{"id":6269,"date":"2016-04-13T21:04:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T04:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6269"},"modified":"2016-04-13T21:04:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T04:04:59","slug":"new-mca-president-theres-going-to-be-a-wall-and-aurora-is-going-to-pay-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6269","title":{"rendered":"New MCA President: \u201cThere\u2019s Going to be a Wall, and Aurora is Going to Pay for It\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"wall\"<\/a>Two weeks ago, long time MCA President Liza Kampstra stepped down amid community pressure. Kampstra was continually being accused by Stapleton residents of being \u201csoft on Aurora,\u201d which ultimately cost her the job. \u201cI have dedicated over seven years to doing my best for this community,\u201d said former President Kampstra<\/a>. \u201cIt was time for a change, not just for the community, but for me.\u201d Kampstra says she wishes nothing but the best for the Stapleton community and its new MCA President. \u201cI have lived here for the last seven years, and I have no immediate plans for a change. So, of course, I want the community to continually grow and thrive.\u201d\nThe MCA announced the new MCA President as Paul Harris, who is a Stapleton resident and has worked at the MCA for the last four years. \u201cWe are very excited to announce Paul as our new President,\u201d said MCA Spokesperson Kara Erickson. \u201cPaul has a very strong background in community leadership and activism, and he will absolutely continue to move Stapleton in the right direction.\u201d An unidentified source within the MCA said that Harris and Kampstra have butted heads over the last couple of years in regards to \u201cAurora policy<\/a>.\u201d \u201cIt was no secret in the MCA that Harris and Kampstra did not get along,\u201d said the source. \u201cHarris has always taken a strong anti-Aurora<\/a> stance, and Kampstra simply didn\u2019t see things the same way. Ultimately, Harris stirred up community members, and put pressure on Kampstra to get the job.\u201d\nIn his first public announcement as MCA President, Harris made it quite clear what his number one goal as MCA President was going to be. \u201cOur residents are fed up<\/a>,\u201d said Harris. \u201cWe have bikes being stolen from open garages and packages being taken from porches. We have no proof that these crimes are being committed by Aurorans, but c\u2019mon, we know it\u2019s them. It\u2019s time we stand up and say, \u2018enough!\u2019\u201d Harris says his first objective as MCA President is to get the wall built<\/a> that everyone wants. \u201cWe are going to build the wall<\/a>,\u201d shouted Harris. \u201cAnd they (pointing to Aurora) are going to pay for it.\u201d Harris, of course, is referring to the long needed security<\/a> between Stapleton and Aurora along 26th Ave. \u201cI think some form of security there is a great idea,\u201d said resident Rick Pecenka. \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t have to pay for it, more for us.\u201d Resident Jim Crawford also sees the wall as a positive. \u201cEven if it doesn\u2019t necessarily work, the perception is important,\u201d said Crawford. \u201cWe need to let them know we mean business.\u201d Harris has a long ways to go in regards to not only building a fence, but convincing the Aurora taxpayers to pay for it. \u201cWe will make this happen,\u201d said Harris. \u201cIn fact, I will make this happen.\u201d The Stapletonion promises wall to wall coverage of this new situation.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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