tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post2473989870405029698..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! CITY HALL PROPOSES MILLIONS WORTH OF CUTS TO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-13435879723187446152014-01-06T23:14:07.229-06:002014-01-06T23:14:07.229-06:00The only issue is that your dealing with the safet...The only issue is that your dealing with the safety and lives of citizens when you lay off public safety (hence the name). Whens the last time someone was injured because a water pipe remained broken for another day or they were unable to schedule their large trash pick up om 311?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-50295622515445145512014-01-06T14:51:45.932-06:002014-01-06T14:51:45.932-06:002:18, why would Tony reveal his sources? Other jo...2:18, why would Tony reveal his sources? Other journalists don't. I know folks at City Hall and these cuts are real. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-65836074396899888782014-01-05T15:04:41.453-06:002014-01-05T15:04:41.453-06:00I'd rather have cops, firefighters, plowed str...I'd rather have cops, firefighters, plowed streets, lots mowed and trash picked up than 2 mile toy train, fancy parties for "dignitaries," paid trained monkeys who can't string together an intelligent sentence, paid people who either are related to someone, fucking someone in "power" or the relative who can't get a job anywhere else. We need those cops in Killa City. If nothing else for crowd control.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-61030862487696281332014-01-05T09:56:41.559-06:002014-01-05T09:56:41.559-06:00Two pumpers in one station. Enough said. And its n...Two pumpers in one station. Enough said. And its not a law to have four on a pumper. No other service does that in this whole area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-31971000194991081752014-01-04T22:55:27.559-06:002014-01-04T22:55:27.559-06:00I'm not sure how many floors KC has downtown b...I'm not sure how many floors KC has downtown but I bet 90% of them are waste. Make a great hotel….Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1002156467739181642014-01-04T22:26:11.670-06:002014-01-04T22:26:11.670-06:00Turd mongers winsTurd mongers winsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7185928725220395732014-01-04T22:20:37.426-06:002014-01-04T22:20:37.426-06:00At a time when most well managed cities are stabil...At a time when most well managed cities are stabilizing their budgets, KC's continues it's downward spiral.<br /><br />The budget document is smoke and mirrors. The 12 month budget year is only funded to about 10 months. That's why the salary and hiring freezes are in place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-68585349819451116062014-01-04T21:36:27.323-06:002014-01-04T21:36:27.323-06:005:36 Makes a lot of sense. Cut public safety so we...5:36 Makes a lot of sense. Cut public safety so we don't lose anymore paper pushers at city hall. This is Missouri not Colorado. Smoking dope isn't legal here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-59792872762473567812014-01-04T20:58:18.219-06:002014-01-04T20:58:18.219-06:00I think pd and the fire guys are way more importan...I think pd and the fire guys are way more important than a popcorn eating assistant to the assistant in city hall. There are a lot of no nonsense jobs paying 50,000 dollars a year up in city hall. Most of the ones you cal at city hall have no idea what the hell they are doing anyway. Keep our public safety alone and get rid of City hall staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-63699533501559601402014-01-04T20:34:58.712-06:002014-01-04T20:34:58.712-06:00If you got rid of half the turd mongers in the act...If you got rid of half the turd mongers in the actual city hall building, would anyone notice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-24679826089394518702014-01-04T18:44:38.287-06:002014-01-04T18:44:38.287-06:00No proof at all.
