Complaint politically motivated
5/9/08
EDITOR:
I am writing to give perspective to the recent ethics commission complaint filed against Kathy Dusenbery, former Parkville Mayor and candidate for Platte County Commissioner (Ethics Complaint Advances, April 30 issue of The Landmark).
This complaint is a political maneuver to attempt to discredit one of our community’s finest public servants. All that Kathy did was forward an e-mail from her personal computer, from her personal e-mail account, that included a statement from one of the Parkville mayoral candidates. She merely forwarded the email, like we all do from our personal computers, and didn’t stop to consider that her signature as mayor was at the bottom. Of course, this wouldn’t be an issue in any other city in the nation, Parkville is the only place where a mayor can’t endorse a candidate.
We need to look at the real motives here – the loser of the mayoral race and his cronies who are now trying to discredit our former mayor in the hopes of defeating her in her bid for the Platte County Commission. It’s telling that David Williams, the complaint filer, has been a long-time business associate and has financial investments with the defeated candidate Tom Hutsler.
Mr. Hutsler lost by a wide margin – you lost, now stop the personal attacks and move on so that we can all work together to make Parkville an even better place. There is much work to be done and the new mayor and council need to be focusing their efforts on continuing to move our city forward instead of dealing with this political nonsense. There is enough of that going on at the national scale.
--Mark Young
Parkville
Sand and gravel pit concerns
5/9/08
EDITOR:
As a resident of a neighborhood in close proximity to the proposed Waldron sand and gravel excavating site, I am anxious to see the final proposal from Dave Penny’s company (last week’s Landmark front page).
I remain skeptical of the value to our community, and concerned about the impact on southern Platte County. The traffic study that was originally filed indicated as many as 170 trucks per day would use 45 highway between the proposed site and I-435. That would make an already busy and dangerous rural highway even more treacherous.
I am also concerned about the impact on our levee system, and unlike Mr. Penny, I am glad that Platte County requires such studies be completed before zoning changes are considered.
A zoning change to allow this sort of industrial use of land in our rural community is something that concerns all residents of Southern Platte County, and we should all closely study the total impact to our environment before allowing this development to occur.
--Ron Peterson
Unincorporated
Platte County
Lawsuit abuse needs addressed
5/9/08
EDITOR:
As the voice of small business in Missouri, the National Federation of Independent Business is committed to serving the needs of its members across the state. One of our key priorities is curbing frivolous lawsuits that create a climate of fear for America's small businesses. Some claims are legitimate, but many are without merit.
Because lawsuit abuse is such a concern for NFIB members, we have joined with more than 20 other Missouri businesses and associations to support commonsense legal reform that is currently stuck in the House. We call ourselves the Missouri Justice Alliance, and we support House Bill 2241.
There is a terrible misconception that small business owners are rich, but I can assure you that is not the case. There's no stash of cash hidden in the closet to bail out a family business in the event of a costly lawsuit. Often, the thought of attorney fees alone are overwhelming for a small business.
Roughly 90 percent of employers in Missouri have fewer than 25 employees, meaning the vast majority of businesses in this state are small. In the blink of an eye, any of these businesses could become the subject of a crippling lawsuit unless we have the good sense to reform the laws before it's too late.
This isn't just a problem for business owners. Small business accounts for 98 percent of all employer firms in the state of Missouri and employs about half of the state's workforce. When Missouri's small businesses are hurt, so are Missouri's working families.
The Missouri House has the chance to make sure no small business owner has to fear losing everything he or she has worked for due to a frivolous lawsuit. We're asking everyone to please support the state's small businesses by calling or writing their legislators before the House adjourns on May 16 and asking them to pass HB 2241.
--Brad Jones
State Director
National Federation of
Independent Business
Jefferson City, Mo.
Economy not right for this
5/2/08
EDITOR:
I read an article, posted the 24th of April, from the Commerce Department. The article reported the sale of new homes had plunged in March to the lowest level in 16 ½ years. It also went on to say that the median price of a new home in March compared to a year ago had fallen by the largest amount in four decades.
While reading this article I began to wonder ….. Wouldn’t a developer that has a wife in the real estate business be aware of this current state of affairs concerning new home sales and prices ? Our economy has been on the decline long before the beginning of this development. A good business person and even some really bad business owners are at least aware of the market up-swings or in this case down-swing in their particular line of work.
