County Council Preview: Hanley Road Jughandle Project

Several pieces of legislation with ties to Clayton and Richmond Heights are scheduled for discussion at Tuesday's St. Louis County Council meeting, an agenda for the meeting states. A copy of the full agenda is attached to this article.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in the Council Chamber of the .

Here is a look at three of the agenda items:

BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED

• The County Council will consider whether to accept and appropriate a St. Louis County court-system grant worth $140,000 to be used toward fire-alarm enhancements at the in Clayton. The county's public works department is working on the project.

BILLS TO BE PERFECTED

• Bill 170, 2011 asks whether St. Louis County should be allowed to receive approximately 3,790 square feet of land from the state of Missouri and transfer it to Richmond Heights through a process of quitclaim deeds. The transfer would be a component of the Hanley Road Jughandle project, aimed at improving drivers' access to westbound Eager Road, northbound Hanley Road and Highway 40.

BILLS TO BE FINALLY PASSED

• Bill No. 157, 2011 asks whether St. Louis County should be allowed to accept a grant of up to $2,000 benefiting the domestic violence program at the in Clayton. The grant comes from the Office of State Courts Administrator.

Editor's note: Bills are first introduced and then perfected before being finally passed into law. Both Clayton and Richmond Heights are represented by 5th District Councilman Pat Dolan.