Mayor Funky has betrayed every single one of his campaign promises, tonight there's going to be even more proof on Channel 41 NBC Action News tonight at 10 in the PM.
Thankfully, because that place leaks like one of these rusty pipes here in my Mom's basement . . . Russ Ptacek might be pissed when he finds out that somebody has been taking a peek around his desk but these numbers are too important to delay for one second.
TKC HAS SOME ADVANCED NUMBERS ON THE EXORBITANT AMOUNT MAYOR FUNKY'S OFFICE HAS SPENT ON THE REMODELING OF HIS OFFICE!!!
Here are the numbers thanks to the MOST AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS:
$8,000 -- Antique Kashan Persian Rug 13’ x 16’
$9,750.00 -- Custom stained walnut flooring
$1,287.99 -- Sofa 3 Seat
$3,082.59 -- 7 Guest Chairs
$811.24 -- Lounge Chair
$498.68 -- Ottoman
$146.25 -- Yards Cappuccino
$60.00 -- Desk Lamp
$245.00 -- Floor Lamp
$648.00 -- 2 French Gate Lamps
$652.08 -- 2 End Tables
$40,000 -- Ceiling Repair
$2,495.00 -- Furniture Refinishing
$2,500 -- Removal of old carpet/clean up
$70,177 Estimated Costs Total
For this betrayal of campaign promises alone Mayor Funky should be forced to resign from office.
70K FOR A LAVISH NEW OFFICE AND A CAPPUCCINO MACHINE PROVES THE MAYOR FUNKY IS NOTHING BUT LYING POLITICIAN WITH HIS WIFE MAKING MOST OF HIS DECISIONS!!!
Regular folks don't get these kind of perks . . . Mayor Mark Funkhouser is lost and he no longer deserves to lead Kansas City.
Previously on TKC:
UPDATE!!!
Sometimes you're too modest Tony.
ReplyDeleteLucky we got rid of this Feckless Loser... oops! He's not gone yet.
ReplyDeleteIs this another reminder that the people are getting what they deserve and pay for?
Funk, what happened to you?
ReplyDeletefunky is a loser. He had wet dreams of power, but could not measure up to the Office of Mayor. He remains inadequate. The trappings of success are simply horse harnesses on mules.
ReplyDeleteThe Jeff Roe game plan of funky "admitting" to his mistakes and TALKING about what he can and should do remain just talk. "Moving Forward" my ass. So just do it already! No one is stopping him from unfurling his plan and making any little bit of progress. He can only talk. He can not take concrete actions. Part 2 of the Jeff Roe plan is to lay the blame on council members... ALL of them. He spares no one in his shameful maneuvers to remain unaccountable.
I am not buying this childish tactic. Jeff Roe must be out of his damn mind if he thinks that we have forgotten all of the rotten things his star client has done to us.
Tony I'm surprised you didn't mention these seem like Gloria selections for a sweet homecoming.
ReplyDelete$70k could pay for a staff person, so somebody got laid off for nothing. You know, nonprofits get surplus furniture from the big corporations in town when they remodel. Couldn't the mayor have done that?
ReplyDeleteHow stupid could this guy be?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if this money was earmarked long ago, even during another administration. Still I would have put off the remodeling until after the scandals died down.
Now I really do want him out. How could he be so stupid?
I lived in a condo outside of Washington D.C. years ago. The condo board was used to government pork and they spent our reserves just like that. They remodeled our lobby and spent outrageous sums of money for faux wood tables, silk flowers, lamps and more that cost nearly $100,000 for a tiny lobby. Then I found out the interior designer that recommended everything to 20% commission on anything we spent.
ReplyDeleteSo the big question for this report is who was the interior designer who got this bid? How much did they make? And are they a friend of Gloria and Funks?
We know Funk and Squid don't have the knowledge to pick out this kind of furniture without some highly paid help.
Wait a sec...didn't city council spend more than that on just flat screen TVs? It cost over a million to "renovate" those offices and there was no damage at all. Sounds like Funkhouser drove a hard baragin in comparison.
ReplyDelete40k was to fix the roof. now how much is credit card kay costing kansas city now. hell i would rather funk spend 30k for remodeling than build the how many million $$$$ loser power & light district. oh by the way 140k for chuck eddy and the city manager is still here.
ReplyDeleteed wolf 140,000
ReplyDeleteFunkhouser defenders shut the fuck up.
ReplyDeleteThe City Council didn't run on the regular folks man of the people bullshit that Funkhouser did.
He said he was going to be smart with the money.
Eight thousand for a rug is not smart with the money.
Funkhouser lied.
Yep, severely disappointed.
ReplyDeleteKay Barnes and its fellow councilmembers add $150 million debt each to KC during the 8 years' administration. Do you see ？
ReplyDeletehttp://www.kcmo.org/finance/cafr08/47debt.pdf
The remodeling was supposedly caused by water damage in the roof. Doesn't the city have insurance to pay for the repair and water-damaged floors and furniture?
ReplyDeleteDid we need to pay for a consultant on this? Or do we just hire consultants to rubber stamp things, like the MAST takeover?
ReplyDeleteI'm curious what the REAL cost of this is. If they're saying $70,000, I suspect the real cost along the lines of $150,000.
Sour Grapes. Looks like the only big ripoff was the roof repair. UNIONS
ReplyDeleteI bet if the mayor would have put card tables and Coleman lanterns in the office you would have bitched. Some of you need to get over the hate. And I think the whole place needs to be razed...
the funny part is that Gloria will be sinking her bare goddess feet into that 8k antique persian rug.
ReplyDeletea city that works/let them eat cake!
Kay Barnes paid for her own office furniture. Funk should have such class.
ReplyDeletewhy didnt anyone scream when mayor kay remodel the 29 floor and compare the prices you might be surprise which one cost the most. as far as mayor kay goes she didnt pay for the furniture the public works dept architect div paid the bill look it up its a public record.
ReplyDeleteKendrick looked particularly stupid in that interview with Russ.
ReplyDeletehe looked really stupid. because he is
ReplyDeletePoor Schmendrick! His boss tosses him under the bus. How long until he starts trying to sell a tell-all book on the hideous death of the Orange Revolution?
ReplyDeleteShmendrick must learn HOW to write before he can author a book.
ReplyDeleteFool, we did scream when Barnes wasted money like a sailor on shore leave.
ReplyDelete@thin margin- now, now, you should be fair to Shmendrick. He knows how to write. Just not well. And looks from the story that his speaking skills aren't exactly top-notch either. Irony is that this is really not a big deal- his hemming and hawing answers on top of the office's refusal to cooperate with handing over info make it look like Ma and Pa think they did something wrong.
ReplyDeleteInsurance? Yes. But the deductible is $100,000 per incident to save money on premiums.
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