TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! CITY HALL AND MAYOR SLY LOSING KANSAS CITY BUDGET BATTLE 2015 ATTEMPT 'RUMOR PAGE' SPIN!!!

Without question, community reaction to so many Kansas City neighborhood budget cuts has been overwhelmingly negative.

Mayor Sly has been booed and insulted in public meetings and City Council incumbents are facing very real hits to their chances at reelection.

To wit . . .

DESPERATE TO SPIN OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE KANSAS CITY SENTIMENT . . . MAYOR SLY AND CITY HALL HAVE CREATED A "RUMOR PAGE" TO TRY AND EXPLAIN THEMSELVES!!!

This is a response to a community document that was posted first on TKC and now circulates throughout neighborhoods and powers recent criticism.

Take a look:

City Hall KCMO: The Rumor Page

Better still . . . Let's fact check the most blatant spin on Kansas City budget cuts and misplaced City Hall priorities.

Kansas City Hates Swope Soccer Park


"The operating expenses proposed for the new Swope Soccer Village are offset by the projected revenues (from field rental fees and sponsorships), both estimated at $1M. Both the estimated expenses and revenues are within the Parks and Recreation fund and not the general fund. As such, this program does not negatively impact any other program or fund."

Wrong. That's a classic mischaracterization of complaints that hinge on the fact that nobody but Council Lady Cindy Circo wanted this place. Also, parks programs that people are using are getting cut while this vanity deal remains a priority. Finally . . . No word about the lack of minority contractors on this project pushed down the throats of residents.

Attempting To Quiet Rumors About The Busted Kansas City Budget And Our Feeble Bonds


"The City’s general obligation bond credit ratings from Standard and Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch remain unchanged at “AA”, “Aa2″, and “AA”, respectively, with stable outlooks."

WRONG!!! THE CITY'S BOND RATING HAS BEEN IN FLUX FOR YEARS AND THE NEW RATING WAS EARNED ONLY AFTER POLITICAL PRESSURE AND FOLLOWING A MASSIVE EFFORT TO INCREASE TAXES HALF A DOZEN TIMES WITH A COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE A STEADY SLATE OF TAX HIKES!!!

Finally . . .

The Mayor’s Office has increased its number of employees.


City Hall Spin: "The confusion is understandable. The city changed the way it accounts for contract positions, and the submitted budget does not fully explain that. Only one new position is being added: An Innovation Analyst in the Mayor’s Office of Innovation, which coordinates technological and business efficiencies citywide. The submitted budget for the Mayor’s Office is a slight reduction from the adopted budget for the current year, from $2.04 million to $2.02 million."

THEY'RE ACTUALLY ADMITTING THE STAFF INCREASE WHILE TELLING PEOPLE THEY'RE WRONG OR LIARS!!!

Moreover . . .

MAYOR SLY'S BUDGET FOR STAFF IS THE BIGGEST IN KANSAS CITY HISTORY!!!

Remember that Mayor Sly has been so frustrated by budget push-back that he's getting into shouting matches and name-calling at public meetings.

Clearly, this effort to control negative public sentiment around budget time isn't working. As the popularity of Mayor Sly and City Council incumbents reaches an all-time low as the election approaches.

Developing . . .