Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Where There is Smoke...There are Mirrors

Recent Candidates Forum
Question (to Botbyl and York)
What are your best accomplishments?

  • Botbyl - Long Range Planning, we have completed infrastructure projects we have set
  • York - MBA in Finance, understanding city finances, working well with the aldermen, communicating, being available

Allow me to extend infrastructure to IT infrastructure...

How can you keep up with the operation of City Government?  WWW is one option...as long as it has fresh and accurate information.
http://www.cityofweatherbylake-mo.gov/default.aspx

I have mentioned during Public Comments at Board meetings the need for maintenance of the City's web site as it is the only practical opportunity to gain information about the City.  Mayor Botbyl early on in his administration pledged to do so.  After two years how is he doing?  Currently on the City website:
  • Holidays listed-2015
  • Airport Information Committee, disbanded years ago, still listed
  • Entrance Advisory Group (EAG) financials and minutes not updated since 2013
  • Park Board Directors terms expiring in 2015
  • Planning Commission terms expiring in 2015
  • Historical Committee terms expiring 2015
Long Range Planning.  The only formal LRP documents are posted on the city web site.  As you can see the documents are either out of date or not updated. I pointed this out to the Mayor and Board during Public Comments at this months meeting.  No response and still posted as of 3/29/
  • 5 Year Sewer Plan July 2010
  • 5 Year Water Plan February 2010
  • 5 Year Road Plan September 2011
What might count as Long Range is the EAG...Look under Documents, then Entrance Committee.  The project took official launch in February 2009 and still is not finished, much to the chagrin of folks in the West Ward Gulag.  7 years.  And we thought the Barry Road project took a long time.

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