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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: Good Satire

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Thursday, March 1, 2007. As you can well imagine, I've been very busy as we move from the primary into the general. But I did have a chuckle today when I read the news that I plan to close off downtown. I've been called many things, but never a "ravenous city auditor." I never would've imagined that such thing exists. But then, I'm probably the only certified auditor with a theme song. By " The Prime Minister of Funk. A great Congratulations are in order! My World As I Shot It.

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: Get out and vote, Funky Town!

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Sunday, March 25, 2007. Get out and vote, Funky Town! One of the neatest things about this campaign is that it's inspired some folks to get creative. A week or so ago, a woman showed up on the Star's Buzz Blog in a mini skirt made from one of our T-shirts. One of our volunteers invented a yard sign that waves in the wind. We've even gotten photos of our yard signs taken in exotic locations from supporters who are on vacation. All our best to you,. Tony and Dawn Sexton. I visite...

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: Bloggers Get TIF Audit Released

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Bloggers Get TIF Audit Released. Kudos to local bloggers who led a grassroots campaign to get the city to release a draft of the Tax Increment Financing audit that was being held for political reasons. Today, they succeeded. Last week, The Flogging of America. The exchange inspired another blogger, Heidi, of me, my life infrastructure. Well, the city must have gotten a lot requests. Because today, less than 24 hours after filing the requests, both b...

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: December 2006

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Friday, December 29, 2006. In yesterday’s Star,. Yael Abouhalkah predicted that I would be the next Mayor of Kansas City. Fortunately for me, he has seen value in what I’ve done and now he’s predicting that the voters will see that value as well and give me a promotion. Thanks Yael. Saturday, December 23, 2006. What sort of analysis went into the deal? The “deal” in this case would give all. Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Last night, I attended the Kansas City School Board's spe...

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: February 2007

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Comments from the forum:. We’ve lost over 100,000 people from the urban core over the last couple of decades. Well no wonder the school district is in trouble. We need to encourage people to get moving back into Kansas City. And that will begin to stabilize the school system. Sunday, February 25, 2007. Questions - Take Three. What would you do to revitalize Penn Valley Park to make it an active. And vibrant urban park? In order to be accomplished?

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: The Truth About the TIF Audit

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Sunday, March 18, 2007. The Truth About the TIF Audit. A reader e-mailed me about the Tax Increment Financing audit. That I have stated is being held for political reasons. She wrote:. Chuck Eddy was so kind as to get back to me, but his response seems to want to place the blame for the hold-up on your shoulders. I have attached my correspondence with him for your review, as I am very interested in your thoughts on the matter. Here is Chuck Eddy's e-mail:. Mark Funkhouser is ru...

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: The TIF Commission

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Monday, March 12, 2007. Here's another answer to a question submitted by a reader. How can we fortify the TIF Commission? Does it ever say no to a proposal? Al Brooks seems to think the projections for future profits for TIF recipients are right on target. Is that accurate? If not, what is being done to recover taxes from corps. that have not realized profits and subsequent tax payments? Are TIFs related to empowerment/enterprise zones? March 12, 2007 at 1:00 PM.

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: Learning

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Monday, March 5, 2007. Just in case you haven't heard already, I have backed off of my earlier position on vouchers. At the last debate before the primary, I mentioned that I support school choice, including charter schools and vouchers. After that debate, I had a great many conversations with folks who are deeply involved with education in our city. I learned a lot very quickly, and I've become convinced that vouchers are not the right choice for Kansas City. If you never, eve...

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor: January 2007

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Mark Funkhouser for Mayor. Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Straight Talk with Funk VI, VII and VIII. We decided to try to do things a little differently today for Straight Talk with Funk VI, VII and VIII. For a stand-alone video player. Straight Talk with Funk III, IV and V. Mark's vision for Kansas City. Mark's experience as auditor. Monday, January 29, 2007. Straight Talk with Funk I and II. For the next week or so, I'm going to turn this blog into a vlog. I hope you find them interesting. I've said over an...