Calls for recalling Frank White grow as legislator endorses effort [Video]

Momentum is building behind an effort to recall Jackson County Executive Frank White as debates over how to allocate $70 million in COVID relief funds intensified the past month.A recall campaign is gaining traction, with growing numbers of signatures and financial backing. Businesses across Blue Springs, Lee’s Summit, Independence, and other areas are collecting signatures. Organizers aim to gather 50,000 signatures by mid-January to place the recall on the April ballot.Adding to the campaign’s visibility, Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith joined the effort Wednesday by signing the petition. Smith, who represents the 6th District, cited years of what he called failed policies and “a lack of accountability” under White’s leadership.”The tax assessment stuff, the stadium debacle, the current issue with ARPA funding, which, by the way, the ARPA funding – that’s two different legislative bodies, two different groups of nine people that he’s failed to make an agreement with.”Smith criticized …