My personal belief is that if this individual is elected mayor of Shawnee it would be a terrible mistake. A train wreck waiting to happen.
She was the major driving force and cheerleader to get the council to pass the recent NDO, (Non Discrimination Ordinance). Here is the ironic thing about that. The item was on the Council Committee agenda 8/13/19 and then moved to the Council 8/26/19. In all the years that I have been following the council I cannot remember any time that an item went from committee to council in 2 weeks.
So, I got to thinking as to why that may have happened. This is strictly a theory, but in many ways it makes sense. It goes back to the proposed community center vote. You may remember that Meyer (currently Ward 3 rep and council president) was also the lead cheerleader for that one. You may also remember that the same council members who supported the NDO also marched in lockstep with her on the community center. You may also remember that there were many reasons not to vote yes for that center. Reasons which she and her acolytes failed to mention and kept hidden. (More on her acolytes on the council and what needs to be done at the upcoming election regarding them in a future post).
So what happened? A citizen group was formed and got the truth out there (contrary to Councilmember Sandifer's rant that that group lied). The measure failed at the ballot box 72%-28%. So, my thoughts are that Meyer pushed this item through quickly so that the citizens of Shawnee could not mount a well organized and justifiable opposition to the proposed NDO. She does not respect citizen input. During the community center debacle she kept mentioning how many folks wanted it. She and her acolytes failed to mention that the same survey that showed that, also showed a majority of Shawnee citizens did not want an increase in property taxes to pay for it. So, that is why I think this NDO was ramrodded through the process.
Now here are some interesting facts. In the recent mayoral primary Stephanie Meyer only got 25% of the vote. In Ward 3, her ward as a council person, she lost her own ward. Take it a step further, she lost the precinct (her neighborhood) where she lives in that ward. That has to be a message to the rest of the city. Her own ward rejected her. Her own precinct rejected her. Are the people that she represents trying to tell the rest of the city something? Are they saying don't be deceived by her dolce voce, rather that she is no good for the city. Now, for those folks who are wondering how she got to be a council rep, be advised, she never was truly elected to the position. She was appointed to fill an unexpired term and then when she ran for the office she ran unopposed. She has a problem when running against an opponent. In a previous election she lost 2-1 against Charles Macheers.
I implore you. Do not sit out this election. Vote, and reelect the current mayor, Michelle Distler.
