Steve Wilson, local manager for Alliance Water Resources, and division manager Ron Smith last Thursday answered questions from the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen about proposed water and sewer rate increases. Their presentation took place during a work session prior to the regular meeting. Alliance, which has handled the city’s water system since 2009 and…
A Wisconsin man suffered minor injuries in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County on September 23, according to a report on the Missouri State Highway Patrol website. The accident took place around 7:25 p,m. near mile marker 158.6 in the northbound lanes. Ralph H. Britton, 68, of Frederic, Wisconsin, was driving…
A decision about signing up for a two-month program with Trip Advisor was tabled at the city of Ste. Genevieve Tourism Tax Commission meeting on September 25. The commission did approve spending $3,003 on print advertising. City tourism director Sandra Cabot reported on a two-month trial program the city had with Trip Advisor. She said…
New Bourbon Regional Port Authority chairman Ron Inman updated Matt Bain, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s district director, and Lesley Rone, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s Cape Girardeau field representative, on various frustrations the port authority and the Ste. Genevieve-Modoc Ferry deal with last week during the port authority’s board meeting. During his ferry report on September…
By a 4-3 vote, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen passed a Fiscal Year 2020 city budget at last Thursday’s board meeting. The passage ended months of discussion, debate and disagreement on the spending package. One of the four “yes” votes was Ward 4 Alderman Joe Prince, who stipulated that he was only voting “yes,…
The St. Mary Board of Aldermen last week during a work session directed city manager David Woods to amend the city’s 2020 budget and draft a related resolution disbanding the city’s one-man police department. The board is expected to vote on the budget at its next regular meeting on Thursday, October 10. A special meeting…
Sandra Cabot, the city of Ste. Genevieve’s tourism director, gave an update on the progress in establishing a national park here during a presentation Saturday at the annual Ste. Genevieve History Conference. The conference took place at the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center. Cabot also introduced Madison Baker, who manages U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s office…
Route N in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to a 10-foot width restriction, as contractor crews perform asphalt overlay for the next few weeks from New Bremen Road near Interstate 55 to Brushy Creek Road. Work is expected to take place from 5:30 a,m. to 7:30 p,m. daily from Monday, September 30, through Friday,…
A Farmington man suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 32 last week, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident took place around 11:30 p.m. on September 17 east of Friedman Road. Travis C. Davis, 35, was driving a 2005 Dodge Dakota westbound when he failed to negotiate…
Nancy Toombs, Ste. Genevieve R-II School District technology director, updated the board of education on the district’s technology during the September 17 board meeting. “Our mission is to provide an infrastructure of technology so our students can have a safe place to learn,” Toombs said, “provide tools so that a teacher can conduct their classes,…
With fiscal year 2019 ending on October 31, members of the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District board voted at last Thursday’s board meeting to order equipment for a new ambulance. The ambulance itself will be ordered later this fall and will be part of the 2020 budget. Meanwhile, executive director Kendall Shrum briefly discussed that…
Most Ste. Genevieve County residents will see an increase in their property tax bills for a second consecutive year as both the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District and the Ste. Genevieve R-II School District increased their rates during meetings this summer. In addition, city of Ste. Genevievve residents will see the additional tax for Proposition…
Dump trucks were a prime item of discussion during last Thursday’s Ste. Genevieve County Commission meeting. Road and bridge foreman Scott Schmieder reported that four of his seven trucks were out of service due to mechanical issues. A 2003 International, a 2011 Freightliner, a 2005 International and a 2012 International all were sidelined with various…
About $200,000 from the Ste. Genevieve County Community Center Foundation will help the county pay the final bill on the River Rapids Waterpark. The project itself came in under the $10 million budget. Some banking fees had not been figured in, however. That combined with tax money not being received as early as anticipated had…
After discussing the situation with County Collector Claudia Stuppy, the Ste. Genevieve County Commission voted to install a drop box onto the Third Street courthouse door for tax payments to be dropped off. The box will allow residents to drop tax payments after hours or to avoid going through the new courthouse security, including a…
Prior to passing the first reading of the fiscal year 2020 budget, the Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen heard from more tourism supporters during last Thursday’s meeting. During the public comment section of the meeting, Herb Fallert, a former deputy director of the Missouri Division of Tourism and a long-time state representative for this area,…
Two Ste. Genevieve County women were injured — one serious and one moderate — in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday, September 14, involving a utility side-by-side, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident took place around 9:25 p.m. in the 13700 block of New Offenburg Road. Paula R. Rose, 42,…
Bloomsdale Mayor Paul Monia addressed the eventual retirement of the city’s wastewater superintendent, Ron Berkbuegler, and a possible replacement during the Board of Aldermen meeting on September 10. “When my term is up, Ron Berkbuegler’s license is up; and he’s probably going into retirement,” Monia told the aldermen. “That will take us to April 2021.…
Highway 32 in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews remove and reconstruct the sidewalks in Ste. Genevieve. Work will take place from Linn Drive to Gerard Street. The construction was to begin Monday, September 16, and — weather permitting — continue through Sunday, December 15. Work is expected to…
How to address a need for pump repair and computer upgrades on Urban Design Levee pump house equipment were the main items for Levee District 3 board during its September 9 meeting. Pump station operator Norm Gallup reported that Joe Beffa of Vandevanter Engineering had sent a letter concerning one of the pump station’s Flygt…
The city of St. Mary does not yet have a budget for fiscal year 2020, but it does have a new city collector and an official new alderman. The board voted to table the bill to adopt the budget for the fiscal year that begins on October 1. The aldermen will meet again at 6…
Ste. Genevieve city administrator Martin Toma announced at last Thursday’s Board of Aldermen meeting that David Kertz’s request for a special use permit to operate a medical marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility at 1040 Rozier St. would not receive a public hearing on September 26 after all. Toma said Kertz had requested a postponement until…
The city of Ste. Genevieve is one step closer to having a budget for fiscal year 2020 after all. The Board of Aldermen approved the first reading of the proposed budget by a 5-3 vote during a two-hour, 10-minute meeting last Thursday. The budget will get its second reading and a final vote at the…
Jour de Fete may not be writing checks directly to the city of Ste. Genevieve anymore, but committee president Jami Inman believes the event makes an immeasurable contribution to the city. The financial impact of Jour de Fete — namely its contribution to the city and the expenses involved with law enforcement and street department…
Three teenagers from Farmington suffered minor injuries on September 2 in a one-vehicle accident on Coffman Road north of Avon, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident took place around 8:50 p.m. A 16-year-old Farmington girl was driving a 2006 Dodge Stratus southbound when she lost control of the vehicle.…
With the calendar having turned to September, the Ste. Genevieve County Commission and the county’s road and bridge department last week turned their attention to winter road upkeep. During last Thursday’s meeting, the commission accepted road and bridge foreman Scott Schmieder’s recommendation to order 75 tons of tan-colored Egyptian rock salt for $96.35 a ton…
Public assistance specialist James Clad of the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) stressed that paperwork needs to be even more precise to get funding for this spring’s second flood event. Clad on September 3 conducted an applicants’ briefing for representatives of various local entities that will be seeking reimbursement from the federal government for…