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The Borough Plan of 1962

2 years 7 months ago
In what is commonly called the Great Divorce, St. Louis City voted in 1876 to legally separate from St. Louis County. The move has officially estranged both municipalities until the present day while still allowing them joint custody of cultural institutions. Many lawmakers over the decades have proposed plans to reconcile Greater St. Louis, but …
Laura Shimel

Business Owner Proposing Solar Installations At Gordon Moore Park, Golf Course, More

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - A local business owner proposed several solar installations to power the businesses he owns and Gordon Moore Park to expand the “clean energy portfolio” of the Alton area at last night’s City Council meeting. But with the June 30 deadline for federal grant funding fast approaching, he asked the City of Alton to act quickly in approving these projects. Vern Van Hoy said he owns and manages the Rolling Hills Golf Course in Godfrey, Arlington Greens Golf course in Collinsville, Nautilus Fitness Center in Alton, and has leased and operated Spencer T. Olin Golf Course for the last nine years. Van Hoy said he’s willing to invest to bring solar to each of these properties - as well as Gordon Moore Park - and that he would finance, install, and operate each of the solar array projects. “I’m a lifetime resident and longtime business owner and operator in this area and community, and I believe in the community and its future,” Van Hoy

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