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An Autopsy on the Failed Jail Tax

Ivan Foley by Ivan Foley
April 11, 2019
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Ivan Foley

Ivan Foley, longtime owner/publisher of the Platte County Landmark, is a past winner of the national Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism, presented by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky. He lives in Platte County not far from KCI Airport.

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Comments 9

  1. Sherry Eldreth says:
    6 years ago

    Hey guys. What can we do to speed up the process of the old ramada inn off tiffany sgs? Its such a horrible eyesore

  2. Sherry Eldreth says:
    6 years ago

    Arent their codes ect!??

  3. Sherry Eldreth says:
    6 years ago

    Who exactly do we need to put pressure on enforcing this eyesore???

    • David Park says:
      6 years ago

      Call 311 with the City of Kansas City to report it and to get status reports.

  4. Gary Pixler says:
    6 years ago

    What’s up peeps

  5. Don Bernard says:
    6 years ago

    No way

  6. Terrence Durrill says:
    6 years ago

    OPPOSE THE DEMONRATS (aka – Democrats) = THEY ARE THE TAX AND SPEND CROWD, EVEN THOUGH A FEW OF THEM REBELLED ON THE PLATTE COUNTY “JAIL TAX HIKE”, DEMONRATS ARE 99% OF THE TIME, IN FAVOR OF MINDLESS, CONTINUOUS JACKING UP OF YOUR TAX BILL.

  7. Jack Shaffer says:
    6 years ago

    We just moved back to America from California where they never met a tax proposal they didn’t vote themselves. Glad to see the folks here in Platte County are smarter than that.

  8. Diane Mckown Diane Mckown says:
    6 years ago

    Hello

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