Late this morning, I posted information about the Leoti City Council Meeting that took place on Monday, May 3rd. Since then, I have received a threat of bodily harm against me. The person who sent it allowed me to know who he was. The man was angry with me for comments that I made at the meeting that he had also attended.
I also received an email a few minutes ago from a family member of a person who was at the meeting that evening. That person promised to sue me for defamation of character of his/her loved one.
So, I have decided that it is time for me to kill my blog once and for all. It is time that I go on with the rest of my life and allow the rest of the world to go about it's merry way also.
Sincerely,
VLE-B
Lynn you should not give into to there threats and let them win. They should be dealt with by the law and they should be held liable for their actions. As for a person saying they are going to sue for defamation, I didn't see anything in your post that was defamation. I enjoy reading your blog and I think you do a great service. I applaud you for the time you spend to help keep people informed. So again I yell a big CHEER for you.
ReplyDeleteAs for all the bickering being done by those that are suppose to be keeping our city running is starting to become childish and I wish they would just over the obstacle and move on and take care of business and work towards a common goal of improving our fine city.
I agree dont quit!!! Them people just have big mouths.Maybe they should be doing there job and this wouldn't have happened.Lynn you do a great job for this hole town.
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog about the city was very interesting. We would not have know what happend for at least a month cause that is how long it takes to get it in our hometown paper. I believe there is freedom of speech and you were doing it. You posted what you believed had go on. If it wasn't true then people wouldn't have gotten so mad.
ReplyDeleteLynn,
ReplyDeleteYour blog has been a great asset to others in the community whom are unable to attend meetings and any other things in the area. First of all to the idiot whom threatened your life should of had several charges filed against him/her for the treats, then slander towards you and then they should also realize the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and freedom of press....It is your blog and if they dont like it they dont have to read it. Another thing is that the city council meetings are open to the public and if others didnt like what happened tuff..the minutes are open to anyone wanting to find out what was said at the meetings so people need to relize what is going on and why before they jump into stupidity...so by all means go on and continue freedom of speech and press.
You forgot to mention the fact that many of these "hated" city employees granted me nothing but courtesy and help when I was called in to identify a possible cause of the town's compromised water supply. Any mention of the problem seems to be ignored by everybody but a few members of that small community.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing but respect for the City of Leoti employees I met on excursion to your fine town.
I also found the Museum a wonderful place to learn about Leoti's colorful past.
I totally agree with everyone LYNN PLEASE dont quit..You have helped so many people in this community...The only thing u are guilty of is telling the truth to those of us who could not get to the meeting, and thank you for informing me a citizen of Leoti the information that as we all know in this small town would have became public knowledge with in a few days anyways. I thought Renee did a wonderful job for our community and i will miss seeing her, she always had a kind word and was willing to help. I do feel that her firing was not one of the best decision that was made, but there again there is always another side to the story that maybe none of us will ever know. And as for the threat to you, apparently that person is maybe scared of losing his or her job also. I think our Board should go through and review each and every member, as being in the community myself i can all to well tell you that if i was on the board there would be NO RAISES!!! Lets face it Leoti our city crew has messed up and this has not just come over night this has been comin on. How about the Leaking WATER Pumps..There was a city crew member who knew this was going on and, took it upon himself to not reviel it to anyone. He should have been fired on the spot. How about our hard earned tax dollars being use so our city crew can use company pick-ups for there own personal use. All City equipment should be parked at the closing of the day. Workers should have to use there personal car to get to and from work. I HAVE TOO. This is very costly to our community and should have had a stop put to it immediatly. It would be nice if they would take care of them but i seen a city pick up the other day and i just shook my head, it was filthy on the inside looked like could use a paint scraper on the dash and all that garbage on the dash.Hello we have trash cans. I can bet it wont be long until someone is asking for a raise or a New PICK UP because they miss treated the nice one they had. If we the citizen of Leoti would speak up alittle more and take more pride in our community, and speak up when you see something that is not right alot of this would be able to be cleared up before it costs us the Tax payers more money. The problem here is that this community runs in a click and judge me all you because i could give a crap less who likes me in this town. Maybe our city council should consider firing the whole crew as we all know your not happy due to the new rules you have had to go through.. I think it is great and if you dont like how they are running it im sure you all know where the door is as there are many people who would step into your shoes and be more then happy to follow the rules. You people have had it too good for too long. You talk about raises, well why do you need one when your cheating the system by using your vacation time to get over time.. So you make the big money and I take it in the shorts. If the city crew would pull there head out and do there job we wouldnt be discussing any of there issues, we could work together and get the community back in order. One last thing. If you have a job the do the work, either that or theres the door and give someone else the oppertunity to show you how its done. Remember next time it could be your neck on the choppin block. How would you feel to have to go home to your family and tell them you lost your job because you were to busy figuring out a way to get out of work..
ReplyDeleteLynn thank you for letting me post on your blog. I feel much better getting this off my chest as im tired of paying for costly mistakes that could have been prevented if someone would have maybe "SAID SOMETHING" Thank you for raising my taxes i so enjoy paying for raises none of you deserve, mistakes that could be prevented, and benifits you dont deserve. It takes a crew to make it run either run this city or Leave.
DON'T QUIT!! YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH JUST LIKE ALL THE REST OF US! IF THEY DON'T LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS THEY DAMN WELL DON'T HAVE TO READ THEM!! IT TAKES A 2 YEAR OLDS MENTALITY TO THREATING YOU. THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES!!! SHAME ON YOU WHOEVER YOU ARE!