So I began to wonder if the master plan for 680 “homes” that has been proposed is really the “master plan” for this particular project. I find it hard to believe that even a truly bad businessman would spend money to try and develop a subdivision in an economy that has hit a 16½ year low… and considering that the median price of a new home has fallen the largest amount in 40 years… does this mean that they are going to re-evaluate the selling price of these homes?
Given the current economy, the current condition of new home sales and falling values, and the current number of foreclosures wouldn’t it be reasonable to be asking ourselves and the powers to be “ is this the right time for such a development ?”
The planning and zoning board and commissioners truly need to step up here and do what it right for our community.
The current economy is not right for this type of development. There would be no shame in voting according to the land use plan that is currently in place. Residents of small communities are strapped financially as it is. Don’t make the million dollar dreams of a few the financial burden of many.
--Renae Payne
Platte County
Careful planning is the key
5/2/08
EDITOR:
I am writing in response to Barry Turner’s letter (April 16 edition of The Landmark) in objection to the Tomahawke Ridge subdivision and the emergency services’ ability to service the subdivision and existing communities.
In Barry’s letter he stated his opinions, as is his right. It does not represent the opinion of the board members or the fellow officers of the Camden Point Fire Protection District. Platte County has experienced tremendous growth in the last 20 years. Our commissioners, zoning, public works, fire districts and ambulance district have worked hard to stay ahead of the increase for services that this requires.
There have already been projects of this size built south of Platte City, in NRAD and Central Platte’s district, and service has been continuing to improve. This is due to continued work by both of the mentioned districts in planning and growth for the future. This was made possible by the increase in the tax base from these commercial and residential projects. As with all growth, planning must be done carefully and with direction from strong leaders and community participation.
We believe this is happening and all communities are benefitting from it. As for the Camden Point Fire Protection District, we will continue to support our brother departments and NRAD as they continue to support us.
-- Chief Walt Stubbs
Camden Point
Fire District
Likes the new feature
5/2/08
EDITOR:
Thank you for the new section to The Landmark: The Parkville News.
A terrific way to open the Railroad Museum, on the front page, Volume1, Number 1.
A great surprise for a great city. I look forward to the next edition.
--Pauli Kendrick
Weatherby Lake
EDITOR’S NOTE: The next edition of The Parkville News will be inserted in next week’s Landmark. Thanks for the kind words.
Support--don't kill--food production
4/25/08
EDITOR:
Public Broadcasting is more than Antique Road show, the McNeil-Leir News Hour and Kermit the Frog. My letter addresses the two main points of a recent (4/11) Friday night Bill Moyers Journal on PBS.
We in northwest Missouri should know a thing or two about farming and politics, that is, agribusiness and its grip on your tax dollar.
The best interview in the Moyers’ program I'm referring to was with a preacher trying to get the government to spend less money on empty farm lands, and open up the federal gravy train for more money for poor people's Food Stamps. His real message I got was support food production, not kill it.
Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Navada told the preacher "Good Luck"---the two biggest lobby groups in Washington D.C. today, year 2008, are commodities and insurance companies. I'm sure readers have their own horror stories about insurance companies, I'm writing about food.
How much money did you pay for a can of tuna the last time you went grocery shopping?
Billions of our tax dollars are going to "agribusiness," for not even producing food, and this led the preacher's hunger organization to team with a known, right wing Libertarian group I've scorned ---The Cato Institute.
Ron Paul supporters, I've been wrong --The Cato Institute is not completely bad...close, for their campaign to destroy Social Security, but certainly no cigar this time.
Ask yourself, what's the name of the lobbyist organization most outspoken in its support for our 6th District Missouri Congressman? Why, it’s the Farm Bureau.
Make it clear I'm an independent supporter of Congressional candidate Kay Barnes, but aren't you also tired of business-as- usual in Washington, DC?
Taxpayers I'll spell it out one more time: insurance companies and agribusiness--the biggest hogs at the feed lot.
--Ed Gentry
St. Joseph
Planet Earth is doing just fine
4/25/08
EDITOR:
With all the reminders to recycle, shrink our carbon footprint, and reduce our consumption of goods, just about everyone feels guilty on Earth Day.
