South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

Candidate filing opens next week for April 2020 municipal, school board races

December 11, 2019

Staff Report Candidate filing will begin next week for the April 7 election for Crestwood and Sunset Hills mayor, along with municipal offices and school board positions across South County. Aldermanic...

Crestwood stays with Central County 911, tries to rally cities vs. liability clause

Crestwood stays with Central County 911, tries to rally cities vs. liability clause

November 14, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood has decided to stay with Central County 911 dispatching due to its technology, but officials hope to rally other cities and...

The rendering for the plaza for the now scrapped Crestwood City Center, released by Walpert in 2018.

Crestwood mall project is now a $300 million redevelopment

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 29, 2019

Developers of the former Crestwood mall say that plans to redevelop the vacant site as “Crestwood City Center” have tripled in size to $300 million from the previous estimated $105 million, which would...

Photo courtesy of Crestwood Mayor Grant Mabie.

Crestwood City Hall may get renovated after flood damage

October 9, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Crestwood City Hall may get a renovation along with the repairs required after flooding caused an estimated $250,000 of damage. The Government...

The 2019 St. Louis County Charter Commission convenes for its first meeting Feb. 21, 2019.

Switch to county manager fails at Charter Commission; South County cities supported it

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter October 7, 2019

St. Louis County will continue to have a strong county-executive form of government for the likely future after a Charter Commission proposal to switch to a county manager died in discussion. The county...

PHOTOS: Second SunCrest Fest a success

PHOTOS: Second SunCrest Fest a success

September 12, 2019

The cities of Sunset Hills and Crestwood joined forces again this year for the second annual SunCrest Fest, held Saturday, Sept. 7 at Kitun Park. The festival kicked off with a 10:15 a.m. parade from Southview...

Magna Visual as seen Tuesday, July 2. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Lindbergh may avoid seventh elementary school with Magna Visual buy

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 11, 2019

Lindbergh Schools says that its purchase of another landmark property in South County could prevent it from having to one day build a seventh elementary school — but not everyone in Crestwood is happy...

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen meeting had some special guests in 2019, when the city presented St. Louis Blues mascot Louie and Bob Plager, one of the franchise’s first players, with a proclamation honoring the Blues and their Stanley Cup-winning season. ‘The whole city of Crestwood was pulling for you, the whole St. Louis region was pulling for you,’ said Mayor Grant Mabie, above left, as he presentedLouie and Plager with a copy of the proclamation at the Aug. 27 meeting.

Mabie sings the Blues: Bobby Plager comes to Crestwood to accept city resolution honoring Blues

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 6, 2019

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen meeting had some special guests last week, as the city presented St. Louis Blues mascot Louie and Bob Plager, one of the franchise’s first players, with a proclamation...

Photo courtesy of Crestwood Ward 2 Alderman Justin Charboneau.

Damage to Crestwood City Hall from flood could top $1 million

September 5, 2019

Photo of the flooding in the lobby at Crestwood City Hall courtesy of Crestwood Ward 2 Alderman Justin Charboneau. By ERIN ACHENBACH Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com The damage to Crestwood...

Photo courtesy of Crestwood Mayor Grant Mabie.

Water main break damages City Hall in Crestwood; cleanup to last weeks

August 13, 2019

A water main break at Watson Plaza Drive last week led to a boil advisory for Crestwood and Sunset Hills, and caused significant damage to Crestwood City Hall. A 20-inch Missouri American Water main adjacent...

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