How Would You Like To Blow $10,000 Without Even Trying?

Hello Folks,

I happen to be in downtown Kirkwood today dropping off my bike at Bicycles of Kirkwood for some new add-ons. The black bike rack is going be such a great addition to my total “old school” look.

As I was scooting doing Kirkwood Road in my pickup there is Jean Loemker of CFSK and now HAK getting a signature from a gentleman … I can only imagine for her and Tobacco Free Missouri’s and GASP's new smoking ban proposal in Kirkwood.

And the first question that came to my mind was …

I wonder if the poor guy that just signed Tobacco Free Missouri’s and GASP's petition being circulated by Ms. Loemker knew she was really asking him …

How Would You Like To Blow $10,000 Without Even Trying?

Yes, if you get down to the reality of it …every signature on that petition is like a Kirkwoodian going to City Hall and demanding the City Administration waste at least $10,000 of their own tax dollars on an issue the voters rejected November 2006.

I sure hope you read that last sentence carefully … especially the two most important words.

Do you know what the two most important words are?

They are “at least.”

“At least" are the two most important words, because this is an off-election year. So, St. Louis County is not going to be holding as many elections this year.

Since these outside groups chose to target Kirkwood once again for a rehash of their proposal, but in an off-election year … (for strategic reasons we will discuss later) … they run the possibility of our tax dollars carrying the entire bill from the St. Louis County Election Board for this election in Kirkwood.

The last time our tax dollars paid the bill for a vote in Kirkwood in an off-election year was the 2003 Ward Proposal. The bill from the St. Louis County Election Board for that November 2003 vote was over $19,000. Keep in mind that was 2003, so the costs could be higher.

So, please think about what you are really doing if someone walks up to you and asks you to sign a petition to ban smoking in Kirkwood.

These folks are really coming up to you and asking you ...

How Would You Like To Blow $10,000 Without Even Trying?

Do not forget to do the neighborly thing and let all your family and friends in Kirkwood know exactly what they are really being asked when these folks hand them the rehashed smoke-free petition.

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