Indeed, if you listen to the three presidential candidates, you couldn't be faulted for thinking that a cabal of greedy oil executives was bent on putting the future of our planet at risk.
But planet Earth is doing just fine. And it's the world's richest countries -- led by the United States -- that are doing the most to preserve and protect the environment.
Take this: Over the last 30 years, air pollution emissions from American manufacturers have fallen by about 60 percent, even as real manufacturing output has increased by 70 percent, according to a recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
Data from the Environmental Protection Agency show that there's been a 60-percent reduction in levels of sulfur dioxide, the chemical that causes acid rain, in the eastern United States since 2000. And there's been a 50-percent drop in emissions of nitrogen oxide, a prime contributor to respiratory illness.
In Los Angeles, air-quality regulators have noted a significant decline in health risk from air pollution. In the 1970s, Los Angeles residents went through nearly 200 high-risk pollution days each year. These days, the city has fewer than 25 annually.
There's good news on the ground, too. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently reported that the United States has been gaining wetlands at a rate of about 32,000 acres per year over the last decade.
American water resources have enjoyed a resurgence as well. Rare fish species have returned to the Detroit River for the first time in nearly a century.
But what about global warming? Isn't the United States single-handedly turning Greenland into a tropical paradise?
Not really. Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth" looks to have been little more than "convenient fiction." U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions actually fell by 1.5 percent in 2006 -- a first for a non-recessionary year.
Meanwhile, Europe's finger-wagging on climate change hasn't matched its actions. Between 1997 and 2004, the last year for which relevant data are available, GHG emissions from Kyoto Protocol signatories increased 21.1 percent. Emissions from non-Kyoto nations, by contrast, increased only 10 percent.
And from the United States? Just a 6.6-percent increase.
Unfortunately, the public dialogue on this issue is dominated by environmental doomsayers who ignore these facts. And they're spearheading all sorts of dangerous regulatory efforts. All three presidential candidates have promised to push for restrictive anti-global-warming measures if elected.
Case in point: the increasingly popular goal of reducing worldwide GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050. At least a dozen U.S. states -- including New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts -- have signed onto the program, either through an executive order or non-binding resolution.
Al Gore supports this proposal. And he may have the opportunity to implement it nationwide, as Barack Obama has expressed interest in adding Gore to his cabinet, if elected. But Obama and Gore fail to realize that mandating a drop in emissions of that magnitude by 2050 would wreak havoc on the economy.
The rush to rein in GHG emissions is all the more backwards when you consider that America's environment has improved precisely because of the nation's economic growth.
Growing economies allocate resources more efficiently and produce new technologies that strengthen their ability to control pollution. Hard-and-fast caps on emissions amount to hard-and-fast caps on growth, making everyone poorer and handicapping one of the best ways to improve the environment.
So as you celebrate this Earth Day, remember that the sky isn't falling. The reality is that America is making great strides in its quest to improve the environment.
--Sally C. Pipes
CEO of the
Pacific Research Institute
R-3's fight is ludicrous
4/18/08
EDITOR:
I have been paying taxes and living here in Platte City since 2000. I think the current fight our school officials are having with our state representative about development at KCI is ludicrous. R-3 is not receiving any tax revenue from this property now, so how can they lose what they don't have?
With our assessed valuations at an all time high, how can anyone actually argue that our schools don't have enough money or they would be hurt by new jobs coming to Platte County?
I hope those getting the new jobs will buy some of the vacant houses here in our area and help ease the tax burden for the rest of us who keep paying more and more each year. Unfortunately though, I have a feeling that our taxes will continue to rise until we the tax- payers quit authorizing numerous government entities to spend more of our money by finally holding them accountable and saying enough is enough.
I for one would hate to be one of those Sprint employees that are getting the axe and then hear from those in charge of our schools that we don't need any new jobs. What will happen to the children of those parents?
I want to thank State Representative Brown for fighting for increased funding of our schools in the past and for fighting for new jobs now.
--Rachel Paolillo
Platte City
Resources would be strained
4/18/08
EDITOR:
I am writing this letter on behalf of many of the residents of Camden Point and the surrounding areas. We wish to express our objection to the proposed Tomhawke Ridge housing development at Winan Road and 92 Hwy.
