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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

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...

The proposed location of the St. Louis Bombers rugby park.

Sunset Hills rugby field approved despite the concerns of neighbors

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 17, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved an amended development plan for the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Football Club last week to build a rugby complex on the southeast corner of the former Sunset Lakes...

Professional rugby players striving to get the ball during the game. Rugby player with ball is blocked by the opposite team player at ground.

Sunset Hills approves rugby field over objections of neighbors

September 11, 2019

Thank you for reading this breaking news. Look for full coverage of Tuesday's four-hour meeting in the Sept. 19 issue of The Call.  By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com The...

The proposed location of the St. Louis Bombers rugby park.

Impact of rugby fields up for debate on golf course site

July 16, 2019

By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com  It seemed like a done deal for the St. Louis Bombers Rugby Club to lease part of the former Sunset Hills Golf Course from Sunset Hills,...

A rendering of the proposed Tidal Wave development at East Watson Road and Lindbergh Boulevard. Rendering courtesy of A Plus Design Group.

Aldermen debate Tidal Wave’s no-right-turn

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 20, 2019

Debate over making right turns from the future location of the Tidal Wave gas station onto East Watson Road led to an ordinance being purposely failed by the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen last week. An...

The Sunset Hills location of Vatterott, as seen on Google Street View.

‘Silicon Valley’ could head to Sunset Hills

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 19, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen held a public hearing June 11 on a petition from a startup company looking to move into the former Vatterott College campus and bring “Silicon Valley to Sunset Hills.” Founded...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

Sunset Hills rejects expedited readings for legislation

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 16, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen rejected a proposal for the second time April 23 that would have made it easier to expedite passage of bills. The defeated Bill No. 51 would have amended the city’s...

Sunset Hills Mayor Pat Fribis. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Tattoo parlors allowed in Sunset Hills after a tie-breaker

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 1, 2019

Tattoo parlors could soon set up shop in Sunset Hills after the Board of Aldermen voted April 23 to approve an ordinance that would add tattoo establishments as a use in the PD-LI Zoning District, with...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

Colombo is board president over Baebler; she hoped to be city’s first female aldermanic president

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter April 30, 2019

Ward 4 Alderman Mark Colombo was named the president of the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen April 23, after a 5-3 vote over Ward 1 Alderman Dee Baebler. Colombo defeated Baebler and Ward 4 Alderman...

The city of Sunset Hills campus: Sunset Hills Police Department

Sunset Hills overhauls Planning Commission

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 13, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen overhauled the Planning and Zoning Commission last month in an unusual competitive vote for a city committee. Current Planning and Zoning member Steve Young and former...

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