A St. Louis City alderman provided updates about a May 23 meeting with the County's highway department that seemed to raise more concerns than answers.
Catch up on Patch's South County Connector coverage:
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Patch is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation this week to get all of your traffic and road questions answered.
Patch wants to help find the answers to all your questions about traffic, road construction and more. That's why this week, we are teaming up with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). In the latest edition of "Ask the Patch Pro," MoDOT Community Relations Coordinator Linda Wilson Horn will answer readers' questions in the comment section of the Patch sites on Friday, May 17 between noon and 4 p.m. Get your questions ready and check back with Patch and MoDOT on Friday morning! Take a look at some of our previous Patch Pro posts:
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5:36 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
why is the road fix on 109 in front of the high school so rough. will it be fixed rich grisham 37 rockwood forrest ridge 63025 more ›
The South County Connector would take traffic off Shrewsbury Avenue, but Mayor Buckley said it needs to be done right.
About 70 area residents gathered Wednesday at the Shrewsbury City Center to learn about the South County Connector, a proposed 4-lane road through Shrewsbury and Webster Groves as it connects Hanley Road in Maplewood and the River Des Peres Parkway. Trailnet, the group known for promoting bicyling and hiking in St. Louis, hosted the meeting. The group's Marielle Brown said the 4-lane road would be from 1.5 to 2 miles long. At intersections it would be up to seven lanes wide. It would be elevated through several points, with a full interchange at Interstate 44. A 75-day public comment period on the project’s draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) began in early May. The design phase would begin if the county approves the EIS. Shrewsbury …
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7:49 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
The impetus for the S. County connector is ultimately due to the flow of people from Jefferson County to Clayton. Yes, it would be used by StL County residents as well, but if you look at the traffic projections driving the connector, it's coming from the growth in the southern exurbs. I feel very strongly that StL County residents shouldn't bear the burden through the loss of neighborhoods, … more ›
Congresswoman Ann Wager writes on her Patch blog about the 2nd Congressional District Art Competition, and one Lindbergh High School student won big.
The group let the land sit unused for several years, which the county says ceded its rights to be exempt from paying taxes.
The Islamic Community Center, a congregation of mostly Bosnian Muslims, bought land in south St. Louis County for a mosque, but then failed to build immediately due to the recession, according to an article in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. St. Louis County’s Board of Equalization has said the group ceded its First Amendment right to exempt the property from taxation when it let the land sit unused. “No evidence was presented to establish any actual or regular use of the property for any religious educational or charitable purposes,” a board report said. “The property is vacant and unused real estate.” The religious group filed a lawsuit in April challenging the decision, saying it had always intended to develop it into a religious and …
6:39 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
It's cases like this why "Board of Equalization" and their bias toward TAX collection needs to change. Tax-exempt status 501(c) Corporations are Federal approved. Land qualifies for exempt holdings Federally. A case of Tax revenue trumping tax exemption. Solution! Just putting up a tent--(Like old time Gospel revivals) on the property should make it ---Charitable use. Well! Are there Really "… more ›
County Councilman Steve Stenger told Patch the lease has been dissolved.
Affton residents who said they don't need one more thrift store will get their way, apparently. Value Village, which will likely be forced out of its Kenrick Plaza location by an incoming Walmart had wanted to move to 10040-42 Gravois Road. Now it looks like the move will not happen. A Patch article on the possible move has generated almost 40 comments, most of them against the thrift store move. A rezoning was needed, and District 6 St. Louis County Councilman Steve Stenger needed to OK it, which he opposed. On Monday he told Patch that Value Village has “dissolved the lease, or avoided getting into a lease, and they’re moving in a different direction.” Value Village had a petition with over 3,000 signatures to hopefully convince Stenger …
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6:23 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Another "DINER" opening on Gravois? Who knows. We need another Eatery! Maybe, Affton could re-introduce itself on that cable show--"Diners,Diners, and Dives". That's what we need, more Publicity, that will draw MACY's to open up on Gravois. Actually, Affton's gun control laws would outlaw the use of any "MAC-e". Just having some fun , people. Don't start peeling me again! Please. more ›
The Missouri Highway Patrol admitted releasing the names of concealed weapon permit holders to the Social Security Administration in what the government said was a law enforcement investigation. Do you agree?
The Missouri Highway Patrol admitted last week that it released the names of at least 163,000 concealed weapon permit holders to a federal agent investigating disability fraud, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a variety of other media outlets. The news has people buzzing on every side of the gun control debate. Locally, Republican Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones of Eureka told the newspaper he was "very concerned that this may be a back-door attempt to create the Eric Holder gun registry." The concealed weapon registry is not open to the public and Missouri law says it's a misdemeanor to disclose information about the people who hold permits. Missouri State Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, was cited on Wednesday in …
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1:12 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
this is for the comment about black helicopters......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV4MnhWlnMQ more ›
The latest political news from the Beyond November staff.
Join the Missouri Department of Transportation, community leaders and other volunteers to help pick up litter on Missouri roads.
Join the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), community leaders and other volunteers for the department's annual "No More Trash! Bash" on April 6. MoDOT will supply participants with trash bags, safety vests, litter pickers and gloves and will guide volunteers along the routes while picking up litter. The goal of the event is to spread awareness of Missouri's litter problem and work toward a litter-free state. If you're interested in participating, you can meet at one of the following trash bash locations at 9 a.m. on Saturday: The event kicks off a month-long initiative, sponsored by the Missouri Departments of Transportation and Conservation to clean up Missouri, according to a MoDOT news release. Keeping litter off the …
Hehmeyer defeated incumbent David Pearson and Robert Kuelker for the seat.
Robert Hehmeyer won a resounding victory Tuesday night over his opponents in the Affton Fire Protection District race. With 29 of 29 precincts counted, the unofficial vote tallies have Hehmeyer receiving 67.2 percent of the vote. See our previous story: It's Election Day in Affton, Shrewsbury Here are the vote totals for all of the Affton-Shrewsbury area races. Affton Fire Protection District Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen In Shrewsbury's one contested race, incumbent Elmer Kaufmann defeated challenger Timothy Gabrian 217 to 74.
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1:40 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
There is a public hearing on this Thursday, May 30 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Shrewsbury City Center (5200 Shrewsbury Avenue). I believe it's hosted by MoDOT. more ›