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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Call makes endorsements in Sunset Hills elections for mayor and aldermen

Call makes endorsements in Sunset Hills elections for mayor and aldermen

May 28, 2020

Sunset Hills residents donated more pounds of food than any other city to the May 9 “Mayors for Meals” event, a testament to how engaged the city’s citizens are. This year’s election for mayor...

Billy Busch, center, with incoming Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis and Ward 1 Alderman Dee Baebler at a Super Bowl party, in a picture posted to Fribis Facebook page for her mayoral candidacy in 2016.

Election tension running high in Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 26, 2020

With general municipal elections looming next week, tensions among Sunset Hills officials were on display at what was supposed to have been the board’s last meeting before the originally scheduled April...

A rendering of the Comfort Suites being built by Days Inn owner HR Sheevam.

Sunset Hills approves legislation allowing for tax abatements, aimed at hotel project

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 1, 2020

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen passed a contentious bill at its March 10 meeting that, through state statute, will allow the city to declare properties “blighted” and grant tax abatements to redevelop...

HCI, a former medical marijuana dispensary located in Collinsville, Illinois.

State issues licenses to six marijuana dispensaries for South County

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 4, 2020

Medical marijuana dispensaries will open later this year after the state approved licenses for 192 statewide, including 66 in the St. Louis region and six in South County. The Missouri Department of Health...

Sunset Hills city budget challenged as sales go online

Sunset Hills city budget challenged as sales go online

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter December 5, 2019

Sunset Hills saw a $4.5 million increase in taxable sales from 2017 to 2018, but the city is still facing challenges from a loss of brick-and-mortar stores and an increase in internet sales. City Administrator...

Sunset Hills sets up marijuana laws in advance of state’s approval of dispensaries

Sunset Hills sets up marijuana laws in advance of state’s approval of dispensaries

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter November 14, 2019

As the state prepares to issue licenses for medical marijuana facilities through the end of the year, Sunset Hills is updating its zoning ordinance in case one wants to set up shop in the city. The city’s...

Sunset Hills rolls back its tax rates for 2020

Sunset Hills rolls back its tax rates for 2020

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 25, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously voted this month to set the city’s 2019 tax rate at 4.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for both commercial and residential property. Sunset Hills...

A No Cluster Homes sign along Robyn Road in Sunset Hills last year.

Sunset Hills cluster home proposal withdrawn by developer

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 18, 2019

Residents opposed to the proposal for a cluster home development at the Krueger family house property on Robyn Road in Sunset Hills will get their way after all, but not by a vote through the Board Aldermen. Developer...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

Sunset Hills officials oppose proposed city-county merger

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 17, 2019

Cities across South County are voicing their opinions on Better Together’s plan for a city-county merger, including city officials from Sunset Hills, who have promised to fight the merger and a statewide...

A No Cluster Homes sign along Robyn Road in Sunset Hills last year.

Cluster home vote delayed once again

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter March 20, 2019

The March 12 Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen meeting was tense as residents confronted the board after the scheduled vote on the Fischer & Frichtel cluster home development was delayed once again as...

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