Friday, April 5, 2013
Rockwood School District's Board of Education has a new mix of representatives and leaders, per actions taken at Thursday's meeting.
Rockwood School District Board of Education newly elected directors from the April 2 polls—Loralee Mondl and Jeff Morrell—were sworn into office at Thursday's board meeting by Superintendent Bruce Borchers. Jeff Morrell tells Patch he found it satisfying to have put forth ideas and thoughts that obviously resonated with others. "I'm excited to get to work now," he said. Loralee Mondl said winning the board election was awesome. "I constantly thought about the kids, and they were supporting me." She said she knew what lies ahead is tons of work, but that she was ready because "it's a critical time for the district." "It's about the board being open and approachable," said Mondl. During Thursday's meeting, Mondl told attendees she planned on…
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Following is a summary of local election results from April 2, 2013. The "unofficial official" tallies will still need to be certified by county election officials before they will be considered "final, final."
The former State Senator defeated former State Rep. Cole McNary in a race for the West St. Louis County area fire district board.
A matchup of two high profile political names who have spent the past few months duking it out for a seat on the Monarch Fire Protection District Board of Directors came to a conclusion Tuesday as voters elected chose Jane Cunningham over Cole McNary for a seat on the three-person panel. In unofficial final results: Cunningham 5,679 60.02 percent McNary 3,742 39.55 percent Write-In 4 1 .43 percent "This is one of the sweetest wins I've ever had because it was a win of something so direct for the people. This was a fundamental war if you will," for control of the Monarch Fire Protection District board, Cunningham said as a victory party at Mike Duffy's in Town and Country wrapped up late Tuesday. Cunnigham, who …
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
It had to pass in both St. Louis City and St. Louis County in order to impose the sales tax increase to fund improvements around the Gateway Arch, local parks and regional trails.
Voters in St. Louis County and St. Louis City said yes to a 3/16ths of one-cent sales tax increase designed to fund about $31 million a year in improvements to the Gateway Arch grounds, the regional Great Rivers Greenway trails and greenways, and for city and county parks. The measure had to pass in both the county and the city in order to be implemented. In the city, with 100 percent of the vote counted, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the proposition won with 67 percent of the vote. With 100 percent of the votes counted in the county, the proposition passed easily with a 53 percent to 47 percent margin. The money would go toward: Correction: An earlier version of this article used the incorrect proposition name in the headline…
Following is a summary of local election results from April 2, 2013. The "unofficial official" tallies will still need to be certified by county election officials before they will be considered "final, final."
Elected as unopposed candidates in the April 2 election were: Two Rockwood School District Board of Education director positions were filled from among four candidates, with voters giving the nod to persons who will serve their first term: Loralee Mondl (9,668 votes) and Jeffrey Morrell (7,815 votes). The other two candidates were board incumbents Janet Strate (4,250 votes) and Steve Banton (4,708 votes). The Eureka Fire Protection District Board of Directors one slot was won by board incumbent Francis "Butch" Oberkramer with 1,068 votes. Wally Wuelling was the other candidate; he had 873 votes. The one Monarch Fire Protection District Board spot available was won by Jane Cunningham with 5,679 votes. Cole McNary was the other candidate, …
VIDEOS: Rockwood voters on Tuesday decided the fate of Proposition S, a $38.4 million no-tax rate increase bond issue, after several months of many public debates about its timing, focus and amount.
A four-sevenths, or 57.14 percent, majority was necessary for passage of Proposition S on April 2 among voters in the Rockwood School District. Prop S was offered as a $38.4 million no-tax rate increase bond initiative that focused on safety, technology and school improvements. The proposition was not passed by voters in Tuesday's election, by a 52.98 percent (9,256 votes) against or NO versus 47.02 percent (8,214 votes) for or YES. That's a difference of 1,042 votes. Rhonda Costa, chair of the "Yes on Prop S" committee, said committee members were most surprised at the degree of negativity that kept boomeranging back. "Every time we tried to move forward, the conversations and focus seemed to drag us back. How can we focus on what our …
Anyone who has a ballot today that includes Metro West Fire Protection District will see an unfamiliar sign at their polling place. It's surprising some voters.
Voters going to the polls on Tuesday whose ballots encompass Metro West Fire Protection District are seeing an unusual paper sign taped at each voting machine. It reads: Steve H. Ward has been Removed from the Ballot by Court Order for the office of Director of Metro West Fire Protection District. Any votes cast for this candidate wil NOT be counted or reported. As Patch reported on Feb. 12, St. Louis County Circuit Court officials announced they had disqualified Stephen H. Ward as a candidate for the position of board member and director for the Metro West Fire Protection District. At the time, Metro West issued a notification that court officials determined Ward “failed to timely comply with the filing fee requirements. Therefore, being…
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Addition to this article April 2 at 11:32 p.m.: Results for Arch/Park Tax, Prop S in St. Louis County, City Addition to this article April 2 at 10:21 p.m.: Rockwood School District's $38.4M Proposition S Results Addition to this article at 8:04 p.m. on April 2, given absentee votes reported: COUNCIL MEMBER WILDWOOD WARD 3 SUE CULLINANE. . . . . . . . . 10 (71.43 percent) MARC S. PEREZ . . . . . . . . . 4 (28.57 percent) DIRECTOR ROCKWOOD R-VI SCHOOL DISTRICT JANET STRATE . . . . . . . . . .222 (24.48 percent) STEPHEN (STEVE) BANTON. . . . . . 184 (20.29 percent) LORALEE MONDL. . . . . . . . . 246 (27.12 percent) JEFFREY R. MORRELL . . . . . . . 246 (27.12 percent) WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .99 percent ROCKWOOD R-VI SCHOOL DISTRICT-…
Monday, April 1, 2013
PART 2: Making changes was a common thread throughout the specific questions and answers at this forum for Rockwood School District Board of Education candidates.
A candidates' forum for Rockwood School District Board of Education contenders was hosted March 23 at the Eureka City Hall by Rockwood Stakeholders for Real Solutions (RS for RS), a self-appointed watchdog group of the district. Two of the four board candidates attended: Jeff Morrell and Steve Banton. The other two candidates are Loralee Mondl and Janet Strate. A small crowd of eight attended Saturday's forum, besides moderator Eileen Tyrrell, co-founder and RS for RS spokesperson. Read the first part of coverage from this forum published last Monday, including videos of the participating candidates opening remarks: Rockwood BOE Candidates' Forum Hosted by Citizens' Group Attendee Paul Bozdech asked about district issues for which he …
Saturday, March 30, 2013
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Monarch Fire Protection District director Steve Swyers speaks about new direction on the board, a new forward-thinking fire chief and new policies that have been implemented for the district.
Dear Neighbor: As a Monarch Fire Protection District director, I have conducted my duties and responsibilities in an ethical, reasonable and responsible manner. Every decision of the majority of the board since I was elected two years ago has been made with the best interests of how they will affect the taxpayers, residents, business owners, and the men and women who serve this fire district. I would like to set the record straight regarding some of the things you may have read or heard. First, Jane Cunningham falsely claims that she “led the effort that convinced the board to rescind the recent record setting $1 million tax increase on homeowners.” It is unfortunate she is trying to make headlines and take credit for the board’s work. …
Michael Rhodes
10:35 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
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