Published by Jimmy Oldsun, NDRIRSRWRAFTC & Editor
A. E. Newman, recent recipient of the 2010 Bland "Man Of The Year" Award, has called for the immediate resignation of both Ron Jost and Jerry Lairmore from the Gasconade County Commission. At a hastily called news conference in Bland, Newman today (Friday) called for a change of leadership within the county in order to bring about unity of purpose. Newman told Hermann Hearsay that the resignation of Jost would open the door for Jerry Spurgeon, Democratic challenger, to win the upcoming general election for Presiding Commissioner. When asked who would fill Southern District Associate Commissioner Lairmore's office, Newman told us that he would be more than happy to serve if that's what the people of the southern district wanted.
Hermann Hearsay understands that, in a separate and completely unrelated dramatic development at Thursday's County Commission Meeting, John Kamler, an Owensville Alderman, called for the immediate resignation of Northern District Associate Commissioner Matt Penning from the Gasconade County Commission.
WOW! If all the resignations which have been "called for" should actually come to fruition, Gasconade County would be left "leaderless"! The county would be a ship adrift without a rudder! How then would we ever make progress on the important affairs of the county?! How would we deal with our county budget issues? How would we plan for the preservation and renovation of the county courthouse? And what of the work which Southern District Associate Commissioner Lairmore has done with the UMR engineering student on the courthouse emergency access road? And what would happen to Jerry's vision of paving all county roads with chip and seal? Who would make decisions regarding the repair/replacement of the picnic table on the front lawn of the courthouse?
