The facts presented below show they have been surrogates citizens from the very beginning of the fight they picked in our community. Sadly, they are more interested in misleading our entire community while they try to force this outside agenda on us.
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Tonight I present you a packet of simple information.
All of you have this 2-page handout at the top of your pack.
(Note: The packet contained the “Print Screen” of the Tree Logo on the Healthy Air for Kirkwood Web Site. Here is a reduced version for the sake of brevity.)
(Note: The next page was the scan of the Tree Logo from the Letterhead of HAK’s previous group in 2006, when they called themselves “Citizen’s for a Smoke-Free Kirkwood.” Here is a reduced version for the sake of brevity.)
Same logo tree, same base members … but somehow not the same group? Is that what they were claiming at the last City Council meeting … and they keep claiming?
Now please read from this 2-page pack the quote from October 19, 2006 in the Webster-Kirkwood Times Mailbag written by Deb Cotton:
“I can assure you that this movement is not being supported by "special interest groups" or "fueled by outsiders," as purported on a flyer distributed by those opposing the ordinance.”
Link to the entire Mailbag Letter:
http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Letters-3141.113117_Make_Kirkwood_Healthier_With_Prop_1_Vote.html
Now please read the quote from November 2, 2006 in the Webster-Kirkwood Times Mailbag written by Ingrid Florman:
“As a founding member of Citizens for a Smoke-Free Kirkwood, I would like to set the record straight that our group is comprised solely of Kirkwood residents. … We are not supported or funded by any outside special interest groups or organizations.”
Link to the entire Mailbag Letter:
http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Letters-3248.113117_Prop_1_A_Local_Campaign.html
Now please read the quote from October 26, 2006 in the Webster-Kirkwood Times Mailbag written by Franklin McCallie:
“It is unfortunate that Kirkwood citizens of good will are at odds over Smoke Free Kirkwood.”
Link to the entire Mailbag Letter:
http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Letters-3197.113117_Voters_Owe_Children_SmokeFree_Restaurants.html
Now please read the quote from July 23, 2009 in the Webster-Kirkwood Times Mailbag written by Allan Cotton:
“Sadly, a small but vocal minority has decided to try to defeat this citizens' initiative effort through empty accusations and baseless personal attacks on their fellow citizens.”
Link to the entire Mailbag Letter:
http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Letters-16677.113118_SmokeFree_Initiative_Is_True_Citizen_Effort.html
Now please look at this 6-page packet with some of the petition signatures from their 2006 proposal.
(Note: Once again for the sake of brevity, I only included the 2006 Petition Circulators name and signature section. Plus, I have only included one page from each of them. Keep in mind this is for a supposedly Kirkwood Citizens Initiative Petition proposal. The facts are these 5 individuals from outside of Kirkwood made up 20% of all the Petition Circulators. These 5 individuals from outside of Kirkwood gathered over 15% of all the signatures of Kirkwood voters needed to place that proposal on a Kirkwood ballot. This is clearly showing the outside organizations these folks represent were directly and intimately involved in HAKs 2006 Citizens’ Initiative Petition.)
(Note: Mike Doran has not brought a smoking-ban proposal to his own town of Fenton, but he will try to bring one to Kirkwood?)
(Note: Baker Symes is a resident of Webster Groves. He was also the musician for HAKs campaign kick-off event at Station Plaza on near the end of June. No one was drawn to the event. He too has failed to bring a smoking-ban proposal to his community, but will work on bringing one twice to Kirkwood?)
(Note: Charles Gatton is the former Ballwin City Alderman who forced through a smoking ban in his community. He was not re-elected for another term.)
(Note: Martin Pion is the founder of Missouri Group Against Smoking Pollution – MO GASP. According to his web site MO GASP is one of the foremost grass roots advocacy groups on this issue in the state. See more at: http://mogasp.wordpress.com/
(Note: Richard Hyer, from Troy, MO, was the leader of Lincoln County Smoke-Free Workplaces. He was a “Co-Circulator” with Ms. Jean Loemker of HAK.)
As you can see there were “outside special interest groups or organizations” involved with HAK from the beginning.
As you can see these folks were not “citizens of good will” on this issue in our community.
As you can see these are not “accusations” and they are not “empty.” They are not “attacks” and they are not “baseless” or “personal.”
These folks were never forced to misrepresent themselves or their organization to our entire community in this way. This did not need to happen. The choice was theirs’.
So, I ask you two questions tonight City Council:
- How many more times will these folks be given free reign to misrepresent who and what they really are to our entire community as they once AGAIN force their outside agenda on our entire community?
- If they are defeated AGAIN by the good citizens of Kirkwood … how many more times will these folks abuse the citizens’ initiative petition process and try to force their outside agenda on our entire community?
You were elected to serve our entire community … I would hope you would protect our tax dollars and our rights by finding out the answers to these two questions. Then, let us all know the answers before you place this on a ballot.
Remember … This did not need to happen. The choice was theirs’.
They could easily according to our City Charter choose to withdraw their proposal and not continue to act in this way in our community.
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