Elk Konnected Hand out at County Commissioners meeting on 4/25

[Ross]

Why aren't all those visionary's working their magic to improve the quality of life in Elk Coounty?

Are they to busy shuffling money around?

I would like to see a better quality of life or a definition there of.

What does that mean to the few people of Elk Konnected?

[Ross]

Elk Konnected, Cournty Commissioner Hendricks

I hear you have signed up one team for your money raising baseball tournament, that's nice.

Are there more teams?

Who are they going to play for the two promised games?

I'm anxious to see the tournament.

When is the tournamnet?

When are the visionary's going to release the details?

[Ross]

County Commissioner Hendricks you know I have tried to have conversations with you as Elk Konnected LLC,  and to have a decent dialog on this forum about your operation and what it means to Elk County. However County Commissioner Hendricks in my opinion you have failed to reciprocate in an open and honest dialog which you have said you wanted. You stated  in the local newspaper that is what you wanted. You have also stated in the past that this was your choice method of communication with the citizens and population of Elk County.

Due to your failure to communicate on this forum in an open and honest dialog, it leaves me to consider that there is a rather negative attitude towards the citizens and population of Elk County. How does that provide a better quality of life in Elk County?

This negative attitude forces me to feel that your organization is purely politically motivated and operating out of misinformation and disinformation to the citizens and population of Elk County. Otherwise, why would there be two elected county commissioners as you call it "Konnected" and two possibly more elected school board members and a police officer in one of the real communities and possibly more elected officials that we may not know about?



You fabricated what you call Elk Konnected Community, Elk Konnected Land and Elk Konnected Community Conversations. All this brings to mind that Communities have a governing body be it an actual community such as one of our small towns or a fictitious community. Yet, you claim not to have a governing body but are collecting monies from our actual community governing bodies in my opinion. I would like to know why, if not for any other reason then politically control of our governing bodies? Could you please clear this up for me?

Are you or are you not a fictitious community in your personal view point?
If not a fictitious community what is your governing body of your community?
What are your communities goals and how do you plan to accomplish those goals?

Please real honest and open dialog is requested here.

Please no E&O = ERRORS AND OMISSIONS

In my opinion the lack of definitive answers regarding Elk Konnected, LLC reflects the reality that nobody knows anything about their actual goals. It would be nice to have some clarification.


 " There are always individuals or very, very small groups of individuals who try to distort facts by subjectively using them out of context, or in the case of empirical data, changing parameters of a statistical analysis so the numbers will fit a predetermined outcome with no names to support the data.

When these individuals try to hide behind a cloak of one way communication such as a newspaper, then others must ask why ? "


Have we become an Infantile Society, eager only to be coddled, burped and entertained, with noise masquerading as music, and nicks and bruises as deep cuts and real wounds and lollipops as good deeds and to believe everything someone says to us ??

[Ross]

Hey County Commissioner Hendricks is your Elk Konnected, LLC fizzling or fading away?
What's going on?

Did the baseball tournament become yet another failure of Elk Konnected,LLC?

What's happening?

Aren't all those vissionary's working.

We need their wizardry now. Can't you motivate them?

Where is that better quality of life you have promised and bragged about for Elk County.

Please we need some answers.

I keep reading about the near future of a modern depression and it's supposedly approaching quickly.

Don't you need to move just as quickly?

Answers please.

[redcliffsw]

Good one.

[Ross]

County Commissioner Hendricks and Elk Konnected, LLC where are you? I didn't read anything in the paper this week about you baseball tournament. In fact I didn't read anything about Elk Konnected, LLC this week.

I'm sure Elk County citizens and taxpayers would like to hear your input on the recent event, the Economic Summit with the Official Host Governor Brownback. Did you get an upfront seat?

What with Elk Konnected, LLC's Accredation, I would think you would have been seated at the head of the table. Therefore, I think you should have a wealth of information to share with the County citizens and taxpayers. Will you share with us, please?

Won't you talk with us?

Did you read this weeks paper "Area Leaders Gather to Assess Future of SE Kansas".

They talked about unification of the different county's economic growth, right?
That Sounds like another step towards combining counties to me, how about you?

