Ladue Council Approves Budgeted Items for Police, Road Projects

Not since the 1990s has the Ladue Police had a target range to sharpen and maintain their shooting skills.

Chief Rich Wooten took care of that by putting an upgrade into the City of Ladue Capital budget. The city council approved the purchase of target retrieval system with Action Target for $24,265.00.

The Ladue Police have a range in the basement level of their building at the city hall complex. This range is 25 yards in length and provides the proper and safe facility so the officers can maintain and upgrade their side arms shooting skills.

“Our officers shoot at targets at different distances,” said Ladue’s chief Rich Wooten.

Action Target was the only company who meet the requirements and were the only bidder for the project.

Roads, bridges and sidewalks

At Monday’s City Council meeting, approval was given for an amended contract with O.R. Colan Associations for the sidewalk road portions of the McKnight Road and sidewalk project for $62,100.

Public Works Director Anne Lamitola explained that purchasing right-of-way for sidewalks along the eastern side of McKnight Road has gone from 5 homes to 21 homes, hence the need for the additional dollars.

Some $120,000 has been appropriated for the project, with approximately $75,000 spent so far. The public works director and councilman Art Bond, who lives in the ward where the work will be done agreed that sometimes, you just don’t know exactly how much will be spent until you get into bidding on each piece of work.

Several councilmen assured that Ladue would not have embarked upon this project if they knew there were not sufficient funds to cover everything including cost overruns.

Fire House Project Director

Fire Chief John Bailot reported that a RFQ (Request for Qualifications) had gone out to seek a project manager for the two new fire houses to be built in Ladue.

The council may call for a special meeting the end of April, or first of May to conclude this part of the project and to get started.