A Kansas City political club, the Citizens Association, has sent an "open letter to the citizens of Kansas City, Missouri," blasting the calibre of leadership in city government. Among the highlights:

_ "The public interest of Kansas City is not being represented at City Hall. The lack of leadership exhibited by our elected officials and City Manager, coupled with their unwillingness to find common ground, causes a complete inability to build effective coalitions...."

_ "So far, Mayor Funkhouser has proven to be a one-man-show who seeks to advance his own agenda by running city government in isolation and with little or no input requested or accepted from the council."

_ "The City Manager, also operating in isolation, is likewise failing to effectively fulfill his role under the Charter....This divisive style of management is counter-productive and has no place in our council-manager form of government."

While noting that the association endorsed many current council members, the group doesn't hold back on the council, either.

"The Council has made little progress," the citizens association complains, in tackling the city's biggest problems, like aging sewers and other infrastructure, an imbalanced budget, a serious crime problem and lack of adequate transit options.

See the entire letter, attached.

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