The following email was sent to me by County Commissioner Ed Peterson after I sent out an email to my readers in which I inadvertently referred to County Commissioner David Lindstrom as Doug Lindstrom. In that email I also referred to an article in the Kansas City Star that raised the issue of impropriety in connection with Mr. Lindstrom. My response to Mr. Peterson's email is available here.

Here is his email:

Dear Mr. Phillips:

On October 21 you severely criticized Michael Meadors and the JCPRD for incorrectly referring to the zoning for land that is part of the proposed soccer site which you oppose. In that same email you criticized the Kansas City Star for not confirming statements in its article. As I understand your attack on the soccer complex, the current proposal is not based on sound facts and therefore should not be adopted.

This morning you referred to Commissioner Lindstrom as Commissioner Doug Lindstrom. Shortly thereafter you promised an apology for this "inadvertent" mistake. The evening is getting short and no such apology has been provided. Should you not be held to the same standard of accuracy that you would impose upon Michael Meadors and the Kansas City Star? I am sure that you expect to be held to the same high standards and readily will admit that you have not met those standards.

More importantly, please provide me with a detailed explanation of the conflict of interest and/or the potential conflict of interest that you alleged as reported in the Kansas City Star this morning. Please provide specific details of the actual conflict and amounts gained by Commissioner Lindstrom through this conflict of interest.

Ed Peterson