Last year’s jail tax proposal may have poisoned the well
Spent a couple of days in Virginia over the weekend with the oldest daughter and fam. If you’ve been out ...
Tag: taxes
Sometimes elected officials get caught unaware
You can decide for yourselves whether you think Mike Reik, superintendent at Platte County R-3, is over-compensated, fairly well compensated, ...
Sometimes elected officials get caught unaware of important details
You can decide for yourselves whether you think Mike Reik, superintendent at Platte County R-3, is over-compensated, fairly well compensated, ...
Pearl clutching
For shame! Have they no morals! There were kids there!! These were some of the complaints following Wednesday's Chiefs celebration ...
It’s official: Mahomes is the face of the NFL
Super Bowl champs!! The Chiefs did it. After 50 years of falling short--and really only one of those years in ...
Platte City asking voters to establish a use tax
In Missouri, the use tax is a sales tax charged on the purchase of items that are purchased from an ...
Decision time nears for sales tax committee
Recommendation coming soon. That was the decision reached at a meeting of the Platte County Sales Tax Structure Advisory Committee, ...
Some of us emotionally-tired Chiefs fans had almost given up
I just got a spam email saying "your prostate is the size of a lemon" and now I don't know ...
Start your engines: Let the 2020 political season begin
Heads up, it's a big election year in Platte County. It starts, of course, with municipal elections in April when ...
There will be plenty of news and fun in 2020
Happy New Year! Starting Wednesday we'll all have 2020 vision. Or something like that. With all the changes in the ...
Somebody is getting their christmas shoplifting done
And so this is Christmas. I hope you have fun. In order to allow our staff to enjoy both Christmas ...
Retail sales in Platte County show slight growth in 2019
Though brick and mortar stores may not be as prevalent as they once were, overall retail sales locally have not ...
Bit of a rocky start for County Tax Advisory Committee
It’s been a sputtering start for the 11-member committee appointed by the Platte County Commission to study the county’s sales ...
Parkville paying PR firm to help it communicate
The Parkville Board of Aldermen recently approved increasing the amount the city is paying a public relations firm by about ...
Parkville officials running scared of State Audit; R-3 needs leadership
The City of Parkville has ignited some red alerts, if you will. The city raised another red flag this week ...
Soccer complex plans kickin’
Platte Countians--and the Northland--are one step closer to seeing a $42 million sports complex in Twin Creeks in Platte County ...
Community centers continue to be popular
The Platte County Community Centers have become the cornerstone for wellness and fitness. The centers, operated by the YMCA of ...
The new trend: a virtual paywall in front of public documents
The City of Parkville isn’t the only local tax supported entity getting a bit ridiculous in the handling of public ...
Petition drive to force state audit is on the horizon
A citizens' group has taken initial steps in requesting a state audit of the City of Parkville. The citizen, who ...
There’s nothing wrong with listening to opposing views
Welcome back to Between the Lines. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and ...
