LADIES AND GENTS WE HAVE A BALLOT!!!
The filing for city wide races in Raytown closed this week and the ballot is ready for voting. There are not 1, not 2, but 7 candidates for mayor of Raytown and a large number of new faces on the ballot for Alderman seats.
Here is the list of Candidates according to The Raytown Reporter http://www.raytownreporter.com/edit.html :
Mayor:
Jerry Briggs
David Bower
Robert Grissom
John Martin
Lee Gray
Alan Adams
Greg Walters
Collector:
Richard Boone
Bob Merrill
William (Bill) VanBuskirk
Kathie Schutte
Alderman Ward I:
Joe Creamer
Richard Tush
Alderman Ward II (Term Expiring 2009):
Jim Hamilton
Alderman Ward II (Term Expiring 2011):
Jim Aziere
Jerry Kinman
Alderman Ward III (Term Expiring 2009):
Tommy Bettis III
Christine White
Alderman Ward III (Term Expiring 2011):
Charlotte Melson
Janelle Rubelee
Alderman Ward IV:
Chris Inlow
Pat Ertz
Sandy Hartwell
Alderman Ward V:
Pat Riehle, Diane Krizek
COMMENTS:
There are a lot of candidates that have filed. There are a couple of candidates that over the years have dedicated their life to improving Raytown and when you couple that with the possible victory of some Alderman candidates that would be great for the community, Raytown could be heading down a bright path for the future .
We will let you know who those candidates are once we make our endorsement recommendations very soon!!