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

A photo of the new deck at the Crestwood Animal Shelter, courtesy of the FOACAR website.

Crestwood extends pact for animal shelter

November 2, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The Crestwood Board of Aldermen voted last week to extend its lease with a nonprofit animal group for another five years, but declined to...

Crestwood officials say Prop P funds will go to police, fire salary increases

Crestwood officials say Prop P funds will go to police, fire salary increases

October 26, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com After long delaying a public discussion of how to spend money from Proposition P, Crestwood officials last week committed to hiking the pay...

Full amount of 45-cent tax hike levied by Crestwood aldermen

Full amount of 45-cent tax hike levied by Crestwood aldermen

October 4, 2017

By Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com Despite a projected general fund deficit of nearly $855,000, the city of Crestwood will end 2017 with a surplus in that fund after aldermen...

The demolished Crestwood Plaza property in 2017.

No tenants lined up as Crestwood mall demolition nears completion

September 28, 2017

By Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com As the demolition of the former Crestwood Plaza nears completion, city officials report that developer UrbanStreet Group of Chicago still...

Crestwood officials honor ‘Santa Ted’

Crestwood officials honor ‘Santa Ted’

September 19, 2017

Crestwood Mayor Gregg Roby and the Board of Aldermen last week proclaimed that Dec. 2 will be ‘Santa Ted’ Day in honor of Ted Ricks, who has been Santa Ted for 18 years. Ricks served as Santa at the...

Kris Simpson

Crestwood fiscal projections call for levying all of tax hike

September 12, 2017

By Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com Crestwood City Administrator Kris Simpson projects the city’s general fund will have a cumulative surplus of $774,000 over the next five...

Crestwood’s transparency continuing to take a hit under Stump

August 8, 2017

"Call the Tune" by Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com Crestwood turns opaque with city attorney’s guidance Simple math apparently is a topic protected by attorney-client privilege...

Roby’s claims of transparency ‘dubious at best,’ reader contends

July 18, 2017

Letter to the Editor To the editor: In Crestwood Mayor Gregg Roby’s rebuttal to Executive Editor Mike Anthony’s editorial regarding the city’s lawsuit against Gov. Eric Greitens, Attorney General...

Roby says city officials will continue to follow Stump’s legal advice

July 11, 2017

Letter to the Editor To the editor: After reading Executive Editor Mike Anthony’s “Call the Tune” column wherein he cites the release of Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen closed-session votes on...

City’s residents have right to know who initiated suit

July 6, 2017

"Call the Tune" by Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen recently voted in closed session to authorize City Attorney Robert E. Jones to file a lawsuit...

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