Funk's Front Porch24 August 2007
Dear Folks,
I dropped our daughter Tara off at the airport yesterday, so I don’t really have the heart to write much this week. Funk usually comes with us to the airport, but he had the business session to run, so he didn’t get to say a proper goodbye to our baby. Luckily, she’ll be back for her girlfriends wedding in September, so the wait won’t be as long as usual until we get to see her again.
We are proceeding with the plans for the Education Summit. Because we were so excited to get the education ball rolling, we were rushing to convene the summit in October. Fortunately, our heads took over for our heart and we’re now shooting for mid-January so that we can do it up right. A wonderful thing happened this week regarding the summit plans though. Funk testified in front of the School Board and they unanimously voted to approve the project. This is a very good sign. If everyone is working together to make our school system reflect the values of the community, we can only succeed in getting the job done. To my eyes, this can’t happen too soon as our children need us to make this work.
Another good thing happened this week, this time in the Legislative Session. The one percent sales tax was unanimously voted to be placed on the ballot in November. Funk said the city needs this tax to be renewed for ten years so that money can be spent on the neighborhoods. The way that the ballot will read is that at least thirty five percent of the tax collected will go towards capital improvements, to be divided equally between all six council districts, fifteen percent will go towards capital maintenance and the remaining fifty percent will go toward citywide projects.
Our other babe leaves for his freshman year of college on Tuesday. So, I’ll stop here and go help him pack while Funk welcomes a group of people at the Block headquarters.
Until next week,
In faith,
Gloria & Mark
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The Mayor’s top ten priorities:
1. Establishing a good working relationship with the Council
2. Getting the City’s finances in order
3. Making downtown work
4. Tending to our neighborhoods
5. Implementing the Housing Policy task force recommendations
6. Improving the perception and the reality of public education in Kansas City
7. Reducing Crime
8. Repairing our sewer systems
9. Establishing an excellent regional transit system, which includes light rail
10. Improving citizen satisfaction with City services.
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