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CUP Now Approved for Mixed-Use Building in Streets of Caledonia

7 months 2 weeks ago
From Mid Rivers Newsmagazine:  In July 2024, the O’Fallon City Council voted down a bill that would have granted a conditional use permit (CUP) for a five-story, mixed-use building to be named Caledonia Flats at 711 Rush Way in the Streets of Caledonia development. The Caledonia Flats developer came back with a revised proposal to […]
Dede Hance

I-255 Will Be Closed for Six Months in St. Clair County, IL

7 months 2 weeks ago
From St. Louis Public Radio:  Interstate 255 will be shut down for six months beginning Feb. 1 so crews can repair 3.5 miles of the highway from Illinois 157 to Illinois 15 in St. Clair County, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Friday. The project, which was announced last year, is expected to be completed […]
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Mayors Chart an Agenda for Tackling the Housing Crisis Under Trump

7 months 2 weeks ago
From Bloomberg CityLab:  At a gathering ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, dozens of local leaders sent the message to federal officials that affordable housing is their top priority. “We’re calling on the new administration and Congress to support and quickly pass the largest and most comprehensive investment legislation in housing in our country’s history,” said […]
Dede Hance

Missouri Economic Development Bills to Watch in 2025

7 months 2 weeks ago
From The Beacon:  Missouri’s 2025 legislative session is kicking into gear, and lawmakers are weighing in with ideas on how to manage the state’s $455 billion economy. For the next five months, lawmakers will consider what kind of businesses to boost, how landlords will be allowed to manage their properties and whether to overhaul Missouri’s […]
Dede Hance

U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

7 months 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON — Barring a few exceptions, Senate Republicans on Tuesday largely deflected or altogether avoided questions about President Donald Trump’s broad clemency for over 1,500 defendants who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many who beat police officers, smashed windows and trashed offices as lawmakers hid in designated safe areas. Just […]
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New Firefighter Training Facility Planned for Shrewsbury

7 months 2 weeks ago
From Spectrum News:  A new training facility in Shrewsbury for St. Louis-area firefighters got the initial green light last week. The Shrewsbury Board of Aldermen voted to approve a special use permit for Central Core Fire Training Center Commission (CCFTC) to develop and operate a firefighting training facility at 4224 Carr Lane Court. Plans were […]
Dede Hance

Edwardsville High School Drama Club and Jewish Community Relations Council to Host Panel Discussion About Collaboration

7 months 2 weeks ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville High School Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council will co-host a panel discussion about the EHS fall play, “Letters to Sala.” At 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, community members are invited to the EHS auditorium for a conversation about the play and the collaboration between the Drama Club and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC). Last fall, EHS students met with their Jewish peers from the JCRC’s Student to Student program so EHS students could learn more about Judaism, the Holocaust and Jewish traditions. “ Ashley and her students took all that information and incorporated it into their production,” explained Rachel Bray with JCRC. “But really, these students took it a step further and really absorbed the life lessons about connecting with people who don’t look like you, pray like you, believe the same things necessarily that you do, and how in life, sometimes that can reall

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Residents Address Roundabout, Parking Concerns with Aldermen

7 months 2 weeks ago
From The Edwardsville Intelligencer:  Multiple members of the public addressed Edwardsville aldermen and city officials during the Jan. 14 Edwardsville Public Services Committee meeting. Pamela Moody and her spouse, Peter Cocuzza, both addressed how the proposed roundabout at the intersection of Governors’ Parkway and Esic Drive could cause issues. “I think it’s going to create more problems, […]
Dede Hance

NAHB Releases Framing Lumber Prices and Trends

7 months 2 weeks ago
From NAHB:  The week-to-week framing lumber composite price was unchanged on Jan. 10, after climbing 0.5% the week prior. Lumber prices are now 8.5% higher than they were one year ago. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) continually tracks the latest lumber prices and futures prices, and provides an overview of the behaviors within […]
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