This proposal goes against the county's stated land use plan and would open the door for future developments to used as an argument to allow their own plans to proceed. The residents of the area are not opposed to development but are greatly concerned at the proposed number of homes to be built. Additionally, we are in agreement that the proposed cost of the homes cannot be considered as starter homes as stated by the developer. We are further concerned with the estimated increase in traffic in the area. As many of the residents in this area use Interurban Rd. and Winan Rd. to access 92 Hwy, the potential for accidents would be greatly increased.
While I write this letter as a concerned citizen and not as a spokesperson for Camden Point Fire Protection District or for the Northland Regional Ambulance District (NRAD), my knowledge and experience gained through my continuing participation in both of these organizations allows me to express the following concerns. As a member of the Camden Point Fire Protection District in which I serve as the captain on the department, I would strongly recommend that the additional burden placed on the Central Platte Fire Protection District and their subsequent mutual-aid partners in fire protection be considered as an undue strain upon the existing resources.
Due to the proposed close proximity of the homes to one another and the limited water sources available in the area, Central Platte Fire would have to utilize the surrounding fire departments for water supply and surrounding structure protection. Also since Central Platte Fire, as well as their surrounding mutual-aid departments, is a volunteer department and not manned 24 hours a day in their stations, drawing their resources to fight fires or to respond to medical calls for the residents of this area would leave their district and possibly the surrounding districts with inadequate coverage in the event of another event at the same time.
Additionally, I am active in the emergency medical services that are provided by NRAD ambulance and have first hand knowledge of the number of responses that this service has provided in the past at the intersection of Winan Road and 92 Hwy. The additional traffic that would be created by this development would increase the number of accidents at this intersection and would therefore place additional demands upon the ambulance service.
With the limited availability of other ambulance units to respond in the event that NRAD is engaged in medical services in this area, the response times for other areas of the district would increase greatly and would cause undue waiting time for others. Given the current budget situation of NRAD, it is not feasible at this time to expect that an additional ambulance could be placed in service to cover this expected increase in calls. It is also unreasonable to expect that remaining units in service can adequately provide acceptable response times for the members of the ambulance district.
It is our sincerest hopes that all commissioners would view these additional concerns as well as the concerns of the residents within the affected area and vote against allowing this development to proceed as currently proposed.
--Barry Turner
Camden Point
North Platte needs A+ program
4/10/08
EDITOR:
The following survey appears on the North Platte R-1 website: NPPanthers.org
“After weighing the advantages and disadvantages of A+, do you believe the District should work toward implementing the program? (For information on A+, click on the button above).”
The website only provides a confusing explanation as to why A+ does not make financial sense for the district. Perhaps the confusing financial explanation is an excuse to cover the embarrassment of not pursuing A+ designation in a timely and more cost effective manner? East Buchanan, Mid Buchanan, West Platte, and Platte County School Districts have all earned the designation. The A+ program has been a benefit to Missouri students since 1995. A+ makes a great deal of sense for the district and should have been implemented for the students of North Platte several years ago.
I am troubled by the school board’s inability to present the A+ program in any kind of a positive light. The patrons of the district are asked to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the A+ program and then only provided with negative confusing information. The information provided by the board is designed to manipulate the patrons of North Platte, not inform them.
I provided the School Board with the attached letter on March 19, 2008.
“I am requesting the North Platte School Board to begin the process of seeking A+ designation with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. East Buchanan, Mid Buchanan, West Platte, and Platte County School Districts have all earned the designation. Our neighboring school district West Platte currently has 53 seniors of which 40 participate in the A+ program with 20 to 25 of the students planning on using the benefits.
Many North Platte students plan on attending college after graduation, but many of them are soon discouraged when they discover the cost of college tuition or vocational schools.
The cost for an associate degree or attending a vocational technical school for a 2 year program is quickly approaching $10,000.
A+ designation will enable North Platte students to attend college or vocational schools at a much-reduced cost. The A+ Program enables eligible students to attend community college or vocational school in Missouri and to have tuition, fees and a percentage of the book cost paid for by the state.
The A+ Schools program also encourages students to stay in school, make career plans and to graduate with the skills and knowledge required for career success or to pursue advanced education.
