Make Some Calls – No Tyson in Tongie

Make calls, send emails; let your opinion be heard! The more voices our elected officials hear, the better they know how the community feels. However, be kind! We support passionate, civil discussion of this important issue. We do not condone threatening behavior or speech, racism, classism or hateful rhetoric.

Leavenworth County Commission

Robert W. Holland – First District
Clyde Graeber – Second District
Doug Smith – Third District / Chairman
Bocc@leavenworthcounty.org (this e-mail goes to all 3 commissioners)
913-684-0417

Leavenworth County Planning & Zoning

LVCO Court House
300 Walnut Street, Suite 225
Leavenworth, KS 66048
pz@leavenworthcounty.org
913-684-0465
Sajiv (Jeff) Joseph – Director
Stephanie Sloop – Planning Coordinator
Krystal Davis – Planner
Michael Swann – Assistant Planner
Melissa Johnson – Code Enforcement Officer

Leavenworth County Development Corporation (LCDC)

Steve Jack – Executive Director
sjack@LVCOountyED.org
913-727-6111

Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka

Matt Keith – Office of Communication
matt.keith@ks.gov
785-296-5795
Chris, secretary- 785-296-0461
Lynn, secretary- 785-291-3368

Kansas Department of Agriculture, Division of Conservation

Rob Reschke – 785-564-6620

Kansas Department of Labor

laborstats@dol.ks.gov, communications@dol.ks.gov
Labor Relations 785-296-5000 x1068

Kansas Department of Transportation

publicinfo@ksdot.org, 785-296-3566

Kansas Department of Commerce

www.kansascommerce.com, 785-296-3481

State Legislators

Kansas Secretary of State

Kris Kobach
kssos@ks.gov 785-296-4564

Tonganoxie Chamber of Commerce

Steve Christianson – President
stevenc@firststateks.com 913-845-9244

Tonganoxie Planning Commission

John Morgan: 913-369-2425 johnmorgan72@gmail.com
Steve Ashley: 785-580-5552 sashley00@gmail.com
Zach Stoltenberg: 785-550-4919 zach.stoltenberg@gmail.com
Steve Gumm: 916-683-3566 stevegumm@gmail.com
Jacob Dale: 785-979-3220 hricane23@gmail.com
Patricia Gabel: 913-634-6384 brypat.gabel@sbcglobal.net
County Representative Monica Gee: 913-416-0255 haggee@sunflower.com

Tonganoxie City Council

Andy Gilner: 785-840-8844 agilner@tonganoxie.org
Chris Donnelly: 785-393-0531 cdonnelly@tonganoxie.org
Curtis Oroke: coroke@tonganoxie.org
Kara Reed: 913-940-0427 kreed@tonganoxie.org
Jim Truesdell: 913-369-3166 jtruesdell@tonganoxie.org

Mayor of Tonganoxie Jason Ward: 913-845-2765 jward@tonganoxie.org

Sierra Club Local Chapter info@soular.co (not .com)

Sample Email:

Put ‘TONGANOXIE’ in the subject line

Provide in the email your phone number, home address, and phone number

Here is a sample e-mail / script for telephone calls to officials:

Hello, my name is ___________. I live in Tonganoxie/LVCO/Basehor/Lawrence,Linwood, KS.

The reason for my call today is to let you know that I am strongly against the proposed Tyson Foods plant in Tonganoxie, KS. Tyson Foods has a poor history of unethical treatment of its employees, inhumane treatment of animals, water and air pollution, over-stressing school and city/county resources, and decreasing home values. Have you ever driven past a Tyson plant? Would you like a Tyson Plant in your neighborhood? The residents of the city and county were not allowed to vote or even voice our opinions. No one knew it was Tyson until it was late in the project. We would like an opportunity to be heard. I would like you to call me back. My number is _____________. I would like to know, from your perspective, what we can do to stop this multinational corporation from destroying our small town. Thank you for your time.