Lake Saint Louis

Hardly a week goes by that a town hall, tea party, constitutional rally, conservative values forum, or political organizing training session isn't held somewhere in the St. Louis region.

Over two months after emergency personnel from Lake Saint Louis police and fire departments, Wentzville Fire Department and St.

At long last, the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen gave first-round approval of a bill that would prohibit undocumented workers on job sites. The bill, sponsored by Alderman Harry Slyman (Ward 1), was voted on during the Jan. 4 session.

For now, nothing but the weather stands in the way of Von Maur retail chain opening its first Missouri department store. After a six-week delay, construction work has been cleared to resume at the Von Maur construction site located at The Meadows in Lake Saint Louis.

The big retail anchor, Von Maur department store, set to open in September 2010 at The Meadows in Lake Saint Louis is on hold presently as a stop-work order has been issued.

During the Nov. 2 Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen work session an update from Alderman John Pellerito (Ward 3) indicated to his fellow board members that the year-old Green Environmental Advisory Committee deserves consideration to made into a permanent body.

After hearing from all sides as to the question of whether or not to extend the site plan for The Chateau at Lake Saint Louis senior housing facility, the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously voted against the request during its Nov. 16 regular session.

The Lake Saint Louis Public Works Department has released details for the 2009 asphalt overlay project.

A lawsuit heard in Lake Saint Louis Municipal court on Aug. 11 is now headed for St. Charles County Associate Circuit Court on an appeal.

The Lake Saint Louis Police Department has collected a number of bicycles reported as found property.

It was the best of times followed quickly on the heels by the worst of times for Lake Saint Louis’ City Hall.

By now, a St. Charles County city making Money magazine’s ‘Top 100 Best Places to Live’ is hardly news – three cities made the top 100 last year.

Thanks to the price for asphalt dropping, Lake Saint Louis may realize a savings of 10 percent on what it had originally budgeted for street overlay and repairs.

County Council Chairman Joe Brazil, who does double duty as the Dist. 2 representative of Lake Saint Louis on the County Council, returned to town on June 15 to try to re-sell his proposal that a water testing program be adopted and funded in a three-way split. And he got what he came for.

The Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen is considering an ordinance to keep down the number of short-term signs cluttering intersections.

The Lake Saint Louis Police Department is investigating eight reports of thefts from parked vehicles reported between May 27 and June 1.

After nearly two years in stark opposition to the development of the Edgewater Condominium project on Lake Saint Louis, area residents can now feel relieved.

The Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen has traditionally held a high bar on zoning ordinances and a hard line on code enforcement – which is a reason why property values have held as sturdy as they have even during a recession.

Residents along Lake Saint Louis’ Cognac Drive have been losing ground for years – literally.

Recently, storm water and erosion issues and mitigation options were discussed at length with property owners whose backyards and landscaping have been washing away with every major rain storm.

While not officially residents of Lake Saint Louis, the Blakemore family, Todd and Natalie and their three children, have become adoptive residents to the city.