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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Planning Commission public hearing includes petitions for two South County sites

Planning Commission public hearing includes petitions for two South County sites

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 8, 2022

The St. Louis County Planning Commission will hear two proposals in South County at its public hearing Dec. 19, including a request for a conditional use permit for an animal rescue in Affton. The meeting...

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

South County-based nonprofit provides aid at home and abroad

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 7, 2022

The mission of the South County-based nonprofit Crisis Aid International, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year, began unexpectedly during a trip to South Sudan in 2000. The nonprofit’s founder,...

Council recommends cutting vacant positions to address budget deficit

Council recommends cutting vacant positions to address budget deficit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 6, 2022

The St. Louis County Council is recommending several cuts to the county’s 2023 budget to get control of a $41 million deficit. The council’s budget committee, comprised of two Democrats and two Republicans,...

A rendering of the Bass Pro Shops in Sunset Hills.

Bass Pro Shops in Sunset Hills expands to include boat sales and servicing

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor December 6, 2022

The Sunset Hills Bass Pro Shops currently under construction is expanding from its original proposal to include boat sales, rentals and servicing. The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a conditional...

Citizens vote at the Sunset Hills Community Center April 2, 2019.

Election set for marijuana sales tax in Crestwood

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 29, 2022

While there will not be an election in April for any aldermen in the City of Crestwood, residents will vote on whether or not to have a local sales tax on recreational marijuana. On Nov. 3, Missouri...

Commission hears plans for office building change in use, another car wash

Commission hears plans for office building change in use, another car wash

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 29, 2022

The St. Louis County Planning Commission heard two South County-based proposals at its meeting Nov. 14. The first proposal was for a change in use for an office building at 5757 Lindbergh Blvd., just...

The BriteWorX location in Columbia, Illinois.

Crestwood P&Z recommends ordinances prohibiting car washes, storage facilities

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Crestwood Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of amendments to the city’s municipal code, including an ordinance prohibiting car washes in certain zoning districts, and storage and...

Proposition S construction at Blades Elementary School in the Mehlville School District on Aug. 15, 2022.

Board approves bid for HVAC work

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved a bid at its meeting Nov. 17 to improve HVAC at four schools. The board approved a $2.693 million bid with Integrated Facility Services for HVAC work...

Mehlville Superintendent Chris Gaines talks to a teacher in a hallway while schools were all-virtual in fall 2020.

Levy increase needed by ‘24 to keep Mehlville ESSER positions

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education again reviewed the possibility of placing a tax-rate increase on a future ballot at its meeting last week. For the past several months since June, the Board of Education...

Planning commission tables Despotis petition for bank

Planning commission tables Despotis petition for bank

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor November 22, 2022

The Sunset Hills Planning and Zoning Commission voted Nov. 9 to table a proposal for further consideration for the commercial rezoning of three residential properties on West Watson Road near Court Drive....

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