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Virtual commenter urges county to remain welcoming and criticizes treatment of a congresswoman and a restaurant raid
Summary
A virtual public commenter told commissioners the county should remain welcoming and criticized what she described as a racist report about a congresswoman and a raid at a local restaurant, attributing some of her remarks to past actions reported in the community.
A virtual public commenter at the Aug. 7 meeting urged Johnson County leaders to keep the county "welcoming" and raised concerns about treatment of a congresswoman and a law-enforcement action at a local restaurant.
Cassie Woolworth, calling in from Olathe, said she appreciated living in Johnson County and described recent community events she found troubling. Woolworth expressed concern that a "racist report" questioned a congresswoman's citizenship and said that brought to mind a law-enforcement action she described as a "raid" at a restaurant called El Toro Loco. "I am grateful the Lenexa police stayed out of it," Woolworth said, and added: "We are Johnson County. We have empathy and love our neighbors."
These remarks were offered as public comment and reflect Woolworth's views; the transcript records her statements but does not document independent verification of the events she referenced. No county action resulted from this public comment during the meeting segment provided.
Notes: The article attributes the content to the virtual public commenter and does not treat the disputed events as established fact.
