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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville will roll back rates at tax-rate hearing Sept. 24

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 18, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider rolling back tax rates when it meets for its annual tax-rate hearing Sept. 24, due to a larger-than-expected increase in this year’s assessed valuation. The...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville and teachers sign on for 4-percent hike

August 1, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Negotiations between the Mehlville School District and teachers were extended this year due to new state laws that govern what topics can and...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville school, fire districts see a jump in assessed valuation in 2019

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 24, 2019

Like other political subdivisions in the South County area, the Mehlville School District and Mehlville Fire Protection District both saw a 15-percent increase in assessed value — nearly double the 8...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville projects $1 million operating surplus in 2019-2020 budget

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 26, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider a “strong, sound” $124 million 2019-2020 budget tonight at the Board of Education Meeting at Mehlville High School, with a June 30 deadline to adopt it...

Mehlville saves $1.8 million in COP refinancing

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter January 4, 2019

Mehlville School District taxpayers will save more than $1.8 million over the next decade after the district voted to refinance bond-like certificates. Both the Mehlville School District’s Public Facilities...

Interstate 55 complex gets mixed reaction from residents

Interstate 55 complex gets mixed reaction from residents

June 5, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Residents who live next to a proposed apartment complex at Interstate 55 and Lindbergh Boulevard are up in arms over the prospect of their...

Students in the Summer Acceleration program held in June 2017 at Blades Elementary in Oakville learn how to make slime.

Mehlville officials look to kick start innovation at middle schools

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor November 17, 2017

The Mehlville School District is looking at how to kick start innovation in its four middle schools in a big way next year by expanding the 1:1 laptop program and possibly opening an academy of innovation. The...

Marshall Crutcher

Retiring Prop P bond-like certificates in ’21 could boost Mehlville’s finances

By Gloria Lloyd, Staff Reporter January 11, 2017

The financial outlook of the Mehlville School District could improve dramatically if the Proposition P tax-rate increase approved by voters in 2000 is permanently extended when its bond-like certificates...

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