South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Frank Myers

Keeping note tax exempt would put Crestwood fund in debt by end of 2008

By BURKE WASSON December 19, 2007

An effort to keep last year's refinancing of $2.87 million in Crestwood's debt into a tax-exempt annual-appropriation note would put the city's general fund back in debt by the end of 2008.Cutting the...

Preferred nomenclature ‘Clowne City,’ pundit says

December 19, 2007

In his Call the Tune column in the Nov. 29 Call, Mike Anthony reopens old wounds.He refers to Green Park as it was once known — "Clown City.'' This is hurtful and I, as well as the rest of the residents...

Cost of Mehlville fire district benefits to decrease by $40,000

By MIKE ANTHONY December 19, 2007

Mehlville Fire Protection District officials project the cost of employee health benefits will decrease by roughly $40,000 next year.Health, dental and vision insurance premiums for the coming year are...

Bill Milligan photo

Oakville High boys fall to Parkway South 63-58 at home

By STEPHEN GLOVER December 19, 2007

Basketball games can be won or lost at the free-throw line.Members of the Oakville Senior High School boys' basketball team learned a tough lesson Friday night when they shot just 50 percent from the charity...

Slow first-quarter starts dog Oakville girls’ basketball team

By STEPHEN GLOVER December 19, 2007

Slow first-quarter starts have dogged the Oakville Senior High School girls' basketball team this season.Friday night's 60-47 loss at home to Parkway South was an example of that struggle as Oakville (2-2,...

December 19, 2007

Forming new county may be the smart solution

December 19, 2007

Re: the Call's Nov. 29 article,"No reason for south county voters to back Metro tax, Campisi says." I also see no reason for south county residents to support a proposed half-cent sales-tax increase for...

Council rejects delay of new standards for county trash service

By BURKE WASSON December 19, 2007

Though all county waste haulers will be required to offer recycling by Jan. 1, county spokesman Dave Wrone said "not very many, if any" residents will receive county-provided recycling bins by New Year's...

December 19, 2007

Tom Diehl

County’s ‘trashy’ decisions challenged by new group

By BURKE WASSON December 19, 2007

In an attempt to restore the principles of "open government" and "consent of the governed" to county government, a bipartisan group of residents has formed to oppose two county decisions relating to trash.Citizens...

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