ReplyDeleteDON'T QUIT, The one that treaten you must be in jeperdy of their jobs. Well they should of thought of that a long time ago. Our taxes shouldn't have to go to pay someone overtime that is screwing the system. I was taught you have to earn your pay the legal way and to make the best out of what you make and have. SO I SAY DO YOUR JOB RIGHT OR GET OUT AND QUIT WASTING OUR TAX MONEY
ReplyDeleteLynn, I read this week where some states have laws that can prosecute people such as yourself in a situation like this. Whether Kansas is one of those states I haven't a clue. As I started reading your blog, as I was curious what in the world is going on in Leoti, I was reminded of the potential liablity it presented. I didn't think you said anything defaming or slanderous. But, I didn't get done reading your blog .
ReplyDeleteIt is rather disheartening that bullies and thugs can intimidate us to their will. All I can say is that Leoit needs to clean up its act. After the USD debacle regarding Custer and some other city issues, it sounds like that city and county has been infiltrated by a bunch of kindergartners and the sandbox is just too full to accomodate the kiddies.
Anyway, I suppose you did the right thing by taking it down. Don't get too discouraged.
Steve
Lynn: this how leoti works rules for some not for other. Anyway thats what some of the people want us to think. I think rules are for everyone and all should abide. even with our law. we were always told that rules were to be followed and respected. The county and city empolyees seem to think this is just for a few. My pet peeve is the dress code and smoking in county or city equipment and vichels
ReplyDeletesome of them look like they just crawled out of bed with the clothes they slept in. and the smoking is the county building it says no smoking. is this crazy or not no respect. I think the county and city need to clean up their act and work at getting our county respectfull. thanks for letting me vent and keep up the good work
Jump on them Lynn. Don't back off for one second. My Brother lives in Leoti and I visit as much as I can. I even live in leoti for close to a year, so I try to keep up on what goes on there. I'm actually consideing very seriously to move back to Leoti. For on thing it's the Mayor and City Counselmens responsibility to make sure the employees and shops are run correctly. Thus it's the peoples responsibility to keep and eye on them. I've worked for the state of Idaho and I've seen exactly what your talking about. They expect the people to do their jobs. Then the people must demand they do there jobs. As for the little man who threatened you, pack a lunch and bring a sleeping bag cause because it's gonna take a long time and he might get hungry. There are way to many people behind you that are sick and tired of the taxes getting higher and higher so they can try to pay big government. Come good people of Leoti, lets stop the waste, lets stand for what's right and FINISH THE GAME.
ReplyDeleteLynn, STAND IN THERE. You won't be alone. We've all listened to people talk and talk about what they'd do about all finds of different situations. As far as I'm conserned you are one of the few who has thought it over and has talked the talk and is walking the walk. Now it's time for the rst of the concerned citizens of Leoti to stop the talk and get up and walk the walk as well. The only way to stop the government for stealing and spending is to stand up and let them know, Hey Mayor, or who ever it is WE THE PEOPLE ARE YOUR BOSS, and we said NO MORE. City, County, State, and Federal employees need go to work and do their jobs. They applied for the job, got the job so do it. The Mayor in Leoti applied for the job, got it, with all it's responsibilities, such as the one who is in charge of the city employees.
ReplyDeleteTo all the babies in Leoti - GROW-UP!! Guess you can't take reading the truth about the way you acted at the council meeting. Lynn, you need to realize that people that act like they did have probably done it all their life and will continue to do so until the day they die. The unfortunate part about it is the fact they usually get their way. Lynn, keep up the good work and don't be intimidated with their threats - that is doing just what they want you to do. I'd like to know what judge would take someone's word on what was said at the meeting when they weren't even there. I do agree with the city on certain parts of the guidelines they are changing. I get three days sick and 12 days vacation time after 14 years working with the same employer. You know what, I feel fortunate that I even have a job in this day and age. So many people that I know have lost their jobs due to budget cuts that it is pretty sad. Maybe the council is trying to lower their budget without cutting jobs (have the cry babies thought of that?). Grow up babies and get a real life.
ReplyDeleteTo my friends and family who have taken the time to respond to my blog and/or facebook, through phone calls or face-face, let me tell you how VERY much each and every thought has meant to me!!!
ReplyDeleteSunday was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL day for me. Each day after that went downhill. Yesterday was a day filled with hell. If it had not been for the love that my friends and family showered--no not showered--poured is a much better description, I don't know what I would hve done. So many people called me that both, my cellphone and home phone, died on me. I feel just terrible, while I was on the cellphone to a great friend, my stupid phone died. (You know who you are. Please forgive me! After it was recharged, I had not time to call you back because of the others who came to support me. By the time that I could call you back, I was THROUGHLY physically and emotionally exhausted. In the past 4 nights, I had had less than 12 hours of sleep..that is entirely not acceptable to me. My nightime drugs are extremely powerful and require me to be able to "sleep them off". Thanks to all of the love given to me yesterday, I had a WONDERFUL night of sleep!!!
I awakened this morning feeling much better than I had since Monday morning. Today, I will be going with Abigayle and her class to Scott State Lake to celebrate Earth Day. I am looking forward to that! If you want to call me, please call me on my cellphone. It is fully charged! However, once I am around the lake, I may have problems receiving calls. We'll see.
I received a call last night from one of my all-time favorite people. She thrilled me when she told me that she and her family will be here for the weekend. You talk about God blessing me, He certainly did when she decided to be here!!!
I need to get ready to go to Scott County. I need to close.
PLEASE realize that I cannot begin to tell you how much you have saved my day!!!
VLE-B