Candidates debate lawsuit, county priorities
By Damon GrosvenorLandmark reporter While Republican candidates for presiding commissioner and collector stand behind a recent lawsuit, their opponents call ...
Tag: taxes
Financial oversight at center of Platte County auditor race
Platte County Auditor Kevin Robinson is running on his record of financial oversight and experience, while challenger Laura Waldon says ...
Wake up Platte County
Editor: Are we asleep at the wheel? Every day I meet new people who are genuinely concerned about Platte County’s ...
Platte County could use a bookkeeper
Editor: Most of Platte County has never heard of me, so let me introduce myself the way my opponent did ...
Maki’s commitment goes beyond the election
Editor: I want to tell Platte County voters about Jason Maki. I know Jason Maki. He is a man of ...
Vote no on Parkville’s proposed tax levies
Editor: The City of Parkville is asking residents to hand them $18,400,000 for law enforcement, infrastructure and facilities. All in, ...
Judge plans preliminary order in tax credit lawsuit
A judge indicated Wednesday he will issue a preliminary order in a lawsuit seeking to require Platte County Collector Sheila ...
Clerk candidates share goal, differ on approach
By Damon GrosvenorLandmark reporter Candidates for Platte County Clerk agree the office needs to run more efficiently but offer differing ...
A hostage situation in fine print
Oct. 1 arrived like a lawyer with a leaf blower, blasting my inbox full of terms and conditions updates I ...
Parkville business owners, city officials offer contrasting views on downtown renovations
By Damon GrosvenorLandmark reporter A plan to modernize infrastructure and improve traffic flow in downtown Parkville is being lauded by ...
The game, brought to you by everybody
I’m going to warn you up front, this is going to sound like an old person complaining about things that ...
Voter-approved homestead property tax credit at center of lawsuit
UPDATE (Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.) All judges in Platte County’s 6th Judicial Circuit were recused Oct. 8 from the ...
County should return money owed to seniors
Editor: The so-called 2025 Platte County Senior Property Tax Freeze did not apply to a qualifying senior citizen’s entire property ...
So long to our concrete uncle
This week started a significant countdown in the city. The death of the Truman Sports Complex is on the clock. ...
Campaign fiction vs. fact
As a lifelong resident of Platte County, a Democrat and someone who has both worked for and retired from the ...
Taxpayers deserve evidence before Flock expansion
Editor: Platte County Commissioners and the Sheriff might want to check the Republican playbook on Flock cameras, because Platte County ...
County Commission keeps 1-cent levy after budget discussion
The Platte County Commission voted unanimously at a recent meeting to keep the county’s property tax levy at 1 cent ...
Financial data should be available to all
Editor: On August 31, during the public hearing on the Platte County property tax levy, County Auditor Kevin Robinson walked ...
Platte City Aldermen approve county’s first 24-hour dispensary
By Stacy Wiedmaier Platte City’s only licensed marijuana dispensary can now operate 24 hours a day after the Board of ...
How to win friends and influence your editor
Well, folks, there’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Stacy Wiedmaier, Editor-in-Chief. Now, I know what you’re ...
