Clayton's Next Mayor? 2013 Field So Far Includes Three Candidates
Filing for the April election begins late this year.
Government
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Patch Political Potpourri
PBS Focuses on Missouri's Payday Loan Initiative This Weekend
The national program airing Saturday and Sunday will focus on initiative petition campaigns tied to capping interest rates at 36 percent.
A Missouri ballot initiative aimed at curtailing interest rates at “payday loan” entities is getting some national attention. For an episode of PBS’s Need to Know, airing locally this weekend, the program traveled to the Show Me State to follow around activists who are collecting signatures for an initiative petition. If the ballot measure makes it to the ballot and if voters approve it, interest rates on certain lending companies would be capped at 36 percent. Supporters of the initiative argue that the loan agencies place poorer Missourians in a cycle of debt. But opponents counter that the entities are usually the only way lower-income citizens can obtain short-term loans to pay ordinary expenses. While supporters of the initiative …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Clayton's 2013 Mayoral Race: Sanger, Harris, Berger III to Run
The three confirmed their intentions this week.
Ward 3 Alderman Alex Berger III recently launched his bid for Clayton mayor in a very public way: He opened a Twitter account. The description that accompanies his online handle, @AB3forMayor, states: "Leadership necessary to enhance our community, empower citizens, pro-active in approach to economic development and fiscal management. Passionate about Clayton!" The second term of Mayor Linda Goldstein ends in April, when the mayoral election will be held. (Like Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch on Facebook for up-to-the-minute news and information about your community.) Berger III confirmed on Thursday that he intends to run for mayor. A formal announcement is planned later this month. Two other Clayton residents—Ward 2 Alderman Michelle …
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Election 2012: Sewer Vote June 5 Flows from Clean Water Act
St. Louis voters will decide the rate at which their sewer rates rise this summer. Here's a look at the federal law—and lawsuit—that started it all.
Hundreds of sewer overflows in the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (MSD) system are at the heart of a Clean Water Act settlement agreement and a ballot issue planned June 5 in Clayton and Richmond Heights. That's according to a primer document compiled by MSD. In August, MSD reached the settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Coalition for the Environment Foundation, a news release posted to the federal agency's website states. Now, MSD customers are tasked with deciding whether they will pay more now—or later—to fund the $4.7 billion in repair work mandated by the agreement. Several sources outline the alleged violations and the reasons for the EPA's involvement in the case. The following are …
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Patch Political Potpourri
Missouri's U.S. Senate Candidates Stir Up Novel Approaches For Fundraising
Country music and laryngitis are two of the methods employed this week.
The last few iterations of this column have noted how several candidates for the U.S. Senate utilized creative means to entice fundraising efforts. For instance, Rep. Todd Akin (R-Wildwood) used his rhetorical scuffle with President Barack Obama over student loans in a fundraising pitch. And Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has directly attacked third-party organizations that are pre-emptively attacking the incumbent lawmaker as she makes a difficult bid for re-election. McCaskill’s campaign staff continued on a creative path in an email that was sent to supporters earlier this week. They played on the fact that McCaskill had lost her voice right before she was supposed to make a speech at a Democratic gathering in Kansas City. “Between …
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Gateway Bike Plan Endorsed by Clayton
The proposal aims to connect cities throughout the St. Louis area with bike paths over the next 20 years.
Clayton has endorsed a regional proposal aimed at developing bike routes that would connect cities throughout the St. Louis area over the next 20 years. "I'm delighted that we're making a statement to the region that this is important," Mayor Linda Goldstein said May 8 during a meeting of the city's Board of Aldermen. Work on the Gateway Bike Plan wrapped up in August, a memo from City Manager Craig Owens and public works director Mike Pratt states. Planning happened over a period of 16 months and involved the gathering of ideas from residents, elected officials and employees of various government agencies. "Recognizing the long-term vision and in view of scarce funding options, the plan identified a prioritization methodology to assist …
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Patch Picks
Clayton Ice Rink Brainstorming, Delta Gamma's Paper Shred Day and More
Here's what's happening in and near Clayton, Richmond Heights, Ladue and University City starting Thursday and continuing through Sunday.
Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch teams up with neighboring Patch sites each week to round up events and happenings in the area. Here are our picks for this weekend. Thursday, May 17 Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19 Sunday, May 20 Did we miss your event? Share it with the community in the comments section, below!
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Yes or No: $700M on St. Louis Rams' Dome Upgrades?
The St. Louis Rams have outlined a renovation plan for the Edward Jones Dome that is estimated to cost $700 million.
The Rams want us to buy them a new house. Just fixing up its current home—the Edward Jones Dome—won't do. Instead, the St. Louis football franchise expects an extreme makeover, to the tune of $700 million, as it is estimated by a company hired by the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) to analyze the team's counter proposal to a the CVC's own plan to upgrade the Edward Jones Dome with a $124 million facelift. If someone doesn't cough up the $700 mil to redo the Dome, it is feared the team will take its football and go home to Los Angeles, where it came from before it was the St. Louis franchise. All of this wrangling was set in motion in 1995 when the team negotiated a 30-year lease with the CVC. It was stipulated that the …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Brilliant Antiques to Close After 35 Years in Clayton
Store owner Arlene Brilliant calls herself competitive. She shared the challenges and joys of buying antiques in England—along with a celebrity encounter—in an interview this week.
Arlene Brilliant remembers being woken by a midnight phone call during an antique-buying trip in England. She asked whether the caller realized what time it was. The call proved worthwhile: An employee of her store, Brilliant Antiques in Clayton, was phoning to say that Liberace had just purchased nearly every piece of merchandise in the building. Turns out, the pianist had been dying to visit from the moment he arrived in St. Louis. She met the celebrity on a subsequent visit. Those are some of the many adventures Brilliant, 85, recounted this week during an interview at her home in Ladue. She will close her business by the end of next month after more than 35 years in Clayton. A sale is underway at the store, which will remain open to …
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POLL: Should Homelessness Get Special Attention from Richmond Heights?
Last week, several people suggested the city might host a St. Louis County homeless shelter or encourage churches to open their doors. Vote in our poll to tell us how you feel about the issue.
Should Richmond Heights be the home of a St. Louis County homeless shelter? That's what a number of people suggested May 7 at City Hall during a meeting of City Council. The Rev. Larry Rice of St. Louis city-based New Life Evangelistic Center said the city could also take leadership by making zoning provisions that would encourage Richmond Heights churches to open their doors to the homeless. His comments and those of the others came in light of the Anna Brown case. The homeless woman died last year in a Richmond Heights jail cell because of medical complications, an incident that sparked outrage after it was first reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I believe that Richmond Heights could become the champions, the leaders," said Rice…
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Michael Rhodes
7:04 am on Friday, May 18, 2012
That amendment prevents an increase in state residents percentage of taxes from income. I do not believe it would cover a hotel tax or tourism tax. The two articles I saw said that there are many loop holes in the amendment. I could be wrong. more ›