Thursday, April 18, 2013
The annual event will feature a science fair competition this year along with a diverse set of opportunities for recycling, education and supporting local businesses.
Chesterfield’s Earth Day Festival has become one of the largest in the region, and this year has numerous new events and exhibits. The Citizens Committee for the Environment for the City of Chesterfield will host the event from 9 a.m.-noon, April 27 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater in Central Park at 631 Veterans’ Place Drive. The popular drive-thru recycling area will still be held at the parking lot at Central Park located at 16365 Lydia Hill Drive until 2 p.m. New this year is the Science Fair Component wherein youth will showcase science exhibits to be judged by professionals in science from around the state. Students interested in participating can find the application on the City’s web site. Awards will be presented at noon at the …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Patch rounds up local job listings to help you on your search.
(For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) On the lookout for a job for you or someone else? Patch scoped out a few listings for employers hiring in the area. Who's Hiring: City of Chesterfield What: Recreation Specialist Where: Chesterfield Apply: View the job listing for more information. Who's Hiring: Starbucks What: Barista Where: Ballwin Apply: View the job listing for more information. Who's Hiring: Massage Envy What: Assistant Clinic Administrator Where: Wildwood Apply: View the job listing for more information. Who's Hiring: Six Flags What: Ride Attendants/Operators Where: Eureka Apply: View the job listing for more information. Who's Hiring: Ulta What: Salon Manager Where: Manchester Apply: View the job …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The 2013 budget for the City of Chesterfield passed earlier this month doesn't factor in any additional sales tax revenue from the development of two outlet malls in Chesterfield Valley, both set to open in August.
With the two competing outlet malls in Chesterfield Valley racing to open next August, the city of Chesterfield is holding off on forecasting any increased tax revenue from the developments in its 2013 budget. That budget predicts salex tax revenues will rise 3 percent. St. Louis Premium Outlets and Taubman Presitge Outlets are both projecting August 2013 openings, but Chesterfield City Manager Mike Herring said they aren't being added to those calculations quite yet. "We will start being able to quantify the impact of those developments in the latter part of the year and then make any adjustments for the following fiscal year," Herring said. The outlet malls could possibly mean hundrends of thousands in additional revenue for the city …
Friday, November 30, 2012
A new version of the city's website went live Tuesday that updated its appearance and made its interface more user-friendly.
The City of Chesterfield has updated their online look with a "re-skin" of its website aimed at making it more user-friendly and easier to navigate. The new look is not a major overhaul or re-design, since much of the content on the site is stored in a database that is separate from the front-end appearance, said Chesterfield Information Technology Manager Matt Haug. The update was done in coordination with Captiva Marketing, who originally partnered with the city for a new site in 2008. "It had been three years and we felt that it was time to refresh the site," Haug said. This modular approach also helps the city avoid "huge capital outlays" each time they want to change the site, Haug said. The cost for the new look was rolled into a …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The city of Chesterfield is inviting the public to bring family and friends to participate in the tradition of its annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, joining in the fun with more than 3,500 participants.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Chesterfield’s Moonlight 5k Run/Walk is set for tomorrow night, but it's not too late to register.
The city of Chesterfield will host its first Moonlight 5k at 10 p.m. on Sept. 29. The race will begin at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex and will continue onto the Monarch Levee trail. If you registered before Aug. 31, you were guaranteed a t-shirt, but runners can also register the day of the race at the Athletic Complex from 8:30-9:45 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. The city will award the first three men and women who cross the finish line and the first three finishers in the following age groups: 19 and under, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+. The event will be professionally timed by Fleet Feet Sports, which is sponsoring the race along with Landmarx. Click on this link to register online, or call (636) 812-9500 for more …
Monday, April 16, 2012
See what sales tax we pay here in Chesterfield and what it's supposed to be for.
A nearly secret amendment was added to a Missouri House bill for a sales tax in a southeast Missouri county, for library revenue. But the same measure also increases sales tax in the Great Rivers Greenway District for St. Louis, St. Louis County and St. Charles County. The reported purpose of this sales tax hike is to fund improvements on the grounds of the Jefferson Expansion Memorial, better known as the Gateway Arch—a federal park. The last-minute amendment was placed on the bill by St. Charles Representative Anne Zerr, a Republican, who was a former member of the Great Rivers Greenway District. Holy Catfish! A Republican trying to sneak a new tax onto a bill—do party leaders know about this? Of course City of St. Louis Mayor Francis …
Monday, April 9, 2012
It's $53,363 more. What's the whole story?
At a recent Chesterfield City Council meeting the Council voted 7-0 to award a three-year contract for management of the Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center to a company that was not the low bidder. I have seen this often in government and sometimes the second-lowest bidder can offer something the low bidder can’t. Or the low bidder has had problems somewhere in the past or a general lack of experience. However, after the vote, I was interested in seeing the overall bids. But the winning bid from Midwest Pools of Maryland Heights, MO was not the second lowest bidder, it was actually the HIGHEST bidder. Midwest Pools was $23,966 higher than the second place bidder, and $53,363 higher than the lowest bidder. There does not appear to have been…
Monday, March 26, 2012
The New-School candidate doesn’t vote in city elections; the Old-School candidate writes about computers.
I guess the city council race in Ward 1 is Old School versus New School. I have to admit that sometimes I don’t understand New School. The race puts the last of Chesterfield’s original elected officials, 73-year-old Barry Flachsbart against 35-year-old David Arbogast. Flachsbart is a long time city homeowner and was on the city’s first elected council. He is out of town three days a week and sometimes four. He is a full professor at the University of Missouri campus for smart kids at Rolla, where he teaches courses dealing with applied computer sciences. Arbogast grew up in Chesterfield. Since at least 1999 he has owned a condo on Coliseum Drive. Condos can be considered either New School where you don’t want to be tied to a large piece …
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Of primary concern is that the lower the credit rating, the higher the cost of borrowing money or in the case of local governments—issuing bonds.
As politicians in Washington D.C. point fingers at each other following the downgrade of the U.S.’s credit rating on Friday by Standard & Poor’s, cities and counties watch and wait to see if the market turmoil will hit locally. St. Louis County, which has a AAA credit rating on $37.9 million in general obligation bonds, plans to issue $23 million in new bonds on Tuesday. “It would be foolish to say that we aren’t concerned,” said Mac Scott, a spokesperson for the county. “But what are our choices? We need the money.” The tax anticipation bonds, which are rated AA+, will be used for cash flow purposes and will most likely be repaid in a year, Scott told Missouri Watchdog. As the other two major credit rating agencies consider downgrading …
Henry Glaus
12:26 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
the new propose change is remove the earning tax and replace it with sales tax and let the lawmaker increase taxes without voters approval. Missouri voters will vote this because they THINK working people will come out ahead, when only the high income people will be ahead of the game they will pay no earning tax and less sale tax.. then average worker(sale tax will be placed on more items that … more ›