West Newsmagazine 8-15-18

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August 15, 2018
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Four goats in Maryland Heights got a taste of freedom on Sunday, Aug. 5 when
they made a great escape from their owner’s farm.
[Maryland Heights PD photo]
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BALLWIN
Police department holds second
Risky Behaviors Program
The Ballwin Police Department invites
the public to the second installment of its
Risky Behaviors Program, which takes
places on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Selvidge
Middle, 235 New Ballwin Road in Ballwin.
The event includes discussions highlighting
risky behaviors such as experimentation
with drugs and alcohol, and the over-prescribing
of medicines that can lead to an
opioid addiction. Attendees also will learn
what they can do to help those in need.
To reserve a seat, RSVP to Chief Kevin
Scott by emailing him at kscott@ballwin.
mo.us.
New overlay scheduled
for Old Ballwin Road
The city of Ballwin Public Works department
has begun work on a new asphalt
overlay for Old Ballwin Road.
Temporary “No Parking” signs stating
road work dates and times will be posted
on some residential streets. Parking will be
restricted.
One lane will be open for traffic on Old
Ballwin Road, but short delays can be
expected as the work progresses.
Residents in the work zone who have
lawn irrigation systems are asked to refrain
from using them during the paving operation
as new asphalt cannot be placed on
wet surfaces.
For questions or more information, contact
Ballwin Public Works at (636) 227-
9000.
CHESTERFIELD
Council gives verbal approval
to Valley developments
Two Chesterfield Valley developments,
including the proposed ice sports complex,
have received unanimous City Council
voice approvals of steps leading to the start
of construction.
Plans for site development, landscaping
and lighting submitted on behalf of the
Chesterfield Hockey Association received
full council approval after earlier endorsements
by both the planning commission
and the council’s planning and public
works committee.
The new facility will sit on a 10.12-acre
parcel north of Chesterfield Airport Road,
northeast of its intersection with Olive
Street Road and northwest of its intersection
with Wings of Hope Boulevard.
Similar plans for a Residence Inn on a
3.7-acre tract north of North Outer 40 Road
and east of Boone’s Crossing also gained
city council approval. The new four-story
hotel will sit between the recently opened
Topgolf operation and Chesterfield Prestige
Outlets, which was purchased in May by
The Staenberg Group and will be rebranded
as The District entertainment venue. The
hotel will have 128 guest rooms, an indoor
pool and an outdoor sport court.
Council sets workshops,
2019 meeting dates
The Chesterfield City Council has
approved dates for upcoming budget workshops
and a schedule for its regular meetings
in 2019.
Sessions to review city administration
2019 budget proposals will be held at 5
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 17, and at 5:30 p.m.
on Monday, Oct. 8. A third budget meeting
likely will be held later in October at a time
to be determined.
The 2019 meeting schedule includes
meetings on Jan. 7 and 23, Feb. 4 and 20,
March 4 and 18, April 17, May 6 and 20,
June 3 and 17, July 15, Aug. 5 and 19, Sept.
4 and 16, Oct. 7 and 23, Nov. 4 and 18, and
Dec. 2.
The council normally meets on the
second and fourth Mondays of each month
but makes adjustments to avoid conflicts
with national and religious holidays and
local elections.
Council could allow ‘members
emeritus’ to serve
The membership on various non-statutory
committees in the city of Chesterfield
could be expanded due to a new policy
allowing members emeritus to serve on
them.
Approved unanimously by the City
Council at its Aug. 6 meeting, the new
policy also will make all new committee
appointments effective for three years
unless the appointee is filling an unexpired
term. Previously, there has been a mixture
of two- and three-year appointments.
Under the new provisions, membership
of all non-statutory committees can
be supplemented by up to two additional
members emeritus to allow for continued
participation of members no longer able to
attend 50 percent of scheduled meetings.
The change also will mean those with special
skills, background and experience will
be able to participate to help ensure institutional
knowledge will be preserved.
Member emeritus nominations made
by any non-statutory committee will go
for consideration to the council committee
related to the group. If approved, the
nomination will go to the full council for
its review and action.
During discussion of the member emeritus
concept, the council’s finance and
administration committee agreed that such
members will not be allowed to be a committee
officer.
In other action, the council also readopted
an ordinance calling for all Chesterfield
officials, officers and employees to complete
a form requiring disclosure of any
potential conflicts of interest with their
duties to the city. The ordinance first went
into effect in 1991 and has been renewed
at least biennially and often annually since
then. Without the ordinance, all officials,
officers and employees, along with all candidates
for public office, would be required
to file a financial interest statement with
the Missouri Ethics Commission.
CREVE COEUR
Wheelchair basketball team
seeks community support
The Disabled Athlete Sports Association
[DASA] Junior St. Louis Rolling Rams
wheelchair basketball team seeks community
support as it prepares to battle the St.
Louis County Police Department in round
two of the Cops vs. Kids Wheelchair Basketball
fundraiser game.
The game is set for Friday, Sept. 28 at De
Smet Jesuit High, 233 New Ballas Road in
Creve Coeur. Entry costs $4 per person or
$10 per family and proceeds go directly to
the team’s travel costs and equipment, as
they play other Midwestern states’ wheelchair
basketball teams.
The DASA Junior Rolling Rams is a