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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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County Executive Sam Page signs ethics reform executive orders into law Sept. 18 in the county executives office. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Page declares ‘pay to play is dead’ in St. Louis County with his reform

September 25, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com As his disgraced predecessor was set to head to prison for public corruption last week, County Executive Sam Page announced a series of...

County Executive Sam Page signs ethics reform executive orders into law Sept. 19 in the county executives office.

St. Louis County ‘cone of silence’ legislation would ban contractors from contacting officials during bidding

September 20, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County Executive Sam Page asked the County Council this week to pass legislation that would ban anyone seeking a county contract...

St. Louis County dumping Meridian as trash company; residents were unhappy with hauler

St. Louis County dumping Meridian as trash company; residents were unhappy with hauler

September 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County is dumping one of its trash providers following numerous service complaints in South County and across multiple County Council...

The Buzz Westfall St. Louis County Justice Center, as seen in June 2019. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

St. Louis County executive wants to end ‘predatory’ fees for people leaving jail

July 17, 2019

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday that he wants to eliminate “predatory” fees charged to inmates leaving the county Justice Center. There are six types of fees charged to people...

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting in 2018. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza mall. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Page will renegotiate St. Louis County’s Northwest Plaza lease

June 11, 2019

Then-council chairman Sam Page listens to Police Chief John Belmar during a committee meeting last summer. Now County Executive, Page will renegotiate the lease for The Crossings, formerly Northwest Plaza...

The Northwest Government Center. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Council, Stenger spar over lease for former Northwest Plaza

February 20, 2018

Stenger says lease will ‘pay for itself’ with tax revenue generated for county By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Everyone seems to agree that the county’s 20-year,...

A follow-up on an earlier Call story: Oakville resident Annie Miskovic and her son Sam, 3, always waited every week for their former Republic trash hauler, Fred Davenport, who developed a friendship with the boy. Although most of Oakville is switching trash providers, Sam will still be able to see Fred in action because Fred let the family know where his closest route will be.

Most Oakville citizens will see new trash haulers this week

April 5, 2017

Bids for trash districts OK’d with unanimous council vote Originally Published: April 5, 2017 By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Most Oakville residents will see...

\We could enjoy the same prices and have this come before us every three years rather than every five years.\ - County Council Chairman Steve Stenger, D-south county

Council votes 5-2 to award contracts for trash collection to Allied Waste, IESI

By Evan Young, Staff Reporter May 18, 2011

The County Council last week awarded the next round of contracts for trash collection in unincorporated areas of the county to Allied Waste Services and IESI. Council members voted 5-2 on May 10 to...

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