Overland Park Changing For The Worse?!?!

Apropos for #TBT we take a peek at the Golden Ghetto tenure of Overland Park council dude Fred Spears. 

Some of the BEST & BRIGHTEST TKC READERS rightly believe his political career speaks to the changes of this suburban enclave over the years.

Accordingly, here's an apt summary from our 2nd favorite JoCo blog that seems hopeful despite so much recent fear & loathing over shifting demographics and progressive voting trends . . .

During Spears’ first term on the city council, Overland Park recorded about 150,000 residents and the city stretched to 167th Street.

Now, the city’s population is pushing 200,000 and it reaches past 199th Street in some parts.

For Spears, the city’s successes over the past two decades belong to city staff, city leaders, the business community and Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, and other stakeholders as a product of their “immense” collaboration.

Spears lists things like the Scheels Overland Park Soccer Complex and LongHouse among the top accomplishments Overland Park netted throughout his time on the city council.

The city’s ongoing project Vision Metcalf to improve that major corridor and the overall downtown Overland Park revitalization — including reimagining Thompson Park — are also on his list of the city’s major wins over the past couple of decades.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Long-time Overland Park Councilmember Fred Spears won't run again

Long-time community leader Fred Spears will not seek another term to the Overland Park City Council. Spears, first elected in 2003, represents Ward 4.