Ken Witt and mike kass From Balls&Backbone

Yes, we need to get rid of Pipkin...BUT he isnt the only one we need to get rid of. Lets see, you need to get rid of Ken Witt (aka Dimwit...thinks he is is the smartest man in the world) Chief Kass (wannabe big city cop, absolutely zero people skills) Lt.Dave Livingston (aka Pinnochio and also a devils advocate...does everything to protect his officers when they are wrong)officer Chris Welker (aka Minnie Me name given by Angelini... Mr. Ticket Happy, would give his mother a ticket for not making his peanut butter and jelly sandwich right)) and THEN we may see A LITTLE change in this town.

RESIGNATION FROM ANONYMOUS

we look at the fire and police commission as not doing their job...okay fine, they arent doing their job. so cant the members be replaced? they arent elected they are appointed by mayor john sund. and doesnt the city council have any power with overseeing that "committee"? as they do with every other committee? from my understanding, the CAN ask members of the PFC for their resignation if they arent doing their jobs.

HIGH ROLLING CITY ADMINISTRATOR

CITY ADMINISTRATOR
SALARY 2012 $104,700 FICA 2012 $8,010
RETIREMENT $17,659 HEALTH INS $23,279
LIFE INS $103 DENTAL INS $1,038
PUB/SEMINARS $4,500 TRAVEL/AUTO $1,100
OPERATING $500 TELEPHONE $250

GRAND TOTAL....$161,138 A YEAR AND THE AVERAGE INCOME FOR A SPARTA RESIDENT IS AROUND $30,000. AND THIS GOOF BALL DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN TOWN. WE SHOULD THANK MAYOR JOHN SUND FOR MAKING HIS CONTRACT SO SWEET. IF WITT GETS FIRED, HE GETS A 2 YEAR SEVERANCE PKG (WAGES AND BENEFITS)

BAD COP FROM ANONYMOUS

I cant believe Pipkin is still working. He cost the city $325,000 in two months time. How is his credibility as a police officer be valid any longer after it has been proved how predujice and biased he is. Can he be trusted to make fair decisions? Probably not. How many other innocent people has he done this to? We all know it takes a lot to say, "NO, I am not paying this ticket for something I didn't do"...or something similar. And this guy still has a supervisory position when he shouldn't even have a job. PLEASE NOTE, CALL YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMPLAIN.
1st ward Church 269-7632 2nd ward Button 2694307
3rd ward holcomb 615-330-7288 4th ward Stanek 269-8527
5th ward Anderson 269-2801 6th ward lukasek 269-2987
7th ward hellman 269-8008 8th riley 269-5636

OUR CITY COUNCIL FROM ANONYMOUS

The city council should be ashamed of themselves for being cowards. They are as brainless as Ken Witt. We should get them all removed like they did with the County Board members. It would be great if the entire city quit paying their water bills and see how much more frivolous spending there would be. Maybe then
there may consideration of cutting expenses (aka Sgt Pipkin) as they wouldn't be able to continue paying out settlements for incompetent employees. As for our mayor...do we even have one?

MO' MONEY FROM ANONYMOUS

Seriously, $300,000 awarded because of sexual discrimination stemming from 2005 incidence with, guess who, Sgt Pipkin? And this guy is still working? $25,000 last month, $300,000 this month...WOW, and Ken Witt has no comment. How about terminating the employee that is costing you money. You are telling me the fire and police commission, the city council will do NOTHING. WHAT A JOKE!

RIVER ROAD FROM ANONYMOUS

I hate driving down that road. The 1st thing they can fix it the Boats, no one can have boats parked in the street. The city or police need to make them move the boats and trailers out of there NOW. It hurts the home owners around them and the city gets a black eye over it too. This should be an quick fix to the problem.

Sand Mining from Thurston

The sandmining explosion is a major long term concern for all of us. Seems like we jumped into it rather quickly. When something of this importance and magnitude comes to town we need to investigate,
slow down, and weigh the advantages as well as the disadvantages. When is the next meeting? As far as River Road goes why is there no sidewalk? Very dangerous for the citizens of Sparta.

DRUG PROBLEM FROM THURSTON

The drug problem is not the fault of the Sparta Police Department. It is way bigger than that. "The Mexican Cartel" is in our own back yard. Is it time to legalize marijuana usage? Is it time to declare heroin abuse a disease and treat hopeless junkies with compassion and assistance? Our little police department is cannot stand up to the drug problem, it is way too complex.

