Residents are focused mostly on Reed's reaction to the plans to build a new crime lab at 27th and Prospect. The lab's construction will require dozens of homeowners to move. The Rev. L. Henderson Bell, who was helping to organize the recall movement told Fox 4, "People are complaining about being displaced, and the young man said, to the people who are moving from their homes, being asked to move from their homes, he said, 'Get over it'." Bell told KCTV Channel 5 that Reed's inexperience in politics is hurting the district. "We are literally being pushed around because we have a novice in office. He certainly seems to have so much respect for the system until he is not effective in challenging the things that need to work best for those in our community," he told the station.
Bell, who KSHB Channel 41 reports campaigned for Fletcher, has since bowed out of the recall movement. Tony's Kansas City has Bell's press release announcing that news.
Reed doesn't seem too worried about losing his job, though. "Citizens are certainly welcome to avail themselves to the processes available in the City Charter concerning a recall. However, I’m laser-focused on creating jobs in the 3rd District, reducing crime and restoring economic development," he said in a statement. And he might have reason to be confident. As Kansas City learned in 2009, recalling an elected official is difficult.
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he should have never been voted in....At this point Reed is for sale all the work he did with ADHOC was in vain..he was to young to really inderstand the needs and the community...If you dont live in kc please dont speak on his inexperience as a leader he may be a good friend but he has no clue how to handle his district or work with the community...telling a woman that has lived in the area for over 30 years and has paid for her home to get over it is disrespectful and rude...these are elderly people that have worked all their lifes to pay for their homes to have a child come in to tell them that they need to move and get over it and to devalue the homes in the area...yes a crime lab is needed however there are enough empty schools that can be converted for those needs...Not to mention to hold a press conference about changing Prospect to MLK the day after 2 people were killed in that same location the investigation was not complete..he is not worried about the people he is worried about himself...we have enough selfish leaders however the district he was elected to can not afford his selfishness....he needs to find something else to do
"but it dont take schooling..."
But, it does take proper english. The word is doesn't.
He's a friend -- I don't live in KC, but I highly doubt Reed is doing wrong for KC. Give him a chance and he might have a hand in reducing crime in that city.
I do NOT think that he is qualified by schooling but it don't take schooling to know what needs to be done to move towards success as a community. Yes he needs some different ideas (cause that was a dumb idea about renaming the street) but he is not the worst we have seen. Give him a chance.
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