Hidden data is usually hidden for a reason; Christmas movies
We’ve had a couple of unseasonably warm days here recently but is the sun really shining at Platte County? Jason ...
Tag: Sunshine Laws
Scott Fricker’s behavior at polling station
EDITOR: I recently had an unsettling experience at the local polling station that I believe the public should know about. ...
Parkville mayor will seek second term
DEAN KATERNDAHL SAYS HE WANTS 'TO CONTINUE THAT WORK' “I am seeking reelection because I think we have accomplished a ...
Transfer of power and glimpses of county sunshine
After eight years in the position, Dagmar Wood must give up her role as first district Platte County commissioner on ...
Did his recruiters give Fricker a personality assessment?
His embarrassing outbursts are putting Platte County taxpayers at risk. Remember in my Aug. 14 column when I mentioned that ...
Fricker’s comments put county at risk
ATTORNEYS: COUNTY 'VICARIOUSLY LIABLE' FOR HIS CONDUCT A public document obtained by The Landmark shows that attorneys for Jason Maki, ...
Sunshine fight is over the proper use of taxpayer funds
DEAR EDITOR, PLATTE COUNTY TAXPAYERS AND OFFICIALS OF PLATTE COUNTY: I want to start by stating that I am neither ...
The whole jail tax thing is a campaign of deception
An observant Landmark reader reports that it appears the rusty vent shown in Fox 4’s video from a staged Platte ...
County’s taxpayer-funded jail tax campaign under fire
SUNSHINE LAW ADVOCATE: 'WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS UNETHICAL AND LIKELY UNLAWFUL' Saying he will “see this through to the end,” ...
Chief fixer, Sunshine Law and canoodling
Imagine being the Chiefs’ fixer. Poor dude just got done with another long season and probably taking the wife and ...
Fighting the war on citizen access to public records
LOCAL SUNSHINE LAW EXPERTS DISCUSS THE TOPIC A panel of specialists delivered a cautionary tale about a mounting war on ...
Hoeger defeats Paolillo for mayor of Platte City
MAYOR-ELECT ENCOURAGES PUBLIC TO "STAY ENGAGED" Alderman Steve Hoeger defeated incumbent Tony Paolillo in the race for Platte City mayor ...
Mayor resigns, accuses aldermen of misconduct
PAOLILLO CLAIMS ALDERMEN DON'T FOLLOW SUNSHINE LAW After recent months of personnel matters dominating news from City Hall and the ...
Talk set on Sunshine Law, holding officials accountable
PANEL DISCUSSION WILL BE MARCH 11 The League of Women Voters of Kansas City/Jackson-Clay-Platte Counties announces a panel discussion to ...
Vote ‘no’ on Parkville’s tax proposals
EDITOR: Upon making an inquiry into Parkville City Hall for financial projections pertaining to their proposed new Prop U and ...
Health director pushes back against county commissioners
WARLEN RESPONDS TO COMMENTS FROM FRICKER AND WOOD In a letter this week, the director of the Platte County Health ...
Vanover wins Sunshine Law trial
TWO PUBLIC OFFICIALS REMOVED FROM OFFICE A trial over a Sunshine Law violation resulted in the removal of two public ...
Elections, power outages, new structures
IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with ...
New developments arrive; an iconic structure destroyed
SEVERAL NEW RESTAURANTS OPENED LOCALLY IN 2022 The middle months of the year 2022 in Platte County featured a bevy ...
