Friday, November 2, 2012
Tell us in this Patch poll why you are or are not voting in Tuesday's election. Plus, find all your candidate and local proposition information here.
Are you heading the polls to cast your vote in Tuesday's election? A lot is a stake in this election. In addition to electing our president for the next four years, St. Louis County voters are also picking a U.S. senator. At the state level, voters will pick a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, along with state senators, representatives and judges. A number of issues will also be voted on Tuesday, including Proposition S, which would approve an operating tax levy for the Special School District of St. Louis County, Proposition B which would significantly raise Missouri tobacco taxes and a St. Louis County Library tax levy for library improvements. (Click here to find your polling place …
Monday, October 29, 2012
Prop B seeks to raise taxes on cigarettes, of which a portion will go toward public schools. Prop S would raise taxes to support the Special School District.
The Ladue School Board has endorsed two propositions that will be in this year’s ballot that directly affect public education in Missouri. At their regular board meeting, board members voted to endorse both Prop S and Prop B, which will bring tax revenues to the Special School District and to public education in general. Prop S is a tax levy of 19 cents per $100 assessed valuation that will allow Special School District to renovate facilities and maintain staff after suffering budget cuts over the years. The proposition would raise the district’s tax levy from $1 per $100 assessed valuation to $1.19 per $100. According to a previous Patch story, if Prop S is approved, funds would go toward technology programs, competitive teacher salaries …
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Citizens turn back initiatives for a new fire house, city hall and improvements to the park system.
As it turns out, the big story of the week was the stunning election results in Olivette. Nearly 50 percent of the voters went to the polls to decide these two initiatives. Proponents of the two referendums in Olivette, Proposition “S” for public safety and Proposition “P” for parks saw both of their referendums go down to defeat last night. (Tuesday, August 7). Proposition “S” was a $9 million dollar proposal to renovate an office building in the Olivette Executive Parkway for a new city hall and police station. Plans included building a new fire house where city hall stands today. Prop “P” for some $3 million would have paved the way for the demolition of the Olivette Community Center, and the addition of five ball fields, tennis courts…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
So far with a handful of absentee ballots, both Olivette Propositions are passing.
As of 9 p.m., just a handful of absentee ballots have been reported so far in St. Louis County. In the Olivette two-part referndum on Public Safety and Parks; "S" for safety is passing (109 votes, 66 percent) to 56 votes (34 percent). Traditionally all of the votes will be counted close to or by 10 p.m. In the Parks decision, the yes votes have the edge 93 votes (56 percent) to 71 no votes (34) percent. It takes 4-7th approval for both bond issues to pass. In the state representative races, in District 71, Tracy McCreery, incumbent, Olivette leads with 106 absentee votes counted (51 percent) to 101 votes for Sue Meredith, unincorporated St. Louis County, (49 percent). In District 87 locally, Stacy Newman of Richmond Heights has 202 …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Both bond issues lacked a 4-7th majority in order to pass approval of the voters.
Proponents of the two referendums in Olivette, Proposition “S” for public safety and Proposition “P” for parks saw both of their referendums go down to defeat last night. Proposition “S” was a $9 million dollar proposal to renovate an office building in the Olivette Executive Parkway for a new city hall and police station. Plans included building a new fire house where city hall stands today. Prop “P” for some $3 million would have paved the way for the demolition of the Olivette Community Center, and the addition of five ball fields, tennis courts, new play ground areas and other outdoor amenities. The backers of the referendums found out pretty much how tough economic times are right now. The vote for Prop “S” went this way: yes, 1,217 (…
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Former Mayor Ruth Springer heads committee efforts for Olivette's future.
Judging by the number of yard signs along Old Bonhomme Road and other major thoroughfares in Olivette, it looks like The propositions on the ballot Tuesday, “S” for public safety and “P” for parks should be headed to victory. Still, a strong turnout will be necessary. There are opponents of these propositions and their yard signs are up in places too. The Committee for Olivette’s Future has some heavy hitters driving these issues. For one, long-time revered and now retired Olivette Police Chief Hank Davenport has lent his good name to the campaign. Other prominent citizens have endorsed these propositions including community volunteer Mark Biernacki, retired Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman, local developer Greg Yawitz and artist Marian Steen-Knox, …
Property owner in the Olivette Executive Parkway says the plan disregards city's comprehensive plan.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
August 4, 2012 Letter to the Editor: We feel the Olivette's Prop S plan lacks vision and is not well thought out. The plan incorporates no green elements and ignores the 2006 Vandewalle Strategic Plan recommendations the City commissioned. The City is proposing to buy a 26 year old spec office building, paying over 60 percent of the county appraised value without getting an independent appraisal. The City did not know they were in private subdivision and subject to indentures when they entered into the contract. The City has rushed this bond issue to the voters and as a result has many inconsistencies in their posted website's FAQ's. Here are just a few examples: Aaron Novack, AIAOlivette Property Owner Verification and Proof of …
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Proposition S is on the ballot August 7 for new fire, police and administrative facilities for the city.
On Aug. 7, voters in the City of Olivette will vote on two propositions to authorize city bonds to acquire and build new public safety and parks and recreation facilities in the City. Proposition “S” authorizes nearly $9.4 million of City of Olivette General Obligation bonds to relocate the City Hall and Police Station and to build a new fire station in the current City Hall location. The primary focus of this proposition is improving public safety facilities and capacity for Olivette residents and businesses. Proposition “P” authorizes $3 million of City of Olivette General Obligation bonds to redevelop and rebuild Warson Park for a comprehensive outdoor athletic and recreation complex. The two bond referendums are separate from …
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Friday, July 13, 2012
20,000 square feet will provide adequate space for police department, administrative offices, courts, council chamber and other needs of a modern city.
On August 7, voters will go to the polls in Olivette to decide the future of the city. They will be voting on two bond issues, totaling more than $12 million dollars for Public Safety and for Parks. They are known as propositions "S" and "P." Mike McDowell, city manager, and Rick Knox, police chief walked through the proposed facility at 1101 Executive Parkway (adjacent to Olive Street) to explain exactly how the space will be used should the voters approve these issues. The existing City Hall at 9473 Olive Street, just 12,000 square feet and purchased in the 1950s has long outlived its useful purpose. That building is far too small for the existing fire house, does not meet many ADA requirements and is not earth quake proof and sprinklers…
Monday, July 2, 2012
Two referendums to create new city hall, fire house and ball fields for Warson Park.
Picture it this way: You have five pre-teen and teen-aged children and you live in a two-bedroom house. Furthermore, the roof leaks and the kitchen is a wreck. What would you do? Naturally, you’d put a for sale sign in the yard and move out ASAP. The City of Olivette has rapidly become the Little Old Woman in the Shoe. She has so many children, she doesn’t know what to do. The present government building at 9473 Olive Blvd. purchased by the city in 1950 is woefully inadequate for today’s needs. The building is only some 12,000 square feet, and it houses a cramped fire department; a squeezed in police department, administrative offices, court space and a meager council chamber. Something has to give. In August, Olivette will go to the …
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