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grovester wrote:Are the candidates public info yet?
yes.
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Help me out, where would I find the list?
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Did we do this the first time? I don't know who is in the current board and I know I didn't vote.
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KCPowercat wrote:Did we do this the first time? I don't know who is in the current board and I know I didn't vote.
the existing TDD board was not elected because that district was formed by the city and portKC. as such, its board is made up of the mayor, chair of portKC board (who was just made a circuit court judge), and two citizens that are also on the streetcar authority board.

since the new TDD board will be elected, that takes the mayor and portKC out of the equation (although the mayor or port board chair could serve if they live in the TDD boundary). as a result, there will be some governance changes to better reflect the larger district and the fact that the board is elected at large.
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How worried are we about people trying to hijack this? Are any of the anti folks nominating candidates?
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WoodDraw wrote:How worried are we about people trying to hijack this? Are any of the anti folks nominating candidates?
not very, and yes we know that opponents (greg allen) have filed.

you'd need to be elected by a district that just voted 70% to move forward.
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I want political ads!
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DaveKCMO wrote:
WoodDraw wrote:How worried are we about people trying to hijack this? Are any of the anti folks nominating candidates?
not very, and yes we know that opponents (greg allen) have filed.

you'd need to be elected by a district that just voted 70% to move forward.
I think the last election proved that voters are easily duped.
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You can help now by spreading the word that Greg Allen is 100% an opponent of the project and will try to disrupt.
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Same Greg Allen from "Historic" KC?
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So, the election is for seven directors and highest vote getters from the list are on the board?
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chingon wrote:Same Greg Allen from "Historic" KC?
yes. mr. #nopus. he told me in front of a large crowd in west plaza that he has never voted for any transit proposal in 30 years. can't get more opposition than that.
beautyfromashes wrote:So, the election is for seven directors and highest vote getters from the list are on the board?
correct.
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KCPowercat wrote:I want political ads!
how about one where i pull a dukakis and try to look butch driving the streetcar?
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I'm only voting the for the most butch canidates. Do what you must.
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DaveKCMO wrote:
chingon wrote:Same Greg Allen from "Historic" KC?
yes. mr. #nopus. he told me in front of a large crowd in west plaza that he has never voted for any transit proposal in 30 years. can't get more opposition than that.
does he know his job as a board mamber is to encourage it's financial success?

board membership and purposefully trying to tank a project is financial malfeasance. I can't imaging he could possibly get away with that. surely he know how many controls against these kinds of efforts are in place in the post Arthur Anderson world.
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flyingember wrote:
DaveKCMO wrote:
chingon wrote:Same Greg Allen from "Historic" KC?
yes. mr. #nopus. he told me in front of a large crowd in west plaza that he has never voted for any transit proposal in 30 years. can't get more opposition than that.
does he know his job as a board mamber is to encourage it's financial success?

board membership and purposefully trying to tank a project is financial malfeasance. I can't imaging he could possibly get away with that. surely he know how many controls against these kinds of efforts are in place in the post Arthur Anderson world.
There are many actions he could take that wouldn't involve malfeasance. Just voting no, ask many questions, question decisions made by others, and the list goes on. All legitimate actions an elected official can perform.
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grovester wrote:Help me out, where would I find the list?
list has been posted under "what's new" at https://www.kceb.org/
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Who besides Greg Allen are the "anit-streetcar" candidates?
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kboish wrote:Who besides Greg Allen are the "anit-streetcar" candidates?
10 and 13-15, unless proven otherwise.
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