On Sunday, March 24th, I sent the following email to Mayor Mickey Sandifer and Councilmembers Murphy & Burchfield, with regards to the recent trip they took to the National League of Cities in Washington, DC:
Good morning,
2. Specifically, which meetings, seminars, lectures, classes, events did you attend?
Suffice it to say, none of these individuals has responded.
Why do I say that their lack of response is hypocrisy? Gee, what about their election campaigns? With calls for unity, open government, etc.
Let's look at them individually.
SANDIFER: Knowing Mickey for many years I again figured he wouldn't respond. First, he doesn't like me. Second, he appears to have an aversion to committing himself to written responses to questions. Let's now look at his recent State of the City address as noted in the Johnson County Post
“While I do stand here as today as Shawnee’s 24th mayor, I stand here with the entire community, east and west of 435, north and south of Shawnee Mission Parkway,” he said. “Every resident, every business, every soul in our community has a reason for calling Shawnee home.”
Using his speech as a call for unity, Sandifer asked for people to stand together to get work done in the city.
“Today we put our divisions behind us,” he said. “Today we look for what will drive Shawnee forward, what will bring the next generation to Shawnee, what will define our city’s future.”
Nice words Mickey. LOL, if you've ever heard him speak at council he can't put more than four words together in a cohesive manner. Must have been somebody else who wrote that speech. In house or was an outside source used? Also, since he stumbles over reading from the agenda at meetings he was fortunate to have what appeared to be a teleprompter on stage. Anyway, he needs to realize that he does have a responsibility to respond to citizen inquiries, all citizens.
MURPHY: Even though I don't reside in her ward, when she is on the council she is representing the entire city, not just Ward 2. Strange attitude coming from an individual with many years as an ordained minister.
BURCHFIELD: Another individual who apparently feels she can ignore requests from citizens. And in this case, a request from a resident of Ward 4, her ward. Not a good move by this young lady. Wonder who is advising her to ignore citizen requests.
