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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

NAACP, Crestwood reach settlement in Dierbergs tax incentives suit

NAACP, Crestwood reach settlement in Dierbergs tax incentives suit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor May 12, 2023

The NAACP voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against the City of Crestwood after both parties reached a settlement agreement Friday. The NAACP sued Crestwood in April 2022 for the use of tax increment...

The former Crestwood Plaza property Feb. 18.

Judge recused from Crestwood Mall lawsuit

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor June 20, 2022

The judge assigned to hear the lawsuit between the St. Louis County NAACP and Crestwood over the Crestwood Crossing development has recused themselves.  According to a June 6 docket entry on Casenet...

The former Crestwood Plaza property Feb. 18.

Crestwood sued by NAACP for use of tax incentives for mall redevelopment

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor April 27, 2022

The city of Crestwood is being sued by the St. Louis County NAACP and its president for the use of tax increment financing, or TIF, to redevelop the former Crestwood Mall site.  The city said in a...

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

League of Women Voters, NAACP file lawsuit to expand absentee voting during coronavirus

April 17, 2020

The Missouri chapters of the League of Women Voters and the NAACP joined together to file a lawsuit Friday hoping to expand absentee voting in the state due to the coronavirus outbreak. Most states allow...

Then-County Executive Steve Stenger, then-County Council Chairman Sam Page and then-1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby listen to speakers at the July 24, 2018 council meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Erby resigning County Council seat to take job working under Page

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 11, 2019

Hazel Erby is resigning from the St. Louis County Council to take a job working for County Executive Sam Page. Page announced Thursday that he appointed 1st District Councilwoman Erby, D-University City,...

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