The state does have a group studying combining counties don't they?
Do you reckon our countys new seat might end up being in Sedan?

Perhaps, if they consolidate the counties our property taxes may go down, along with road maintenance and other services.

But then Gov. Brownback talks about Brain Drain. Kids growing up in SEK and moving away. Not good for the area they grew up in. Wait a minute the Governor himself did that didn't he? Didn't he move away from Parker, Linn County, Kansas Population 200, where he grew up? Dog gone ain't that something?


And they talked about welfare, it was a government design and they trapped people into the program. The states collected money from the Feds and that improves their Economics, right? People that didn't want to work got money in their hands and that got spent right back into the local economy, right?

But now the money is going to go away because of Federal Cuts and now we blame the welfare reciepients. Wow.

Just something to think about. Really whose fault is it?

The State is considering doing away with Income tax, but that will have to be replaced by something, right?

Perhaps higher sales tax?

OR

How about state property taxes on windfarms?

Oops, there goes the PILOT for Elk County.

The second half of the newspaper article was titled, "No Magic Pill for Regaining Economic Vitality", but perhaps your visionaries know some wizardry, how about that?

We need your input.

So, how about some input from Elk Konnected, LLC and all it's visionary's, and our County Commissioner on these very important questions.

[Ross]

Well County Commissioner Hendricks I have been very patient waiting for a response from the organization that you founded and lead. You know Elk Konnected, LLC.

I thought you really wanted an open honest dialog with Elk County and I and others are still waiting for it.

I haven't heard another cotton-picking thing about your baseball tournament, what's the deal on that?

Also I don't recall reading anything about Elk Konnected, LLC being involved in that last community clean-up. I believe it was in Howard wasn't it?

I also don't hear anything about any activities for the children of Elk County lately what with that?.
I have read about activities being put on by the real communities of Elk County.

Or, is it you just get money from the county during the spring and summer so you can get involved in the real communities festivals and such?

Really I'd like to know what your real goals are and how you plan to execute them!

I checked your thread for the Steering Committee Monthly Update and it hasn't been updated since February 25, 2009, at 11:02:45 am. Don't you have meetings anymore? Or is it just a failure to follow-up on what you start? Seriously, now, I'd like to know and I'm sure the rest of the county would like to know as well.

That was the last good job that you recieved on the forum on your Steering Committee Monthly Update.
Just click that line up there and go take a look.

I'll be anxiously waiting for notification that you have posted an answer here.

If nothing shows up, I'll post again in about a month, maybe less to remind you.

Just a reminder:
In my opinion the lack of definitive answers regarding Elk Konnected, LLC reflects the reality that nobody knows anything about their actual goals. It would be nice to have some clarification.

" There are always individuals or very, very small groups of individuals who try to distort facts by subjectively using them out of context, or in the case of empirical data, changing parameters of a statistical analysis so the numbers will fit a predetermined outcome with no names to support the data.

When these individuals try to hide behind a cloak of one way communication such as a newspaper, then others must ask why ? "


Have we become an Infantile Society, eager only to be coddled, burped and entertained, with noise masquerading as music, and nicks and bruises as deep cuts and real wounds and lollipops as good deeds and to believe everything someone says to us ??  
 



I wish each and everyone out there a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[Patriot]

Think 'tour guides' and 'trail rides' all with on help from properly Konnected folks, Ross.  It'll all make sense soon enough.  Seen any artesian wells or limestone arch bridges lately?  How about 200 megawatt wind farms.  Just wait till the new fish hatchery & big RV camp opens!  Bring on the tourists.  

[Ross]

Is that before or after the depression?

[Ross]

Do ya reckon we will get to 50,000 reads before County Commissioner Hendricks and her Elk Konnected, LLC muster up the leadership qualities and gumption to return for that honest open dialog that talked about in the newspaper? 

They did claim to have leadership qualities didn't they? 

I think we are giving them more notoriety, exposure then they have got anywhere else. They could at least show some appreciation and return for that good ole honest open dialog, don't ya think?

I heard the West Elk School Board Presedent also an Elk Konnected, LLC person use that word "notoriety" at a board meeting. He wants more notoriety for West Elk. How about some for your Elk Konnected, LLC Mr. President?