Monday, October 19, 2009
Carter announces his Solutions for a Better Blue Springs
Stating a problem is the easy part. I am prepared to offer a 3-point plan that will begin the process of turning our town around. This plan will open our doors to new businesses, increasing employment opportunities, and offer an incentive for new residents to become part of the Blue Springs, Missouri, community.
Council Meetings:
The Blue Springs City Council meets on the First and the Third Monday of the month. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room in the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building, located at 1100 SW Smith Street in downtown Blue Springs. The public is encouraged to attend!
Click above to view the City Council meeting agendas, cataloged by date, on-line!
Blue Springs City Website
www.bluespringsgov.com
Central Jackson County Fire Protection District
www.cjcfpd.org
Blue Springs School District
www.bssd.net
Jackson County www.jacksongov.org
A VOICE for Blue Springs
WHY I am running....
Dear Voters of Blue Springs,
When Lisa and I moved to Kansas City to continue my broadcasting career in 1995, we accidentally stumbled upon Blue Springs. It had two things going for it… we were able to rent a five-bedroom house AND it was an hour closer to our family in Southern Indiana and Illinois than Lenexa or Overland Park. Turns out it was the happiest accident we ever had!
In the last 14 years, we’ve discovered so much more about Blue Springs! Lisa and I have made lasting friendships and our children were educated in one of the best school districts in the country!! We saw one son excel in the Blue Springs Golden Regiment and go on to the Marching Mizzou and the youngest follow those footsteps and, as a freshman at Blue Springs, march in both the Rose Parade AND the Inaugural Parade for President Obama. My wife has been very active with the band while I’ve been in the press box for both of our outstanding football teams (including two trips to St. Louis for championship games with Blue Springs South).
I have always been interested in politics and government. With that background, over the past few years I found myself asking questions about our town and local government. Why did Little Blue Parkway explode and develop in Independence while Adam’s Dairy Parkway sat empty for years? Why did some members of the City Council publicly oppose a Fire District ballot issue-an issue overwhelmingly passed by the citizens? Why can’t a long-time resident and business pillar get a “yes or no” answer to his proposed development?
The answers to those questions keep coming back to the same source. Our city was once known as the “City of Cooperation.” Sadly, there’s not a lot of “cooperating” going on with our City Council. Certain members of the council seem bent on making it difficult to do business in our city. I’ve talked to dozens of business people and they all tell me the same thing… Blue Springs is the most difficult town they do business in. It does not have to be this way. With the growth in Independence and Lee’s Summit and towns like Grain Valley and Oak Grove hungry for development, the status quo simply can’t stand. 
The coming years have the potential to be very exciting for Blue Springs. With the Missouri Innovation Park, and continued commercial growth we will bring in thousands of high paying jobs to improve our City, support our excellent school district, provide exceptional police and fire protection and make our town the envy of those around us. It’s time for leadership… not continued confrontation.
Like you, I love our town. That’s why I have decided to run for 1st District City Council seat in April of 2010. I will ask the tough and important questions that need to be asked but, at the end of the day, I will weigh each decision on whether it benefits our community or not. Blue Springs has the potential to be what Ronald Reagan described as that “Shining City on the Hill.” Let’s work together to make our community’s potential a reality.
2009 Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest Parade
