Councilman Charges Recall Group With Hiding Sources Of Funding
“They should open up their books and tell the public who is really behind and bankrolling these efforts,” was City Councilman Mark Brown’s challenge to a group which recently filed papers to circulate a petition seeking his recall.
Brown cited that the address of the group seeking his recall is the same as Linda Meyer, wife of a St. Charles City Police Officer, who is also leading the effort to recall Councilwoman Dottie Greer. ‘It is shameful the tens of thousands of dollars that are being spent trying to recall Councilwoman Greer, and the public is never told where all that money is coming from,” observed Brown, adding, “They have sent out mass mailings in her ward, used electronic phone calls and are paying people to collect signatures. This is not a grassroots citizen effort. This is a bought and paid for group, who are being bankrolled by developers and special interests to try to take over City Hall.”
“That is what this same group has done in O’Fallon. It is what they have tried to do in St. Peters and what they are again attempting in the City of St. Charles.”
Brown cited a state committee headed by Ken Kielty, a campaign consultant to Mayor York, and Glennon Jamboretz, a St. Louis based public relations consultant as proof outside parties have been organizing this effort for some time. ‘The committee was formed months ago to seek the recall of the City Council. Glennon Jamboretz is known to be working with Adolphus Busch, St. Louis millionaire developer Don Musick and millionaire homebuilder T. R. Hughes on the Great Rivers Habitat Alliance. Jamboretz also works for former police Sgt. Tom Mayer who is suing the City of St. Charles. I also understand he sent out a series of e-mails on behalf of Mayor Donna Morrow in O’Fallon recently over their Police Chief. He is a paid political hatchet man. It is time the press and public demanded to know who is paying him.”
On the specific group which filed paperwork with the City Clerk on his recall, Brown says there is the sister of a developer who is suing the City and the neighbor of that same developer which I have recently file a lawsuit against for defamation of character. “It doesn’t take much to connect the dots and figure out that this effort was spurred and is being bankrolled by developers and special interests,”charged Brown.
“They need to come clean and reveal who bankrolled the tens of thousands of dollars being spent to try to recall Councilwoman Greer. I would not be the least surprised to find out that Linda Meyer, who doesn’t even live in my ward, isn’t being paid to serve as the front person for this group. I think the voters of the 3rd Ward are very perceptive and will see that this is a bid to take over City Hall for the personal gain of these developers and special interests. I’ve stood up to the developers and they aren’t use to that. They want a local government that just rolls over and plays dead when it comes to protecting the interests of the taxpayers. The good people of this community won’t allow that to happen here.”
