County Government

Major Redesign of I-270 will begin in Spring . . .

of 2020, Completion Planned by end of 2023 MoDOT’s rendering of the redesign for the Interstate 270 North Project. The $284 million project runs along I-270 from Interstate 70 on…

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St. Louis County Receives Grants For . . .

PDMP, Implement Diversion Program The St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) has received two three-year grants from the U.S. Department of Justice to fight opioids and prescription drug…

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Florissant Ranked as One Of . . .

50 Safest Cities in MO Security-based review, comparison and news site, Security Baron, analyzed FBI rankings of crime rates to find out what the top 50 safest cities are in…

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FLORISSANT CITY COUNCIL: Grants and Pizza

Florissant Holds Hearing

On Block Grants, Hears

Plan For New Pizza Place

By Carol Arnett florissant gov building The Florissant City Council had a light agenda Monday night, with only one public hearing scheduled. The council also passed some bills, approved some requests, and had first readings on some bills. One item that has been in the works for a long time is a new restaurant on rue St. Francois. The public hearing was about the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) budget. Each year the city receives funds through this grant and must decide how to allocate them. The Citizens’ Participation Committee works with the city to develop a budget for the grant funds. Read more on Florissant City Council: Grants…

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Board of Freeholders: City-County Government Structure

Board of Freeholders Accepting Applications

For Future City-County Government Structure

GNC Chamber seeks one-third

North County representation

Applications are currently being accepted for the Board of Freeholders, a group which can be established pursuant to the Missouri Constitution to provide residents of St. Louis County and the City of St. Louis with a forum to discuss the future governmental structure of the region. Read more on Board of Freeholders . . .

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POWERplex in Hazelwood . . .

Update By Bob Lindsey After two years of planning including meetings with top St. Louis City and County officials and business leaders, the St. Louis region will become the home…

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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page Appoints . . .

New County Counselor St. Louis County Executive Sam Page announced Tuesday that he has appointed Beth Orwick as the next County Counselor. Orwick currently serves as an Assistant United States…

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County Prosecuting Attorney Bell to Create . . .

Conviction & Incident Review Unit County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell, in accordance with his commitments to transparency, accountability and maintaining the public trust in the office of the prosecuting attorney,…

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