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McClellan: Getting lost, and found, in Santa Fe

3 years ago
Columnist Bill McClellan writes: "I am often accused of liking the past too much, and yes, I’ll admit that I miss the days when a man could get lost and drive around aimlessly while his wife suggested he stop and…
By Bill McClellan St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Capital’s Terrorists

3 years ago
Historian Chad Pearson talks about the violent enforcers of business rule before World War I.
Prospect Staff

HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 2022

3 years ago
CLAY COMMUNITY CENTER Present:  Fatimah Muhammad, Donna Lindsay, Constance Siu, Brian Krueger, Charles Bryson, Bobby Bonner, Doug Eller, Dayna Kriz, Laura Ginn, Chad Warner, Eva Wilson, Deneen Jaighs, Lance Knuckles, Veronica Ross-Micken, Alderman James Page, Alderman Brandon Bosley, Cindy Mense, Regina Dennis, Katherine Mathaus, James Sykes, Brendan Fahey, Brittany Hubbard, S. Gail Guelker Fatimah Muhammad […]
Hyde Park St. Louis

HYDE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 2022

3 years ago
CLAY COMMUNITY CENTER Present:  Fatimah Muhammad, Donna Lindsay, Constance Siu, Brian Krueger, Charles Bryson, Bobby Bonner, Doug Eller, Dayna Kriz, Laura Ginn, Chad Warner, Eva Wilson, Deneen Jaighs, Lance Knuckles, Veronica Ross-Micken, Alderman James Page, Alderman Brandon Bosley, Cindy Mense, Regina Dennis, Katherine Mathaus, James Sykes, Brendan Fahey, Brittany Hubbard, S. Gail Guelker Fatimah Muhammad …

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Hyde Park St. Louis

Madison County Board Passes Budget and Property Tax Levy

3 years ago
EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County Board on Wednesday approved a $181.1 million fiscal year 2023 budget, along with a $30.75 million property tax levy. The board voted, 26-0, to approve the upcoming spending plan that starts on Dec. 1. The board also approved for the sixth year in a row, a zero-growth property tax levy. “The county board once again kept the property tax levy flat,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. Prenzler said the board worked to balance the budget and keep the levy request the same. The levy is the amount requested from property taxes used to help finance the county’s budget. He said taxes are the No. 1 concern of both the board and property owners. “For the past five years we’ve managed to hold the levy at $30.8 million,” he said. “During my first year as chairman the county board lowered the levy by $1.8 million and it’s stayed flat since then.” The budget includes 11 funds — the general fund, along

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