This investigation began after viewing this NBC informational 11/10/11 broadcast. Only 2 minutes and worth watching and hearing about how good this deal was. The existing Johnson County Museum was damaged during the June 2009 “Once in a Century” rainstorm. Approximately 1,500 square foot of the 20,000 square foot was deemed unrepairable. Artifacts from the damaged area [...]
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JoCo Museum of 40,000,000 pigs in a poke.
Posted in Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Overland Park, TEA Party Movement, tagged Calvin Hayden, David Lindstrom, Ed Eilert, Ed Peterson, jason osterhaus, Jim Allen, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas, Michael Ashcraft, Overland Park on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Non-Partisan County Commission Pays Democratic Party To Draft County Budget.
Posted in Agenda 21, Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, Home Rule Charter, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged Agenda 21, Ed Eilert, Ed Peterson, George Soros, ICLEI, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
JOCO BUDGET – CITIZEN DISCUSSION GROUPS Posted on January 23, 2012 by reggie Consensus Consulting will hold citizen focus group discussions on the upcoming Johnson County budget. Focus groups will be organized by JOCO Commission district. Each district will have a date for the focus group to meet and answer questions on what’s important for [...]
Nethics in the land of Noz
Posted in Education, Ethics, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Huntington, Senator Steve Morris, Senator Vratil, State Ethic Complaints, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged Blue Valley, Ethics, Johnson County, kansas, Republican Party, Rino, Senator Stephen Morris, Senator Vratil, Terrie Huntington on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In the Nethical land of Noz where a State Legislator has no requirement to reside within Noz to be elected, why should us Nomes be surprised at this: In the land of Noz, Legislators write laws that require City, County and School Board Nomes to “RESIDE” in the Nome District they represent. In the land of Noz, Legislators only need [...]
Asking For What Does Not Exist?
Posted in Agenda 21, Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged Agenda 21, Eilert, Ethics, George Soros, ICLEI, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas, Kansas Open Meeting Act, Kansas Open Records Act, KORA on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
In February 2011 the JoCo BOCC approved, without a vote and during a non-recorded Commission Meeting (Retreat), that written Transcripts of official BOCC Meetings would be eliminated, video recording was sufficient, based on the recommendation of the County Manager and with the approval of Chair Eilert. Following an ADA (American Disability Act) Complaint accusing JoCo of depriving the deaf community of equal access, BOCC [...]
When The Truth Don’t Fit, Change It.
Posted in Ethics, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Overland Park, Taxation, TEA Party Movement, tagged Eilert, Ethics, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas, Overland Park, Taxes on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Johnson County Museum thinks nationally SPECIAL TO THE STAR An exhibit at the Johnson County Museum of History features some nostaglia-inducing items. Jan.12 DAVID SCOTT The Kansas City Star When thinking about the suburbs of Johnson County, what comes to mind? The color beige, maybe? For some, the lyrics of folk singer Malvina Reynolds may [...]
USD #229 Pays Employee $90,000 To Be A Kansas State Senator And Influence Policy.
Posted in Education, Ethics, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Vratil, State Ethic Complaints, TEA Party Movement, tagged Blue Valley, Ethics, Johnson County, kansas, Republican Party, State Senate, vratil on January 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
View entire Vratil 2012 Complaint document filed here. Robert J. Vancrum, Esq (aka Vancrum Law Firm LLC) contracted with USD #229 “to advocate for legislative positions of Blue Valley” for the contracted period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. (Contract dated August 10, 2010 attached, please note signed by Board Attorney John Vratil, Esq for Lathrop [...]
Is John Vratil a Kansas Senator AND Paid Lobbyist for BV School District?
Posted in Education, Ethics, Kansas, Kansas State Senate, Senator Vratil, State Ethic Complaints, TEA Party Movement, tagged Blue Valley, Ethics, kansas, senate, Senator Vratil, State Senate, vratil on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lobbying Kansas law recognizes that the right of organized as well as unorganized interests to influence governmental policy is an integral part of the American and Kansas political process. Such efforts are based in large part on the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and association and the right to participate in one’s government. The [...]
County Commissioners Pay For And Award National Museum To Overland Park
Posted in Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, Home Rule Charter, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Overland Park, TEA Party Movement, tagged Agenda 21, Eilert, Ethics, George Soros, ICLEI, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas, Overland Park on December 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Responding to multiple requests we will start with clear identification of Johnson County’s Seven Dwarfs. (Place curser over pix for ID’s, we think we nailed them perfectly.) Future posts regarding The Dwarfs will maintain this header for reference. The Johnson County Museum has been looking for a new location since late 2009. On November 10 and 17, [...]
Support The Party Platform or Find a Platform You Will Support
Posted in Agenda 21, Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, Illegal Immigration, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, Kansas State House, Kansas State Senate, Senator Huntington, Senator Owens, Senator Steve Morris, Senator Vratil, TEA Party Movement, tagged Agenda 21, Eilert, Ethics, George Soros, ICLEI, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, kansas, Kansas Open Meeting Act, Obamacare, Overland Park, property rights, Republican Party, Ronnie Metsker, Terrie Huntington, Thomas (Tim) Owens, vratil on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nancy, I believe you and Lloyd deserve an explanation for this “rumor” as it has now been drawn to your attention. Following a presentation that I made this last week-end in central Kansas about Agenda 21 and ICLEI, off camera I was asked to comment about the Johnson County and Kansas State Republican [...]
EPA Threatens FOIA Extinction Due To Global Warming
Posted in Agenda 21, Commissioner Eilert, Ethics, JoCo Board of Commissioners, Kansas, TEA Party Movement, tagged Agenda 21, George Soros, ICLEI, JoCo BOCC, Johnson County, Kansas Open Records Act, Obamacare on November 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Confessions of an FOIA criminal By: Christopher C. Horner | 11/07/11 8:42 AM Name-calling is nothing new to opponents of the “global warming” agenda, or whatever it is being called these days. We even require “war crimes trials for these [expletive deleted] — some sort of climate Nuremberg,” according to Dave Roberts, writing in Grist [...]