Wasn't sure if I was going to comment before the screen capture below or after. Decided to comment first. Hopefully that would make it clearer.
The screen capture below shows Kris Durbin commenting about a posting by Kevin Makalous, candidate for a Ward 4 council seat. Apparently Makalous is upset that folks are still talking about the defeated proposal for the community center (that he supported) claiming people are re-litigating it. He thinks it is over and done and should be put to rest.
As typical, he is trying to dance around and dodge the real issue. The issue is that his support of that project proves that he does NOT listen to people. That is why it is still relevant. He would have folks believe that he will listen to them about their concerns. Horse nonsense. Various studies that the city paid for indicated that even though folks wanted a facility they were adamant about not paying increased property taxes to support it. The studies showed that. He, and certain other individuals still attempted to jam it down the throats of the citizens of Shawnee.
The city buried most of the negatives deep down on its web site and in its printed literature did not give a true picture of what was involved. The push by the city itself was supposed to be educating, but instead it was advocating. When the truth was brought out the item went down in flames 72-28. If Makalous truly listened to folks he would not have supported the project. The city was, and I repeat myself, told in their studies that people did not want to pay an increase in their property taxes. We won't even talk about the exorbitant fees to use the facility.
Ergo, bringing it up is NOT re-litigating it, it is affirmation that Makalous cares more about what a few select folks want than what the people want.
Curious, can he really say that he has not had conversations with certain folks that if elected he would push to bring this item back?
Anyway. if you want a council member who is willing to truly listen, and is not part of the good old boy network, might I suggest you vote for Jacklynn Walters in Ward 4.
If you click on the image below you will get a larger size that will be easier to read.
