OK, let's keep it short, sweet and to the point.
For background, see these two posts of mine:
http://shawneeray.blogspot.com/2021/10/shawnee-mission-post-fails-public-on.html 10/13/21
http://shawneeray.blogspot.com/2021/10/lisa-larson-bunnell-supports.html 10/3/21
So, why did the SM Post fail to tell the whole story? So, the Rattan property taxes for 2019 were paid after it became public knowledge.
What about the 2015 & 2016 property taxes? Yes they were paid, in 2019, when Rattan ran for city council, and only after another member of the public brought it out. how long would those taxes have gone unpaid if the situation hadn't been made public? The only thing that the SM Post did in their article about the 2019 taxes was to give Rattan plenty of space to cop a plea. But, they ignored the situation from just two years ago. First, how can anyone vote for somebody to be on the board of trustees of a tax supported entity who goes years at a time in not paying their property taxes?
Why did the SM Post not pursue the situation from two years ago? Were they afraid of antagonizing Ms. Rattan?
As a matter of fact, read the SM Post's values as posted on their web site here: https://shawneemissionpost.com/our-values/
You can decide for yourself if you think their action or lack of it on this matter is in keeping with their stated values.
Sidebar: To the best of my knowledge, Lisa Larson-Bunnell, Shawnee 3rd Ward council member, running for reelection has still not withdrawn her endorsement of Rattan nor asked for her monetary contribution to be returned. We don't need folks that think like her back on the council.
If those of you living in Ward 3 want a council member who is not ethically or morally challenged you might just want to vote for Angela Stiens.
Remember Larson-Bunnell also voted last spring to give the city manager a 25% increase in pay (approximately $40,000). Just when folks were starting to hurt.
