Inappropriate Sculpture at Overland Park Arboretum in Kansas

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Comment by Yvonne Starks on May 25, 2012 at 4:06pm

Joanne....see my comment from yesterday......"Bottom Line:  They decide.  Go away."

Good luck with Gerlach as well.  He was not one of the Mayors on the Charter Commission, but there were three or four....and all voted the same....."We decide.  Go away."   .....soooo.....would be surprised if he were any different.   Be a nice surprise, though.

Envy position?   He said either what he needed to say to "go along to get along"....OR.....he does believe it's okay......  Isn't that kinda what we're fighting throughout our entire nation---and why we continue to have these incidents become more prevalent and insidious?  

I think  you were right the first time, Joanne.....his comment was 'amusing'......heart, mind, soul.....oh, sure.....c'mon......

Comment by Joanne Hughes on May 25, 2012 at 3:21pm

Submitted a request to appear before the City Council and present the petition (persuant to Section 1.11 of OP's Resolution No. 3813).  I was told over the phone they will not schedule it.  So much for democracy.  I made an appeal directly to Mayor Gerlach and am awaiting response.

Comment by Joanne Hughes on May 25, 2012 at 10:24am

Thanks, Missey.  I agree; I do not envy his position!

Comment by Missey Smith on May 25, 2012 at 10:06am

* hearing you

Comment by Missey Smith on May 25, 2012 at 10:04am

Just some fyi...Sean is a really good guy. He was just doing his "job" for OP. I would HATE to be in his position right now. Joanne, I saw you also and you did do a good job. I think they are at least hearin you and keep up the good work.

Comment by Joanne Hughes on May 25, 2012 at 4:16am

Thanks, and back at you, Jim!

Comment by Kathy Brown, Esq. on May 24, 2012 at 10:55pm

Amen to that Jim!  You vets and our heroic military protect us abroad-we'll do the heavy lifting here at home.  That's what Joanne's doing and that shows we're all in this together.

Semper Fi, indeed.  I received permission to use that phrase honorarily, and it's a great privilege.  Esp. this weekend coming, when none of us can forget the debt we owe our men-at-arms.  Oh-and another reason to get rid of the Imposter in the WH?  The fact that he wants to put WOMEN into COMBAT.

That-along with open homosexuals destroying esprit de corps, and 'Rules of Engagement' which make our men cannon fodder?  Just another part of Obama's great plan for the complete destruction of these United States.  Well...not with patriots like Joanne around!

Comment by Jim B on May 24, 2012 at 10:37pm

Joanne, Thank you for what you are doing.

Semper Fi

Comment by Joanne Hughes on May 24, 2012 at 10:15pm

Yvonne, Sean is the City Public Information Officer:  http://www.opkansas.org/Contact/City-Public-Information-Officer.  Thought Sean's explanation of the artist's intent was amusing. 

The sculpture (all of the existing donated sculptures and future ones) are going to be moved to a site designated as the International Sculpture Garden.  I was told this is in the planning phase (master plan is expected to be completed by the end of the year), and they'd need to secure funding before any work takes place (so likely at least a year to two years away).  I was also told that this Garden would be the bridgeway between the existing Arboretum and the Kemper Farm site (no separate entrance is planned), and that people would have to go through the Garden to get to the Kemper site.  I asked if any attractions for children were planned for the Kemper Farm site, and the person pleaded ignorance.  Them moving the sculpture to this other part of the Arobertum does nothing for me, since the sculpture will be just as visible if not more at the future location.

And I think you were being too kind.  I flubbed the second part of the interview.  Seems like I condone explicit self-portraits.  I now have learned not to use sarcasm, and to elaborate on what I'm intending to say....and I'm thinking about asking the Lord for an Aaron.  ;)

Comment by Yvonne Starks on May 24, 2012 at 6:21pm

Not sure that I have Sean Reilly's position correct......have him as a City Councilman below....????  Know he spoke, but not positive who he is......  Not that it's all that important, but would like to be correct in my postings...  :)     Joanne?

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