Since fall 1995, many Schools in Missouri have taken advantage of the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education's A+ Program. The A+ Schools Program financial incentive has been utilized by over 33,000 eligible students.
I believe a small portion of North Platte's overall financial budget ( $25,000 + Insurance Benefit for a coordinator) paying for A+ will serve as an excellent educational investment for our community and will do more than anything else to help students earn self-sufficiency, find jobs that pay a living wage, raise their families, and become productive citizens.
The district has excellent educational standards for students and has been successful with M.A.P. testing. I would like to see North Platte students rewarded for their academic excellence by receiving the benefits of the District obtaining A+ designation. The North Platte School District Patrons I have spoken to all support the A+ program. I hope the North Platte School Board will educate themselves regarding the over whelming educational cost benefits of A+ and immediately start the process of seeking A+ designation. You can find more information concerning A+ designation at the Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education's web site: http://dese.mo.gov
--Jon McLaughlin
New Market
Gas tax hike is not the answer
4/10/08
EDITOR:
If you are in a hole, common sense says to stop digging. But the leadership in Congress is trying to do the exact opposite. With Missourians facing record prices at the pump, Democratic Congressman John Dingell has proposed raising the gasoline tax by 50 cents per gallon.
Raising taxes on motorists only hurts our families and hurts our economy. I will fight all attempts to raise the taxes Missouri families pay at the pump. We need to be working to reduce the price of gas, not increase it.
Congressman Dingell’s proposal would increase the federal gas tax from 18.4 cent per gallon tax to 68.4 cents per gallon. This represents a nearly 300 percent increase in the federal gas tax.
What’s worse, this proposed tax increase comes at a time when gas prices continue to rise. Since Nancy Pelosi has been in charge of Congress, gas prices have risen by one dollar per gallon. We do not need more taxes; we need an energy policy that addresses our growing energy costs.
To combat rising energy prices, we need to increase American sources of energy. This includes increasing production of renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. It also includes tapping into the sources of energy we have and are not using in this country. Millions of barrels of oil exist in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and off the costal shelf, but are not currently being used. By going after the energy we have in our own backyard, we can reduce the prices we pay.
Missourians need an energy policy, not higher taxes on their gas.
--Sam Graves
Congressman
'No sign' challenge issued
4/2/08
EDITOR:
A song from my youth said, “Sign, sign everywhere a sign blocking out the scenery breaking my mind.” The Five Man Electrical Band surely had political campaigns in mind when they sang those words. With that in mind, I am issuing a challenge to my opponents regarding the use of signs in our upcoming campaign.
This “NO YARD SIGN CHALLENGE” is being issued in order to keep our neighborhoods and highways clean and to prevent interference with our beautiful natural scenery. We have to start walking the walk, if we are really talking the “green” talk and discussing issues to protect our neighborhoods.
I promise to use no signs in the ground, big or small. I will sign a pledge to do this if all my opponents accept this no sign challenge. This could be a groundbreaking campaign that not only focuses on the issues, but actually make a statement by doing something positive during the campaign by removing unsightliness from the campaign trail.
This no sign challenge should be implemented immediately and I encourage my opponents to sign the pledge I have mailed to them. We should all let our actions speak louder for us than our words.
Let's not simply say we are protecting neighborhoods, let's do something positive not to clutter them up during this campaign.
--William “Bill” Quitmeier
Parkville
$4 Gasoline is tipping point
4/2/08
EDITOR:
If gasoline prices hit $4 per gallon as many economists predict, an estimated 65 percent of American car owners say they will dramatically change their driving behavior, according to a survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for our association.
According to the survey, 91 percent of drivers are driving less and 75 percent are maintaining their vehicle better because of rising gas prices. Other specific behavioral changes were carpooling (31 percent), purchasing more fuel efficient vehicles (30 percent) and making greater use of public transportation (24 percent).
Driving less might not be an option for you, but performing simple and inexpensive vehicle maintenance will not only save gas money, perhaps as much as $1200 per year, but will also improve your vehicle’s safety and dependability. The Car Care Council offers these gas-savings maintenance and driving tips:
Check your vehicle gas cap. About 17 percent of the vehicles on the roads have gas caps that are either damaged, loose or are missing altogether, causing 147 million gallons of gas to vaporize every year.
