Tag: taxes

EDITOR: Do we need a new jail or new judges, prosecutors and county commissioners? Are judges, the prosecutor and sheriff ...

DEAR EDITOR, PLATTE COUNTY TAXPAYERS AND OFFICIALS OF PLATTE COUNTY: I want to start by stating that I am neither ...

EDITOR: Let's look at Dagmar Wood's recurring history with Platte County. In the 2018-19 fiscal year Dagmar voted not to ...

EDITOR: When I met Marcus Farr I was very impressed with his commitment to our county, experience, and integrity. He ...

BUT COMMISSIONER SAYS COUNTY WON'T POST CORRECTIONS A county commissioner admits Platte County has distributed jail tax financial projections that ...

Editorial cartoonist Zonk on Platte County's proposed $400 million jail tax project that goes to voters on Aug. 6.

An observant Landmark reader reports that it appears the rusty vent shown in Fox 4’s video from a staged Platte ...

SUNSHINE LAW ADVOCATE: 'WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS UNETHICAL AND LIKELY UNLAWFUL' Saying he will “see this through to the end,” ...

EDITOR: Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker made a number of interesting statements at Monday night's jail tax forum hosted ...

EDITOR: Platte County’s inmate detention facility is overcrowded, outdated and unsafe. For nearly 10 years, various solutions to this problem ...

Parkville’s Board of Aldermen heard a presentation on the county’s parks and recreation department and the proposed half cent park ...

RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT IN OPPOSITION Developers of the housing subdivision known as Windmill Creek are requesting a reduction in lot ...

I don’t know if you guys are aware but Fox 4 cameras have shown there’s at least one rusty vent ...

EDITOR: Why put the largest tax grab in August? Statistically, low voter turnout. Also, I believe the reasoning the county ...

ACTION CONTRADICTS EARLIER STATEMENTS In a move that has not been communicated to the local public by county officials, a ...

EDITOR: Chiefs head coach, Andy Reid has talked about two types of people: The Givers and The Takers. He says ...

EDITOR: The past few Landmark editions presented compelling commentaries greatly worthy of serious consideration regarding the financial implications of a ...

EDITOR: Short and Sweet, "If not now, when?" Five years ago there was a measure on the ballot to get ...

EDITOR: Looks like it's time to vote for a new assessor. The current assessor runs the office based on intimidation ...

Platte County’s proposed half cent sales tax for parks, promoted by a county commission comprised of three Republicans, will get ...