South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

The pool at the Kennedy Recreation Center.

County eyes repairs and upgrades to Kennedy pool, at urging of Trakas

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor March 19, 2021

Repairs are being made to the Kennedy Recreation Complex’s pool in time to open for the summer, and the county is considering upgrades after Councilman Ernie Trakas urged the county parks department...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page speaks to reporters after voting Aug. 4, 2020, in Creve Coeur  in the Democratic primary.

Page recommends $848 million budget to County Council that has raises for employees and police

October 2, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page submitted his $848 million recommended 2021 budget to the County Council Friday. The budget includes $4.3 million to resume an annual merit pay program for employees,...

Fifth District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, center, listens to members of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership board testify in 2019 along with 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, left, and 7th District Councilman Mark Harder.

County Council still has questions about small business grants as deadline looms

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 15, 2020

BREAKING: The county executive's office emailed County Council members late Friday afternoon, after this article was published, to postpone the deadline to apply for the grants from Sunday, May 17 to Sunday,...

St. Louis County is charging first responders for masks, protective gear

St. Louis County is charging first responders for masks, protective gear

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 14, 2020

St. Louis County has nearly $175 million in federal grant money to spend in response to the coronavirus, but the county has been charging local first responders for masks. As some St. Louis County police...

St. Louis County Council Chairwoman Lisa Clancy, D-Affton, reacts as her preferred full appropriation of coronavirus funding fails to move forward as she chairs the council meeting April 21.

County officials divided on how to spend $175 million in COVID-19 funds

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 28, 2020

With $175 million in hand in federal stimulus money for the coronavirus response,  St. Louis county government is deeply divided over how to decide how to spend it. The federal government sent the money...

With $175 million in hand, St. Louis County launches coronavirus spending portal

With $175 million in hand, St. Louis County launches coronavirus spending portal

April 23, 2020

St. Louis County now has $175 million in federal stimulus funds for the coronavirus response on hand, and a transparency portal to track all related spending and contracts is now live on the county website. County...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Council cuts $31 million from 2018 county budget

December 26, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The County Council finalized a 2018 county budget last week that cuts $31 million from the $696 million budget requested by County Executive...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Council moves to slash $31 million from Stenger’s 2018 budget

December 19, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Update: The County Council granted final approval to the 2018 budget with the $31 million in slashed spending at its meeting Dec. 19. The...

County Executive Steve Stenger announces higher police salaries June 22 along with St. Louis County Fraternal Order of Police President Joe Patterson, left, and police Chief Jon Belmar.

County Council weighs 2018 budget, rejects delaying police precincts

November 29, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com County Council members considered and rejected delaying two new police precincts promised under Proposition P so that they could give higher...

County Executive Steve Stenger, second from left, listens to Rep. Bob Burns, D-Affton, address the council last year, left to right: 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan, D-Richmond Heights, Chairman Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, 1st District Councilwoman Hazel Erby and 4th District Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray, D-Black Jack. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Cuts required, but county not in a fiscal crisis, Stenger says

November 21, 2017

St. Louis County will have to downsize in the future to maintain a balanced budget, but County Executive Steve Stenger said last week that the county’s fiscal condition is not the “financial crisis”...

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