St. George Disincorporation Signatures Verified

The petition to disincorporate the tiny municipality was verified by the St. Louis County Board of Elections and a recommendation to put disincorporation on the ballot was presented Tuesday to the St. Louis County Council.

The petition was verified with a total of 463 valid signatures, or about 60 percent of registered voters in the city of 1300. 93 percent of signatures on the petition were accepted.

Now County Councilor Patricia Redington’s office will draft an ordinance putting the disincorporation measure on the November 8 ballot. The ordinance requires three readings at County Council meetings before it can be passed.

County Council President Steve Stenger said that the “democratic process is in play and the residents of St. George are going to make a determination on what their future is going to hold.”

“I think that’s frankly a unique feature of our democracy—they can do that,” said Stenger, whose council district includes St. George. “I’m going to support whatever the voters want to do there.”

Once on the ballot, the disincorporation measure must get at least 60 percent of the vote to pass.

St. George Mayor Carmen Wilkerson, who has lead the charge to disincorporate the city, was excited by the progress the petition has made.

“I think we might just pull this off!” she said.