The ceremony for Jake Zimmerman happened Wednesday in the St. Louis County Council chambers.
While his official swearing in as St. Louis County's assessor took place Wednesday, Jake Zimmerman has already started assessing his staff and how they go about the business of setting property assessments. Zimmerman was sworn in at a noon ceremony held in the St. Louis County Council chambers at 41 S. Central Ave. in Clayton. Zimmerman, a Democrat, defeated Republican candidate L.K. “Chip” Wood for the office on April 5, the first time the assessor's position has been an elected one. Before the meeting, though, Zimmerman had already gotten to work. He held a town hall-type meeting Friday with members of his staff to learn some of their thoughts and concerns, he said. “I've been doing some preliminary work and meeting with people one-on-…
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Lawrence K. Roos Government Building
41 S Central Ave, Clayton, MO
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Polls will remain open in St. Louis until 7 p.m.
A handful of voters arrived around the lunch hour at polling places in Richmond Heights and Clayton, though turnout generally appeared to be low. Outside of The Center of Clayton, all three candidates in the Ward 3 race for the Clayton Board of Aldermen visited with one another and greeted visitors. Steve Singer, one of the candidates, said turnout had been really low as of about 12:30 p.m. Mark Winings, another of the candidates, said he planned to stay at the Center for the remainder of the day. He said most of the people he had spoken with so far appeared to have already decided which candidate they would support. His plans for the evening included staying up with his wife and children to watch election results come in online. Winings …
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Clayton City Hall
10 N Bemiston Ave, Clayton, MO
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Richmond Heights City Hall
1330 S Big Bend Blvd, Richmond Heights, MO
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The Heights
8001 Dale Ave, Richmond Heights, MO
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7770 Dale Ave, Richmond Heights, MO
First Church of God
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The Center of Clayton
50 Gay Ave, Clayton, MO
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