When tires aren’t inflated properly, it’s like driving with the parking brake on, and can cost a mile or two per gallon.
A vehicle can have either four, six or eight spark plugs, which fire as many as three million times each 1,000 miles, resulting in a lot of heat, electrical and chemical erosion. A dirty spark plug causes misfiring, which wastes fuel. Spark plugs need to be replaced regularly.
An air filter that is clogged with dirt, dust and bugs chokes off the air and creates a “rich” mixture – too much gas being burned for the amount of air, which wastes gas and causes the engine to lose power. Replacing a clogged air filter can improve gas mileage by as much as 10 percent.
Keep your car properly tuned. A 21st Century tune-up can improve your gas mileage by an average of four percent. Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.
These simple vehicle maintenance steps can add up to serious savings. To learn more about how to maintain your vehicle and reduce your fuel expenses, visit www.carcare.org.
-- Kathleen Schmatz
Presid ent & CEO
Automotive Aftermarket
Industry Association
USA sovereignty being destroyed
4/2/08
EDITOR:
The United States was created by the 13 individual states that existed in 1789. They established a federal government with limited powers and very few duties. Each state was to remain independent in most areas.
The people could control federal spending because they elected the members of the U.S. House of Representatives where all money bills must originate. The state legislatures could control federal interference because they elected the members of the U.S. Senate. In 1913, 36 states passed the 17th Amendment to allow voters to directly elect their U.S. Senators.
Since then, the federal government has usurped many powers of the states. We are rapidly becoming a police state. The president is now allowing warrantless seizes and searches, torture, and many other unconstitutional activities. He also is suspending habeas corpus, our right to face criminal accusations in a court of law.
The feds also plan to merge the United States with Mexico and Canada into a sovereignty-destroying regional government with open borders called the North American Union (NAU) by 2010. Go to www.thenewamerican.com for NAU details. Americans need to demand that the feds obey our Constitution now, or we soon will be governed by officials we did not elect, just like the European Union is today.
--Richard and Gloria Hampton
Sylmar, CA
Mother determines Jewish faith
3/26/08
EDITOR:
This letter is in response to last week’s column (March 19th) by Brian Kubicki, entitled “Barrack Obama – Is he or isn’t he?”
I hate to break the news to Mr. Kubicki, but the foundation of his entire column is bogus --- just as all of the concern about Obama’s true religious affiliation and/or his allegiance to the United States is bogus. Kubicki based his entire column on the premise that if you are born of a Jewish father --- then you are considered Jewish.
He has it backwards. In the Jewish religion it is the religion of the mother that determines whether you are considered Jewish.
So, then by using Mr. Kubicki’s own logic, but this time correctly --- Obama would clearly be construed as being Christian --- regardless of his “name” or what others might question.
This contortion of the truth is typical of Mr. Kubicki, and other social-conservatives, who like to use half-truths and mistruths to make their points. I think it was Adolph Hitler who said that: “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” He also said that: “It is not truth that matters, but victory.” (www.BrainyQuote.com)
Hopefully, the truth will ultimately prevail, and we will have a new era in which American politics, and political commentary, is based upon unity, understanding, and acceptance --- rather than division, ignorance, and fear.
--David Raffel
Parkville
Proposal is a big shop of horrors
3/26/08
EDITOR:
We are late comers to understanding the seriousness of the proposed Tomahawke Ridge Subdivision.
In short, after residing on North Winan Road for fifteen years which has given us a true understanding of the traffic situation, we are horrified at this proposal. The roads are not, absolutely not, adequate to carry the magnitude of vehicles resulting from this, or even a much smaller, housing addition.
Secondly the schools are not set up for all of the children resulting from said subdivision. All of the folks in this Platte City area are very proud of the high quality of the education offered by our local schools. There cannot be a positive outcome for the children.
To all of our neighbors, step up and voice your opinion on this proposed big shop of horrors. We still believe in the American way and hope that the trail of the money will not determine the outcome of this detrimental proposal.
To our county commissioners, we ask that you vote your conscience. We cannot believe that anyone residing in this area could vote for approval.
--Terry and Adrienne Glaeser
Platte County
Unique homes wanted
3/26/08
EDITOR:
