ATTENTION RESIDENTS OF HIDDEN OAKS & SOUTHERN OAKS SUBDIVISIONS
At press time we were notified by City Councilman Mark Brown, Ward 3 that he had scheduled a meeting relatiing to the proposed development plan for the St. Charles Golf Course Property. The purpose of the meeting is to obtain input and comments from the residents of the area. The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 10, 2005, in the City Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall, 200 North Second Street at 7:00 PM.
The developers of the St. Charles Golf course Property will be in attendance at the meeting to present the proposed plan, and to address questions the residents have. Councilman Brown says, “I am offering this opportunity for you to view the proposal and voice any new concerns. You can Reach Councilman Mark Brown at his home 636-896-9977 or on his cell phone at 636-368-8359.
TRASH SAVINGS?
Councilman Bob Hoepfner of the 10th Ward has been trying to get free, or at least less inexpensive, trash service for the residents. The Council has discussed furnishing 90 gallon containers and offering once a week service. Those who want twice a week service would have to pay an additional amount. The trash service believes offering twice a week to just a few residents would cause a logistics nightmare. The savings for once a week pick up would be approximately $5 a month.
Councilman Riddler of Ward One believes he has a workable solution. “We would still furnish the 90 gallon trash cans to the residents. This would be a savings of about $60 and would be more safe and sanitary. One of the problems that the trash company faces is when someone does not pay their trash bill and they have to resort to collection, the resident usually places their trash with the neighbor or in a business trash container. The trash company has offered a discount of about 25 percent if the city would bill the residents on their water bills. Then when a resident did not pay the bill, their water would be shut off until they paid. Also, in exchange for the city doing the billing, the company would offer a senior discount. That discount would be in addition to the approximately 150 residents who receive free trash service because of their income.
WHAT IS NEWS?
We often give tours to groups wanting to see how a newspaper is put together. During a recent tour a group member asked us, “What Is News?” Before we could respond another member of the group spoke up, “In the First Capitol News, news isn’t something that everybody else is reporting. News in the First Capitol News is something that nobody else knows about.”
INCREASED COVERAGE
Due to many requests, with this edition we are expanding our coverage to include some areas of St. Peters and St. Charles County. More on this later. We continue to make a difference one week at a time.
