The Star wrote, “Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser announced Tuesday that he would ask the City Council to create a task force focused on reviving economically distressed neighborhoods” (9/3, Local).
Let me save the task force six months of effort. The distressed neighborhoods will start reviving when they are safe and provide good schools. No sooner.
Anything else is a waste of time and money.
George J. McLiney Jr.
Kansas City
I believe the date was December 26, 1989. My family was on the front page of the Kansas City Star. Being displaced from our home for the improvements in Westport High. My house now a football goal. An illegal judge mandate.. robbing taxpayers money. Yes robbing. I was furious to have to leave my home. In sobbing tears I took my five white daughters and moved to Lee's Summit on August 20, 1990, purposely out of the district. Well guess what? It is now my God Watch Over Me story! My daughters now all grown and graduated from Lee's Summit Schools. Oh YES the Kansas City School district that never helped a kid even though they have wasted millions of taxpayer dollars. 18 years later I must say they helped 5 that I am aware of. It is the best thing that ever happened for my family/my kids. But still robbery to the taxpayers!
Posted by: gondodeb | October 10, 2008 at 04:04 AM
Start with giving the state control over the KC School District, until that happens nothing will change.
Posted by: Rogue | September 09, 2008 at 09:04 AM
George for mayor or city council! Let's start a straight talk - common sense movement.
Posted by: SP in KC | September 09, 2008 at 07:52 AM