Prairie Village Plans Memorial Day Weekend Mayoral Recall Party

Fun fact . . .

This might be the first recall in our favorite suburb in 15 years. 

Meanwhile . . .

Mayor Eric Mikkelson seems none-too-pleased . . . Here's a quote we liberated from behind a local blog paywall for news and educational purposes:

“There was no wrongdoing,” Mikkelson said. “There was no misconduct. There was no personal benefit. There was no misuse of public money. In the summer of 2023, there was no recall issue before the electorate because there was no authorized recall,” a reference to the fact that Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe, at that time, had not approved any petition for signature-gathering . . . 

Mikkelson said that by failing to verify the allegations, Howe’s opinion essentially determines that “any three residents can fabricate misconduct allegations to start a political recall in Kansas under this standard as now interpreted.”

He went on to say that the “abusive smear tactics” gum up the democratic process and take time and resources away from issues the city should be focusing on, such as public safety, parks and infrastructure.

Mikkelson said that the repeated recall attempts have had an impact on him and his family and have broader citywide ramifications.

“These tactics discourage volunteer public service, waste taxpayer dollars, damage staff morale, and divide the community,” Mikkelson wrote.

If that's his best defense . . . He's might have to do better. 

Actually, that it seems that he misunderstands the ALLEGATIONS which really focus on use of taxpayer funds for personal benefit against critics . . . Recall or otherwise.

In fairness, here's the word from the other side as the JoCo Post blog plays a part in the controversy as well:

"This IS NOT about politics as they want you to believe, we are a non-partisan group. It's 100% about holding our elected officials ACCOUNTABLE for a city that we all love."

Here's their flyer with more info . . .

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Save PV: Recall Mayor Eric Mikkelson and help Save Prairie Village!

From the paywalled JoCo Post . . .

Prairie Villagers to gather petition signatures to recall mayor

It appears that Prairie Villagers are going to be in city parks over Memorial Day weekend asking folks to sign a petition to recall Mayor Eric Mikkelson.

Developing . . .