Kansas City Council Lady Melissa Robinson Demands Disputed Landfill

We encourage our blog community to read betwixt the lines here . . .

KANSAS CITY 12TH & OAK POLITICOS PIT NEIGHBORHOODS AGAINST EACH OTHER IN ORDER PUSH LANDFILL SOLUTIONS!!!

Actually . . . It's worse than that . . . There are "racial undertones" to this story that are long standing.

Example: 

Generally, we support Congressman Cleaver for a lot of reasons but one of them is that most of his opponents have been cringe-y at best. 

However . . .

Anyone who REALLY knows his record as Mayor remembers that he dumped a HUGE landfill out in the Northland at the end of his tenure in one of the worst instances of political disconnect and payback for a community that never really supported his tenure. 

And so . . . We see history repeating itself with this bit of advocacy . . . Look closely:

 Third district councilwoman Melissa Robinson said cleanups on Saturdays get trash out of her district temporarily, but aren't a long-term solution.

 "This isn't normal. We can't keep doing these things. We need a landfill," she said. "We need to have relationships with the private industry to help us solve these challenges."

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

Cleanup in Kansas City's third district prompts discussion about future landfill needs

Landfill developer Jenny Monheiser participated in a cleanup over the weekend near 27th and Prospect