Commissioner Jack

My Beliefs #7 Respect for the individual

2011-03-17T09:45:00.000-05:00

We’re hardworking, ordinary people who live in our community. While our backgrounds and personal beliefs are very different, we never take each other for granted. We encourage each citizen to express their thoughts and ideas. We treat each other with dignity. We always respect life.

My Beliefs #6 Striving for Excellence

2011-03-09T09:59:00.000-06:00

Look to continually improve our core competencies. Strive for continual improvement.

My Beliefs #5 Leverage our Resources

2011-03-02T11:24:00.001-06:00

Build on our strengths and resources. We have capitalized on Amelia Earhart, historic homes, and more. Think of the possibilities like agriculture tourism, use our mall, recreation on the river and more. This all will come down to vision.

My Beliefs: # 4 Elevate Strong Leaders

2011-02-16T14:23:00.001-06:00

Utilize all resources:

In Atchison leaders come from all sectors-business, government, education etc. We need to encourage leaders to recognize the opportunity and responsibility to share their expertise. Dr King said “True leadership is about serving. A leader serves the town by sacrificing what’s good for one person or group to attain the best for the entire community.”

My Beliefs #3 Form Your Vision

2011-02-07T13:39:00.003-06:00

" I have a dream" Martin Luther King

Vision is the way to get where we are your going! This is important to Atchison's furture success. How do we realize our dreams? First we build community consensus and form our vision. With vision we can take into consideration the landscape, roadblocks and dangers along the way. This helps us work towards our goals, evaluate the progress and make corrections along the way.

My Beliefs #2 Adopt A Can Do Attitude

2011-01-31T14:13:00.000-06:00

Robert Kennedy “There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why….I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”

My Beliefs: #1 Encourage Entrepreneurial Spirit

2011-01-26T12:43:00.003-06:00

Atchison can prosper if we find and foster entrepreneurial spirit. Entrepreneur’s have the ability to see opportunities that other don’t and take calculated risks to achieve their goals. When the venture is successful the community enjoys new jobs and investment.

We must leave our comfort zone to promote the environment for entrepreneurs. We face two enemies’ status quo and fear of failure. We can accomplish our goals by using professional community planning, incubators, mentoring and service organizations that assist business start up.

Proactive is about attitude and outlook. We have to have foresight, wisdom and courage to succeed.

How to make our community stronger

2009-08-03T11:30:00.000-05:00

Atchison in the news

2009-05-08T10:15:00.001-05:00

http://www.kmbc.com/news/19399684/detail.html
Take Trip To Amelia Earhart's Birthplace: Atchison Museum Honors Female Aviator

POSTED: 5:16 pm CDT May 7, 2009
UPDATED: 11:02 pm CDT May 7, 2009

KMBC-TV Kansas City

ATCHISON, Kan. -- Lara Moritz has been going "On The Road" again this year to find inexpensive vacations for the family.

Amelia Earhart

This week, she visited Atchison, Kan., which is the birthplace of Amelia Earhart, the first female aviator to attempt flying around the world.The house in which Earhart was born has been transformed into a museum, showcasing various items and pictures.Earhart spent much of her childhood living with her grandparents in the home."She stayed here longer than any one place the rest of her life. Because after here they moved to Des Moines, and that was the beginning of many moves," museum curator Louise Foundray said.

Nice to see some effort

2009-04-23T14:01:00.002-05:00

I think Patty Moore's story in the Atchison Globe shows that you're ready for leadership, Jack.

Unfortunately, others on the city commission aren't quite so ready. It sounds like they're just postponing the inevitable in waiting to raise water rates - typical government leadership I've seen in the past 6 years of covering various groups as a reporter. Nobody wants the blame, but everybody wants the credit.

Airport

2009-04-18T13:59:00.001-05:00

Let me hear you opinion.

Comments

2009-04-09T11:43:00.001-05:00

I would like all the comments posible from Atchsion Citizens

Atchison Unemployment Up

2009-04-09T11:25:00.003-05:00

I read a great story in our local newspaper, The Atchison Globe (link below) What are your thoughts? How can we help our unemployed citizens?