West Newsmagazine 7-19-17

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new sneakers on the feet of 2,500 children
in the city of St. Louis through Kingdom
House and Guardian Angel Settlement
Association, and Operation Food Search.
Maurice Parisien, a congregation
member, came up with the idea for Sneakers
with Soul in 2010.
“It was my vision to create a service
ministry that would raise donations of new
sneakers to put on the feet of kids in need
as they begin their new school year,” he
said.
Rev. Beth Elder, pastor of missions
,said the need is tremendous. “One in four
people living in the city of St. Louis are
living below the national poverty line,
which is nearly 10 percentage points higher
than the national average [24.9 percent
versus 14.7 percent], according to national
census data.”
In addition to the donations of new
sneakers, the church is accepting financial
contributions for Sneakers with Soul at
www.manchesterumc.org/sneakers.
New sneaker/athletic shoe donations
can be dropped off between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
weekdays or at any church service before
Aug. 6 at Manchester UMC, 129 Woods
Mill Road. Additional information is available
by calling (636) 394-5706 or emailing
missions@manchesterumc.org with questions.
WILDWOOD
City given green light to
add additional officer
Wildwood’s City Council, on July 10,
gave final approval to legislation to amend
the city’s police services agreement with
St. Louis County Police Department to add
a new police officer to serve the city starting
on Aug. 1.
City Administrator Ryan Thomas has
said the officer would serve on the City
Hall information desk, likely between 2-10
p.m., to be available during, for example,
City Council meetings and generally to be
on duty to serve the public in the evenings.
He said funding for the post – estimated
to be $33,041.66 for the remainder of 2017
and then $79,300 per year afterward –
would be available through Proposition P,
a half-cent countywide sales tax increase
approved by voters in April to fund law
enforcement and public safety needs.
Council tables further discussion
of St. Louis City-County merger
Wildwood’s City Council has put off,
until July 24, further discussion on a
planned resolution in opposition to any
merger of St. Louis County and City. Some
residents say they should have the right to
vote on the issue first, but some councilmembers
oppose a ballot item altogether.
The Ellisville City Council, on June
21, unanimously approved Mayor Adam
Paul’s suggestion to put two non-binding
measures on the April 2018 ballot in that
community to allow residents to have a
say, in advance of any state initiative, on
whether they support a city-county merger
and on whether the city should enter the
county as a municipality.
And while some on the Wildwood
council have suggested the possibility of
also putting a non-binding ballot issue
before city voters, Councilmember Larry
McGowen [Ward 1] said he “strongly”
opposes such a plan.
“The cost of a vote would be $10,000
to $20,000 potentially; it would be a total
waste of money,” he said. “And it would
not take the pulse of our community in
total. For instance, some of our businesses,
churches and schools are operated by those
who aren’t voting residents. If we put too
much reliance on an election, we’d be
overlooking a big part of our community.”
Councilmember Ray Manton [Ward 2]
added that the city “shouldn’t dismiss [a
merger] out of hand without considering
potential transportation, governmental,
and fire and police cost savings.”
“I’m hesitant to say if I’d favor [any
merger] before I see a proposal,” Councilmember
Don Bartoni [Ward 2] said. “I’d
need a lot of answers to questions before
I’d say no to it.”
Councilmember Jerry Porter [Ward 6]
said he would oppose a city resolution now
before a merger proposal is finalized.
“To do something now is ridiculous – I
suggest we do nothing for now and let this
go forward,” he said.
During public comment at the regular
meeting that night, resident Mary Beth
Marff questioned any proposal that would
not call for a non-binding vote of residents.
“You don’t want to hear what citizens are
thinking or have to say?” she asked.
WEST COUNTY
Suspended fire chief faces
additional felony charges
Suspended Monarch Fire Chief Wayne C.
[Chuck] Marsonette is facing new charges
in connection with alleged misdeeds while
working for another employer unrelated to
the fire protection district.
In St. Louis Circuit Court filings, Marsonette,
47, is charged with four counts of
forgery, three counts of tampering with an
airplane or boat, and two counts of fraudulent
use of a credit card. All the charges are
felonies that allegedly occurred between
June 2014 and January 2015.
The Monarch Board of Directors
placed Marsonette on unpaid leave early
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