Dear readers,

Lori Sharp published her disinformation newsletter again. As before, as Ms. Sharp is unwilling to be transparent with all of her constituents, this page is sharing it here with commentary.

Lori’s antics have caught the eye of Taylor Allison Swift, who took time out of her busy day to also publish her newest song about Prairie Village politics.

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Sticks and Stones 🤕

The subject line is going to feel very ironic by the time you finish reading this.

The most recent development involves a sitting councilman (Greg Shelton—brother in law to owner of JOCO Post) who has joined forces with a former councilwoman and Leawood resident (Lauren Wolf) and a Ward 1 resident (Rae Nicholson) to launch public personal attacks and doxing on private citizens in our community who don’t share their views on current events at city hall.

Ms. Sharp and PVU apparently are very upset by local residents being engaged and stepping up to counter their dark monied efforts. Why is she so upset?

Readers, you should go visit ForwardPV and start to see for yourselves who PVU really is.

It’s well known that grassroots involvement in Prairie Village has increased significantly the last few years as a broad and diverse coalition of citizens has emerged to resist dramatic zoning changes proposed for our beautiful single-family neighborhoods. And to fight for property rights that have prevailed over the test of time building our wonderful village.

PVU and Ms. Sharp certainly want you to believe they have a grassroots movement. But all is not as it seems. I encourage readers to visit Who is PV United and find out more. You might be surprised at what you see.

This coalition of concerned villagers has continued to grow as our City Council has taken on other unpopular and unnecessary issues such as the $50 million city hall proposal. And residents’’ right to vote on budget items they are personally paying! And, of course, we can’t forget our ever-rising property taxes …

Those who follow what is going on in the Village know that municipal complex is neither unpopular or unnecessary.

Sadly, rather than applaud vigorous debate and increased citizen engagement, the entrenched insiders are now lashing out with name calling and innuendo, describing those who disagree with them as “antagonists focused on sowing discord and discontent.” I guess that’s what they think of you if you oppose piling 30 years of new city debt on hardworking taxpayers!

Ms. Sharp, and all of her PVU proxies, are hypocrites. They have engaged for years with the very behavior she describes. You can simply visit this page’s FB page for lengthy evidence showing you their long history of abusing our elected officials and city staff for doing their jobs of prudence governance.

So be on the lookout. It’s a City Council election year, and it’s likely the insiders will only ratchet up their attacks on concerned grassroots citizens in an effort to squelch opposition and distract voters from the real issues as we get closer to November. Sad, but true. Attacking their own residents.  However, I will continue to talk about the issues.

We can’t let the childish name calling and unseemly insinuations distract us. We’re focused on nonpartisan priorities — zoning, population density, property rights, and core quality-of-life issues such as the parks, infrastructure, and trash pickup.

Asked and answered. PVU is not grassroots, and is the primary outlet for the behaviors they cry about.

Giving people the right to vote on the $50 million city hall proposal is also the right thing to do.

Ms. Sharp and PVU are blindly ignoring the guidance from the Kansas Secretary of State, who advised Johnson County that such an issue does not belong on the ballot.

If you have questions, thoughtful City Council candidates are already out in neighborhoods talking to voters directly at their doors, answering questions and sharing ideas. I am proud of their message and professionalism as they reach out to the residents to have meaningful, truthful discussions….not bully, attack or squelch opposing points of view.

This will continue this fall. Speak with them. Support them when your views on city issues align. This is democracy in action.

You have an opportunity to vote for real change on the City Council.

With our votes, we can get back to respecting the people’s voice at city hall. And elect people who will respect and listen to their constituents.

Local politics matter and elections have consequences.

All candidates are out canvassing neighborhoods. While rumors exist that PVU candidates are creating antagonistic and hostile scenarios while canvassing, don’t be afraid to ask them pointed questions about their lies and behaviors. Residents are already doing so, so join them.