TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! PUCK OUTS WHITE, OUT OF TOWN HEAVY CONSTRUCTORS!!!

TKC NOTE: In one of my favorite Puck posts ever, this TKC Contributor outs some of the most powerful people in Kansas City and reveals the names and faces behind the Stop The Nonsense campaign.

It's bold stuff and the points are very hardcore . . . Check it:

He Ain't Heavy… And He's Not My Brother

Oh my, Puck loves construction men who work hard for their money, especially if they do it outside in heavy-duty boots and plaid shirts that are open a few buttons. But Puck has questions about the Heavy Constructors and their newly-found concern for maintenance in River City. The strapping men (well, ok, rich old white dudes) who run this outfit are no-holds-barred, take no prisoners types. And their latest target is City Council members and our Mayor. They are throwing such a hissy, they've even established a website to show everyone how BIG their HISSY is… let's take a look at the size of their hissy, shall we?

The bad boys of the Heavies are irked that the City's budget doesn't have adequate money for capital maintenance. Well, duh, says Puck. The point these men have failed to disclose is this… their man WAYNE Cauthen shaved money from capital maintenance and improvements each and every year he was city manager. Wayne was infamous for siphoning money to pay for pet projects… have we all forgotten the plan to sponge $20 million from PIAC to pay for Citadel? Needless to say, these Heavies, who have gotten rich and richer through city contracts and who enjoyed major access because of Cauthen, are mad their man from Denver is no more. They've lost access, power and profits. These boys are pissed.

The executive director at the Heavies is Ed DeSoignie, a man who is no stranger to City Hall.



Ed DeSoignie resides currently in OLATHE, KS, but he used to share a home in Wayne Cauthen's pocket. Ed LOVES Wayne and HATES the Council. Why? Because Ed and the Heavies made LOTS of money from Wayne's largesse. Ed was so upset the day Wayne was shown the door, he was at the City Council meeting threatening council members. Not so nice, Mr. Ed!

How about the rest of those Heavies? Well, Puck let his fingers do the walking and oh, dear readers, you'll love this! Those big white fat cats who are telling you how things in our city should be budgeted are almost ALL LIVING on the Kansas side of things. The few that do live in Missouri live at Lake Lotawana and in other outlying areas. Many of them have business and home address that allow them to call the shots in KC and PAY NO EARNINGS TAX! They aren't paying for our public safety, our basic services or, by the way, OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS and MAINTENANCE. But KCMO is green enough for them to take bunches of it home to KS.

So to sum up… the Heavy Constructors's hissy is SO BIG, they have hired Pat Gray and Steve Glorioso (who is basking in his new, although transitory, faux relevancy) in a sophomoric yet six-figure effort in an attempt to stir the pot. They've called for the public (that's you, my dear readers) to phone and email City Hall and demand the Council fund the capital budget properly.

Well, lo' Puck believes that turnabout is fair play. Puck thinks you should call the Heavies and tell them you don't take kindly to having nonresidents of our fair city lord over us from their stately Leawood manses and lake homes to tell us what to do. These men raped and pillaged our capital dollars for years. Now they're screaming "unfair!" and calling for reform. Most of these men see our crumbling infrastructure on their way back to Leawood or Lotawana or wherever. Since Puck knows you readers will see through this thinly-veiled power grab, Puck suggests you contact the Heavies and tell them exactly what to do with their No Nonsense campaign… and if you need help with the phrasing try this… "Dear Mr. Ed and fellow Heavies, You matter not. Go away. Love and Kisses, TKC Reader."