DRUNK BARTENDER FROM ANONYMOUS

I was out last night and was at a couple different bars. What bothers me is when I see bartenders that are shitfaced, dancing on the bar not taking care of
customers and not bothering to card anyone. Doesn't a bartender have to take a responsible server course? How is it responsible to be drinking behind the bar when you are to be responsible for the drinking in the bar? I got an idea, how about this...when someone gets a DUI , gets into an accident or anything...find out where that person was drinking at , give that bartender a sobriety test and
if they fail, go after the bartender

POLICE CHIEF MIKE KASS FROM ANONYMOUS

Oughta be a law that these critters need to live where they work. Fish bowl, my butt. Kass doesn't want any PR except what he agrees to. Never seen a more corrupt city government than Sparta.

Her and king county. Country band

Her and kings county. Country band at Angelini's tuesday night. New single (White Trash Country Boy) they will be on COW 97 FM 3/21/12 wednesday morning at 9:ooam. Nice group http://www.herandkingscounty.com/

MAYOR JOHN SUND FROM ANONYMOUS

we have a mayor in this town who has no idea what going on in Sparta until the city administrator tells him about it. then he can't even make a decision because he likes to play both side of the fence.example, the ethanol plant .it tells me he wants another title under his belt.

BULLYING FROM ANONYMOUS

With the recent hit list at the high school, I believe people, families and parents need to take this very seriously. Why did this young man feel he needed to do this? The people that should be reprimanded are those that were doing the bullying. There is a reason he felt this way. Bullying seems to be commonplace
and almost seems excused. Where do these kids get off thinking they are better than others ? It's pretty sad. Does everyone just turn their head to this?

DRUG PROBLEM FROM ANONYMOUS

I believe that the Sparta police should leave business owners and hard working people alone and work on the ever increasing drug problem in this area. Haven't we lost enough young people? If the police department had better social skills, there may be more willingness from the public to offer information

RIVER ROAD FROM ANONYMOUS

Worry about the sand mine? We should worry about River Road. Do any you drive through the 1900+ block of River Road? It looks like the ghetto. Cars parked all over, in yards, garbage all over the place...why doesn't the city enforce the ordinances that they have.

POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION FROM ANONYMOUS

In my opinion, Chief Kass isn't the only one to blame. I believe some of the credit should go to Gary Ascher, the chairman of the Police and Fire Commission. He too afraid to step on toes and take action against anyone. it seems as though he does it for the title, in my opinion.

POLICE CHIEF MIKE KASS FROM ANONYMOUS

The problem with this police department is at the top. chief kass is not doing his job by controlling the officers. of course, if you live in a different town, how would you know what is going on in this town. he wants to put in his 8 hrs and then leave. chief kass doesn't pay sparta taxes or doesn't shop in town. we give him a job that pays his salary and chief kass doesn't give back to our town. oh yes, thats right...he said he didn't want to live in a fish bowl

Sand Mining from anonymous

Before another sand mining company makes their way into our back yard (as it is going to happen...probably many more) we need to take a stand if you care about the quality of life for us and throughout the United States. Planning Commission is going to be voting on annexing land on both the east and west (yes, more) sides of town. Before this is a done deal, people need to show up at the city meetings and make a stink of this before it over takes us.

POLICE HARASS FROM ANONYMOUS

The sparta police harass people with petty fines and tickets meanwhile Sparta seems to be losing the title of "Bicycle capital of the world" to " heroin capital of the world" Why is that?

CITY COUNCIL AND KEN WITT FROM ANONYMOUS

What I don't understand is why doesn't anyone run for city council this year? doesn't anyone care or have they given up?Personally, I am not in a ward to elect this year.We need some people on the city council to make a difference in this town. Get rid of city administrator Ken Witt, Chief Kass and move Everybody who works for the city back in town.

FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION FROM ANONYMOUS

When is the next Fire and Police commission meeting? I think interested person should attend and possibly some informational, peaceful picketing prior to the start of the meeting. We need to ask what are the consequences for Sgt Pippen? As taxpayers it is our right to know if his actions are being investigated.

FROM ANONYMOUS

I see a few things that need to be cleaned up in Sparta and it's NOT the police or City Hall. There are a few loud mouths in town that spread lies and unfortunately people actually believe them. Even the local paper puts their dribble in print .... every week it seems.

Sgt Pipkin Balls&Backbone

So Sgt Pipkin has been in the paper two times in the last month for lawsuits against him. Settled out of court with Tony Angelini and The last lawsuit as well. Who is the true bully? A Sgt doesnt want to train a female officer so he makes her watch episodes of Cops, The Simpsons and political Debates? Seriously? He bullied her around and made sure it was known he did not appreciate the hiring of female officers. Anyone want to leave a comment? We will make sure it gets posted.