A 23-year-old Kansas mayor who re-installed himself back into office last month in what some horrified observers said was “essentially, a coup” is refusing to leave in the face of furious opposition. “If you have any honor at all, you would resign.'
. “I’ve covered cities for a long time and have seldom seen a political takeover that was this sleazy, and yet this well-orchestrated.”whose bid for his own seat on the council failed as part of Larkin’s astonishing takeover, got up to address the meeting.
“I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I think you ought to resign,” one resident said. “... This is a huge moment in our city’s history, and we’ve got your stink all over it. We’ve got a stain on this city, the corruption, sitting right there, It’s insane to me. Yes, it might be legal what you did. It might be within the bylaws or whatever. But it’s not right… We deserve so much better… We want you out of here… Because we cannot trust you.
Another woman stepped up to the lectern and demanded the entire city council step down. Her husband, who she described as a “very soft-spoken person,” became so upset by Larkin’s sneaky return that she said the two may move elsewhere.“I want to know that everybody on this council, [that] you dont have any ties in with contractors, developers, your decisions are made for Goddard and not for your billfold,” said resident Bill Lynch.
Larkin then vowed, without a hint of irony, that the council would be “more transparent than ever before,” promising to “work harder than ever before.”
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