By Antonio D. French
Filed Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 4:52 PM
Yesterday's storm-related press conference and photo op at the Wohl Recreation Center [see our earlier story] brought out many state and local elected officials. Governor Matt Blunt; Sen. Jim Talent; St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; Mayor Francis Slay; Fire Chief Sherman George; State Rep. Amber Boykins and her husband Shaun Simms; Aldermen Terry Kennedy and Jeffrey Boyd were all present. Labels: Governor
But some officials were noticeably absent, including Congressman Lacy Clay whose district Wohl serves. Sources in Clay's office say the Congressman was more than a little peeved that he was not invited to the event. And as it turns out, even several of the officials who were at the event were not officially notified, but rather just heard about it minutes before.
Ald. Kennedy let Ed Rhode, the mayor's communications director, know that he was not happy that he didn't get a call. "We just found out about it. They just called us," Rhode answered.
Kennedy told PUB DEF that despite the pats on the backs from Blunt and the bunch about working together during this time of crisis, they failed to involve those people on the front lines.
The governor's office did not respond to a request for comment today.
UPDATE: A spokesperson from Blunt's office called to say they rarely notify federal or local representatives of the Governor's visits. She said Slay and Dooley were only notified because their offices were the ones through which state aid was being directed.
1 Comments:
Guess what folks...
Aldermen aren't that important.
They just think they are.
Their importance depends on dependent people.
7/25/2006 8:58 PM
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