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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

Marshall Crutcher

Mehlville Board of Education approves balanced ‘22-23 budget

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 15, 2022

The Mehlville Board of Education approved a “break-even” 2022-2023 budget June 23.  The 2022-2023 operating loss was initially forecast at $2 million, however the district is using $2 million in...

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 has a $4.5 million operating deficit due to COVID-19 pandemic

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 27, 2020

With an uncertain financial outlook because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mehlville Board of Education unanimously passed a $124.8 million budget with a $4.5 million operating deficit for the 2020-2021...

Mehlville Proposition R organizer Kimberly Hanan-West hugs Assistant Superintendent Jeff Bresler after seeing the first results at the Prop R victory party in November 2015. In the background, Superintendent Chris Gaines looks at election results with Dan Fowler.

Mehlville looks at bond issue in November, eyes an August vote

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 21, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education will decide Aug. 20 whether to move ahead with a no-tax-rate-increase ballot measure for voters to weigh, and whether to move ahead in either November or April. Contingent...

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.

Coronavirus makes status of future Mehlville bond issue uncertain

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter July 3, 2020

This is the first in a two-part series about a potential Mehlville School District bond issue. See the second article in this two-part series in the July 9 print edition of The Call. In the uncertainty...

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 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...

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