Friday, April 6, 2012
What cost-cutting steps will be chosen for Rockwood School District now that the Proposition R $43.2M bond measure failed to pass in Tuesday's election? Are the district's gold standards in jeopardy?
Educating students is one of the most important challenges faced by every community in the United States right now, especially when it comes to financing all options people want for children. While a 54 percent majority of Rockwood School District voters supported the $43.2 million Proposition R in Tuesday's election, it fell short of the state’s requirement of 57.14 percent for passage of a bond issue. The deficit in voters was projected to be about 400. See related article from Tuesday night: Rockwood Voters Reject School Bond Measure With Rockwood being approximately the third largest district in Missouri and one of the biggest in the United States, many people now are focused on how Rockwood representatives and taxpayers will …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Eureka-Wildwood Patch is dedicated to delivering election coverage this evening. Thank you for checking with us.
Eureka Ward 3, absentee votes, unofficial results: Don Beckerle: 5 votes, 50 percent Maggie Kloeppel: 4 votes, 40 percent Eureka Ward 1, absentee votes, unofficial results: Robert Berry, 12 votes, 100 percent Eureka Ward 2, absentee votes, unofficial results: Robert Kee, 11 votes, 100 percent Proposition S, absentee votes, unofficial results: Yes: 3,324 votes, 43.97 percent No: 4,235 votes, 56.03 percent Proposition L, Metro West Fire Protection District, absentee votes, unofficial results: YES, 270 votes, 65.06 percent NO, 145 votes, 34.94 percent Proposition R, Rockwood School District, absentee votes, unofficial results: YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 votes, 42.99 percent NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 votes, 57.01 percent…
Several issues are on the ballots for Wildwood, including a mayoral's race. Voting traffic has been steady at both Eureka and Wildwood.
Various county-wide bond measures didn't phase Wildwood resident Rosemary DeArmond, who voted this afternoon at Starbridge Christian Center. Poll managers indicated about 1,600 voters are assigned to that polling place, although only approximately 120 had been through by about 1:30 p.m. County-wide measures for today's voters include: "All three were offered as 'no tax increases,' so I didn't have a problem with them," DeArmond said. How do you feel about these three measures? Editor's Note: Here's one of your last chances to give a shout out to your favorite candidates in the comments section below.
Tuesday brings municipal elections for both Wildwood and Eureka. Polls are open between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Vote to ensure your voice is counted.
Be sure to take a valid form of identification along to the polling locations today. Any questions during polling hours may be directed to the St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners at 314-615-1800. Click here to verify where your personal polling place will be. IN EUREKA: Eureka alderman Robert "Bob" Berry is running unopposed for Ward 2. For Eureka's Ward 3, there are two candidates. Incumbent Don Beckerle has been alderman since 2008. He has been a citizen of Ward 3 since 1997. He served on the city's Planning and Zoning Board from 2006 to 2008. He is self-employed in the insurance and investment planning industry. Candidate for Ward 3 Margaret "Maggie" Kloeppel has been a Eureka resident for 23 years. She was appointed to …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Two Wildwood fire stations would be renovated, if the $19.4 million proposal passes. It's been a decade since the last bond. Many voters had not heard Proposition L would be on the ballot until recently.
Voters in the Metro West Fire Protection District, which includes Wildwood, Ballwin, Ellisville and parts of unincorporated west St. Louis County, go to the polls on April 3 to decide whether to approve the district’s first bond issue since 2003. The district calls Proposition L a “no tax increase” bond issue. About half the $19.4 million from Proposition L would be used to replace equipment, including ambulances and pumper trucks, near the end of their lifespans, according to district spokespeople. Also planned are renovations for four of the district’s five stations, including the two located in Wildwood. The four facilities were each built between 15 and 32 years ago. Metro West is headquartered in Wildwood at Fire Station Three, 17065 …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Several of the 13 Wildwood municipal candidates present at Thursday evening's forum spoke of the need for consensus building and fresh starts.
Thirteen of 16 possible candidates in Wildwood's April 3 municipal races attended a candidates' forum Thursday evening held at Wildwood City Hall. The forum, which was hosted by League of Women Voters' (LWV) volunteers, was witnessed by approximately 50 Wildwood residents. LWV representative Nancy Miller said the forum was "based on issues, not on personalities." Each candidate received 2 minutes for an introductory presentation, 1 minute to answer each question posed from attendees, and 1 minute for wrap-up comments. Both mayoral candidates fully participated: former Wildwood mayor Ed Marshall, and the current (incumbent) mayor Tim Woerther. One term for a Wildwood mayor is four years. Marshall lives in Ward 2, and was first appointed to…
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Don't forget that tonight is the candidates' forum being hosted by The League of Women Voters of St. Louis at 7 p.m. at Wildwood City Hall.
League of Women Voters of St. Louis representatives will moderate a public forum for candidates running for Wildwood mayor and city council seats at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Wildwood City Hall Council Chambers, 183 Plaza Dr. Candidates for the April 3 election are, as previously reported in Eureka-Wildwood Patch: Wildwood mayoral candidates are Ed Marshall and Tim Woerther. City council candidates follow. To verify in which Wildwood ward you live, click here for a map. Ward 1 (two candidates to be elected) Ward 2 (one candidate to be elected) Ward 3 (one candidate to be elected) Ward 4 Jack Clark Ward 5 (two candidates to be elected) Ward 6 Colleen Murphy (Important Note: Mark Wright had filed for Ward 6, but officially withdrew on Jan. 11…
Monday, March 19, 2012
All St. Louis County voters, including Wildwood and Eureka residents, will decide April 3 whether to adopt the $100 million bond issue. Judges say it's about structures, too.
Crumbling concrete, closets stuffed with files and electrical outages are among the problems at the St. Louis County Circuit Court building in Clayton, Judge Douglas Beach said. So is safety. That's because the lack of space there, and at the county's Family Court building, often puts suspected criminals and their victims in the same room together. Beach said that on one occasion, a burglar approached the older St. Louis County resident into whose home he had entered. I know who you are, he said. Such scenarios cause people to be re-victimized, Beach said, and it's one of the things he hopes can be prevented if voters approve Proposition S on April 3. "This place isn't going to sustain itself," Beach said. (See PHOTOS in a separate article…
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Here's an update regarding all candidates who have filed for April 3 elections. Also, Wildwood hosts a redistricting meeting this evening at 6:30 p.m.
As a service to Eureka-Wildwood Patch readers, Patch first offered a snapshot on Dec. 14 of the municipal races affecting Eureka and Wildwood residents: April Election Status for Districts. Then Patch provided a preholiday update on Dec. 23: Candidates File for April. Now here's a final look at candidates who filed by the 5 p.m. deadline on Jan. 17. ROCKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT (a total of two board of directors will be elected for three-year terms each): EUREKA BOARD OF ALDERMEN: Terms for three of Eureka's board of aldermen are up in April: All three incumbents filed for re-election. Margaret "Maggie" Kloeppel also filed for Ward 3. WILDWOOD CITY COUNCIL: Mayor: Ed Marshall Tim Woerther Ward 1 (two candidates to be elected): Ward 2 (one …
Julie Brown Patton
1:14 pm on Saturday, April 7, 2012
Solid, creative thoughts, @Michael Rhodes. Your common-sense approach and critical thinking on behalf of all of Rockwood School District is appreciated. more ›