jeff Tindle, had 2,246 more votes than Tucker, and Jack Wiley had 1,878 more votes than the newcomer. Tindle was listed first on the ballot, followed by Wiley, Plaas and then Tucker. The top two candidates were so far ahead of the bottom two that it appears voters were gravitating toward Tucker. I like to think the people who make time to visit the polls are going in there knowing how they will vote, or at least with some knowledge of the candidates. Personally, I would never vote for someone I know nothing about. Sherri Tucker never hid the fact that her only platform was special education. She is the mother of a special-needs son and is part of a group of 40 people who feel the R-7 district is not providing adequate services for their special-needs children.
Tucker didn't go about this alone. Members of the Lee's Summit Autism Support Group picked Tucker to run against the three incumbents. This was her first time running for office, and she's pledged it's not her last. Plaas and the others circled the wagons during the campaign, supporting one another and alienating Tucker as a single-issue candidate. Plaas said single-issue candidates belong on the other side of the podium from school board members.
And to an extent, he's right, Candidates should be savvy enough to know that and campaign accordingly. That doesn't mean the candidate should never hold a single issue close to their heart. To me, that's how the system works. If you think government isn't working, then run for office or at least get involved. And when voters respond like they did here, we should all take them seriously. I can't say whether there's a problem with special education services in the R-7 district, but there's a growing movement of families out there who are saying that. "I don't feel like we lost," Tucker told me during a telephone interview. "We got our message out there and to me that's a win."
I agree, and to run up right against sitting school board members in Lee's Summit is admirable. The incumbents here are typically strong candidates with almost instant support from community leaders. The topic of special education is an emotional and complex one. These students have different needs and different individualized education programs. Some students have to find some services outside of the district and some are able to stay in regular classrooms. The bottom line is they are students, and they deserve as much attention as anyone else.
LS Tribune Saturday, April 12, 2008
A Race to Remember
Matt Bird-Meyer
Tribune Editor
Voters had an option Tuesday of four board candidates for three seats. Maybe the outcome was indicative of lazy voting habits, where the candidates at the top of the ballot get the most votes. Check, check, check and move on. But maybe the outcome was indicative of growing displeasure with the entrenched members of the board. Whatever happened, newcomer Sherri Tucker came close. She was just 2 percent shy of overcoming incumbent Jon Plaas, who won 5,065 to 4,679.
Plaas had a slim 386-vote separation from Tucker. However the top vote getter, Jeff Tindle, had 2,246 more votes than Tucker, and Jack Wiley had 1,878 more votes than the newcomer. Tindle was listed first on the ballot, followed by Wiley, Plaas and then Tucker. The top two candidates were so far ahead of the bottom two that it appears voters were gravitating toward Tucker. I like to think the people who make time to visit the polls are going in there knowing how they will vote, or at least with some knowledge of the candidates. Personally, I would never vote for someone I know nothing about. Sherri Tucker never hid the fact that her only platform was special education. She is the mother of a special-needs son and is part of a group of 40 people who feel the R-7 district is not providing adequate services for their special-needs children.
Tucker didn't go about this alone. Members of the Lee's Summit Autism Support Group picked Tucker to run against the three incumbents. This was her first time running for office, and she's pledged it's not her last. Plaas and the others circled the wagons during the campaign, supporting one another and alienating Tucker as a single-issue candidate. Plaas said single-issue candidates belong on the other side of the podium from school board members.
And to an extent, he's right, Candidates should be savvy enough to know that and campaign accordingly. That doesn't mean the candidate should never hold a single issue close to their heart. To me, that's how the system works. If you think government isn't working, then run for office or at least get involved. And when voters respond like they did here, we should all take them seriously. I can't say whether there's a problem with special education services in the R-7 district, but there's a growing movement of families out there who are saying that. "I don't feel like we lost," Tucker told me during a telephone interview. "We got our message out there and to me that's a win."
I agree, and to run up right against sitting school board members in Lee's Summit is admirable. The incumbents here are typically strong candidates with almost instant support from community leaders. The topic of special education is an emotional and complex one. These students have different needs and different individualized education programs. Some students have to find some services outside of the district and some are able to stay in regular classrooms. The bottom line is they are students, and they deserve as much attention as anyone else.
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