Slanderella 2014: there is alway...No proof at all.<br /><br />Slanderella 2014: there is always more and it is always worse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-87594776502337319182014-01-04T17:44:24.572-06:002014-01-04T17:44:24.572-06:00Dear Anonymous 3:44: You have a point, we have bee...Dear Anonymous 3:44: You have a point, we have been through this "dog and pony show" before. And, you may be right that they are not actually going to make any cuts when the time comes. But, do remember one thing about our city's crime problem: We are out of step with most of the rest of the nation, crime-wise--which means that the city's elite has to find some way to lie their way out of responsibility for what they have done. Personally, I hope you are right--I for one am quite weary of local politicos getting people killed to protect their reputations. Take care!! Sincerely and Respectfully, Ernest Evans PS: Sorry to be so brutal in what I have to say about local politicos--but I grew up in Washington, DC during the Vietnam War--and ever since politicians letting people die to save face has been a red button issue with me.Ernest Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-91850423541146584342014-01-04T17:36:09.647-06:002014-01-04T17:36:09.647-06:00I work for city hall and for the past 6 years the ...I work for city hall and for the past 6 years the city employees have been laid off. Time for the Cops and Fire department to take their share in the cut backs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-77114662265480969252014-01-04T15:44:05.590-06:002014-01-04T15:44:05.590-06:00Ernest, look back every Jan. Its the same chicken ...Ernest, look back every Jan. Its the same chicken little freak out from the city administrators about the budget. That's because the city fy ends in April and this is the first salvo in the political process where the department heads have to pay homage to their bosses. It is the begging and groveling and implied threats of rifs to keep people in line. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-77190432494204532782014-01-04T15:40:38.239-06:002014-01-04T15:40:38.239-06:00No, fire and EMS are walled off from each other wh...No, fire and EMS are walled off from each other which is why most ems is prohibited contractually from cross training as fire fighters. It is in effect a bolt-on EMS service. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-2164864065460740452014-01-04T15:25:14.889-06:002014-01-04T15:25:14.889-06:00Dear Mr. Tony: If the city is indeed planning suc...Dear Mr. Tony: If the city is indeed planning such cuts in the KCPD in light of our ongoing crime disaster, there is only one explanation for such a foolish move: The powerful individuals who bear responsibility for our city's crime disaster are looking for a way to lie their way out of the catastrophe they have created; if the crime problem continues or gets worse they will say a year from now: "Well, the violence is unfortunate, but it is all due to the city's "severe budget crisis." " Take care. Sincerely and Respectfully, Ernest EvansERnest Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-12450357070334857242014-01-04T14:22:51.266-06:002014-01-04T14:22:51.266-06:00Interesting... comparing the Funk to the current a...Interesting... comparing the Funk to the current administration. Yup the sacred cows should be cut... send those skill light to sack groceries instead of driving their big trucks over there for breakfast.<br /><br />Right you are, 10:36 or whoever. Basic services. WE'll miss the Funk I suppose... Sly has a couple crazy sons, the Funk had a crazy wife.<br /><br />Remember...we don't get to pick our families. Only our mayors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7356444262249449042014-01-04T14:18:18.115-06:002014-01-04T14:18:18.115-06:00Never reveal your sources, Tony. Credibility is o...Never reveal your sources, Tony. Credibility is obviously not a goal for you. Just more sensationalist bullshit. You honestly think they'll cut funding for the increased crime? Not to mention they are about to lose a school district unless NiCastro will stop sleeping with private interests. <br /><br />If this is actually true, and I hope you have the balls to reveal your source, then that means we put a priority in susidizing Cordish properties (White Power & Light) and other business ventures (Union Station)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-29605221535757043702014-01-04T14:15:08.478-06:002014-01-04T14:15:08.478-06:00Yes, fire Troy and his 10+ incompetent assistant c...Yes, fire Troy and his 10+ incompetent assistant city managers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-52660620301978203512014-01-04T14:01:44.406-06:002014-01-04T14:01:44.406-06:00Think I will go take a Glazer while I ponder what ...Think I will go take a Glazer while I ponder what this story is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-4527638174699312772014-01-04T13:25:03.415-06:002014-01-04T13:25:03.415-06:00Fire and EMS are the same staffing pool MarissaFire and EMS are the same staffing pool MarissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-73575534714539662962014-01-04T13:23:27.661-06:002014-01-04T13:23:27.661-06:00Lol @ wage freezes never affect fire. Fire pd and ...Lol @ wage freezes never affect fire. Fire pd and city workers have all had wage freezes for most of the last 5 years but city hall used that money to subsidize northland and downtown development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-21707609781437074062014-01-04T12:47:13.299-06:002014-01-04T12:47:13.299-06:00Fire always says they're cutting but creativel...Fire always says they're cutting but creatively never does. Some may retire but then guess what? We have to pay more overtime to cover the shortage of personnel. Wage freezes never affect them <br /><br />Didn't anyone see the business session several weeks ago...this budget will be the mayor's budget. He wants to control it. Problem is, once he takes it, it becomes a public document. City attorney was on Channel 2 trying to explain that fact to them. It's going to be a messy budget season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-24128907298667126312014-01-04T12:34:52.131-06:002014-01-04T12:34:52.131-06:00Go online and find an article from Rolling Stone (...Go online and find an article from Rolling Stone (conservatives you'll like it too) called Apocalypse, New Jersey from Dec. 19, 2013. It's about Camden, NJ. It's worse than here but you can't help but think they're on the same path.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-74570156438083855542014-01-04T12:09:21.374-06:002014-01-04T12:09:21.374-06:00Fire is way over staffed with firefighters and und...Fire is way over staffed with firefighters and under on emsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com