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Ballwin alderman files for state
office while running for Ward 2 seat
By JIM ERICKSON
Ballwin Alderman Kevin Roach [Ward
2] has filed candidacy papers to
seek the Republican nomination
for state auditor in the Aug. 7 primary
election.
Roach also is running for reelection
to his aldermanic seat in
the April 3 election where he is
being challenged by Katie Zaitz-
Fink. Roach has served on the
Ballwin board since April 2015.
Zaitz-Fink was quick to
respond to Roach’s state auditor
filing with a post on her candidacy
Facebook page. After
noting that Roach is running for
state auditor, she added “... if
elected, he would have to resign
his seat as Alderman of Ward
2.” a statement that is not true.
Roach
Zaitz-Fink
If elected auditor, Roach could remain a
Ballwin alderman.
As of March 7, Roach and two other
Republicans, David Wasinger, of Huntleigh,
and Paul Curtman, of Washington, had
declared their candidacies in the state auditor
race. Incumbent Nicole Galloway, a Democrat,
is the only one from her party
who has filed for the office. The
filing deadline is March 27.
Asked about his candidacy for
statewide office and if it would
interfere with his work as alderman,
Roach said, “It’s too soon
to say.”
“There’s still a lot of work to
do in Ballwin and I’m committed
to that. Ballwin is where I
grew up,” he said. He added that
he does not plan to resign from
the Ballwin board if he wins the
August primary. “I have a perfect
attendance record during my
years on the board and I plan to
maintain that,” he pledged.
On Facebook, Zaitz-Fink
posted “I can assure you that I have no
other aspirations for any other public office
and that I am fully invested in serving my
community of Ballwin.”
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March 14, 2018
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Ellisville City Council expresses interest
in possible cell tower near Bluebird Park
By JESSICA MESZAROS
A void in cell coverage may be filled in
the city of Ellisville and, for the first time
in history, it could be with the city’s leafiest
cell tower.
“This has been done in other municipalities,
but this will be the first tower in Ellisville
that looks like a tree,” City Manager
Bill Schwer said.
At the March 7 City Council meeting, an
ordinance was passed authorizing Mayor
Pro Tem Dan Duffy to execute an option
and ground lease agreement on behalf of
the city with Global Signal Acquisitions IV,
LLC, for city-owned property near Bluebird
Park. The goal is to increase the area’s
bandwidth capabilities.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the agreement,
with councilmembers Ken Newhouse
and Bones Baker [both of District 2]
absent. The bill was introduced by Councilmember
Cindy Pool [District 3.]
According to Schwer, the city previously
was approached by the company to
install the tower to fill a detected service
void in the area. No exact location has been
pinpointed, but two areas have frequently
A cell tower tree
been discussed by the council. Both 50 W.
Oak Hill Drive and 225 Kiefer Creek Road
are possible locations and lie to the north of
Bluebird Park.
The tower could be up to 200 feet tall and
is intended to be designed as a tree to better
blend with the surrounding environment.
Some councilmembers asked how trans-
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