YOUR voice, OUR town
Local government is where your voice is heard the loudest. As your representative in Ward 1, my door will always be open to listen to your needs and answer questions surrounding the issues that impact your family. Local governance often lacks participation by constituents who have the most to benefit from a reliable relationship with their local officials. That is why transparency and accessibility between Lenexa residents and city council are at the forefront of my platform.
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Olathe Calendar.The MOU and school calendar have been approved unanimously. Thank you to the Olathe District Schools Board!
Love this!Inspired by our meeting last week, tonight we hosted Girls With a Cause at the Municipal Services greenhouse to talk about the importance of native plants and how their group can encourage use as a climate solution in their neighborhoods and at school.
Stay tuned for a story about the girls and this visit in the Shawnee Mission Post.
At last night's meeting, the council continued the discussion about diversity and inclusion. Based on the parameters provided at the previous conversation, the city staff presented to us a draft version of a Diversity and Inclusion Statement. The statement reiterated the city's position against racism and highlighted the Vision 2040 as a guiding principle.
The purpose of requesting this joint statement was to acknowledge the people of color in our community and let them know that their voices are heard. More importantly, it tells our community who we are and our expectations for the future. If our vision is truly to be a diverse and inclusive community, it also gave us the time to have a discussion about how to move toward that goal.
I am disappointed that the council did not take the opportunity to revise this statement. It is the "Lenexa Way" to do things in a thoughtful and deliberate manner and not to rush the process. I believe that we missed the mark on this one. I had hoped to change the paragraph regarding the Lenexa Police Department to meet the intent of the statement and honor the feedback that was given by our black friends and neighbors.
Sadly, I found myself in a position of voting against the statement that I had initially requested we consider.
shawneemissionpost.com/2020/08/05/lenexa-adopts-statement-rejecting-racism-after-city-leaders-spa...
Lenexa adopts statement rejecting racism after city leaders spar over paragraph praising police
shawneemissionpost.com
The Lenexa Governing Body on Tuesday adopted a joint statement rejecting racism, though city leaders were divided on a single paragraph included in the statement that praised the city’s police
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Ward 1, Lenexa
Ward 1 is home to over 12,000 residents of Lenexa and encompasses three different school districts across the north side of the city. Take a look at the map to see the Ward 1 boundaries.
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