Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Ehlmann calls St. Charles a unique community within the County.
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann was featured on the May 29 edition of "St. Louis On the Air." Ehlmann wrote a follow up to his 2004 book about the history of St. Charles County, called Crossroads. Volume 2 looks 'more deeply into every era of the county's history' according to a description on the publisher's website. Host Don Marsh asked Ehlmann to speak about the various communities within in St. Charles County. Ehlmann said St. Charles is a special community, but mentioned the city has had a hard time making the transition to a college town. He reminded listeners of the attempt by some city council members to ban dancing on tables at bars in St. Charles in 2008. Although banning dancing on tables may sound fine, said …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed a $1.2 million voting machine purchase because there was just one bid. Elections Director Rich Chrismer said that interferes with his job as an elected official.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
St. Charles County Elections Director Rich Chrismer questioned why County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed a a $1.2 million voting machine purchase from Henry Adkins & Son. “Why would the county executive, a man who has been a state legislator and a judge, want to jeopardize the right of the people to vote?” said Chrismer, who leads the county's Elections Authority. Ehlmann announced Tuesday that he vetoed the purchase of 260 voting machines. He said he did not believe the county should spend that much money when there was just one bid. “I believe that the director of elections should be given deference in determining the need to replace equipment and which machines to purchase,” Ehlmann said. “However, under the Charter, they are subject …
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The county executive said the county should get more than one bid for such a large purchase.
County Executive Steve Ehlmann vetoed a bill Wednesday that would spend nearly $2 million for new election machines. Director of Elections Rich Chrismer requested the expenditure in late February. Councilman Joe Cronin, R-District 1, was the only council member to vote against the bid. One of his objections was the absence of competing bids. “I believe that the director of elections should be given deference in determining the need to replace equipment and which machines to purchase,” Ehlmann said. “However, under the Charter, they are subject to county government regulations when it comes to personnel and purchasing.” Ehlmann said the issue is not with voting machines or with Chrismer, but with getting one bid for such a large purchase. …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The St. Charles County Collector objected to dismissing the fees, saying it's unfair to the majority of residents who paid on time.
- GOVERNMENT
- Joe Scott
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The St. Charles County Council waived penalties for residents who pay their real estate taxes by Jan. 23, 2012. The council passed the bill 6-1 Wednesday in an emergency session. The waiver is meant to compensate for real estate tax bills being mailed out Dec. 19, 2011, almost three weeks late. The deadline for them to be mailed out was Dec. 1, 2011. St. Charles County Collector Michelle McBride said problems with new software caused the delay. McBride opposed waiving the penalties, saying it wasn’t fair to those who made the effort to pay their taxes on time. Councilman Jerry Daugherty, D-District 6, was the only councilman to vote against the bill. “I still don’t think this is fair to the people who waited in line and made a good faith …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Deputies testify about an uneven pay scale.
Law enforcement officials urged members of the St. Charles County Council to reconfigure the county sheriff department’s pay scale. The council on Monday held its public hearing for the 2012 budget. A good majority of the comments emanated from county law enforcement officials who argued that the uneven pay scale drove personnel to other departments. [Click here to read a St. Charles Patch article about that issue.] Bret Jansen, a detective with the St. Charles County Sheriff Department, told the council that he and another member of his agency make the same amount of money – roughly $44,088 – as somebody who has far less experience. “How could that possibly be that a guy with four years makes the same amount as a guy with 23 years on him…
Thursday, November 24, 2011
CNN special looks into the redrawing of congressional lines.
Every ten years, the truly dedicated political adherents become obsessed with maps. That fixation isn’t necessarily because they agree with this writer that cartography is awesome. Rather every ten years, states have to reconfigure their congressional maps to conform to population changes showcased in the U.S. Census. And often times, the process isn’t exactly neat and tidy. The redistricting process was the subject of a CNN special earlier this week entitled “Gerry-rigged: Ignoring the American Voter.” The report took a close look at “gerrymandering,” which involves drawing districts that can effectively protect a certain party or an incumbent lawmaker. CNN looked at a number of different states’ view to the redistricting process, …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Documentary written by St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann airs Sunday on Channel 9, KETC.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Kalen Ponche
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Like the rest of the country during the Civil War, St. Charles County was a diverse, uncertain hodgepodge of emotion, ambition, violence, and economic and political motivations. Channel 9 KETC will televise The Civil War in St. Charles County at 3 p.m. Sunday. After the broadcast, the program will be available online through the county's SCCMO-TV Cable 993 or online video on demand. Local politicians, educators, students and residents, including Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Judge Stephen Limbaugh, and Mark Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University narrated and provided voices for historical figures. The one-hour program was produced and edited by St. Charles County’s Video Production Department. St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
East-West Gateway approves $100-million plan to extend highway to Interstate 64/40 in western St. Charles County.
The East-West Gateway Board of Directors approved a $100-million plan Wednesday to complete the Highway 364 (Page Avenue) extension project. “If approved by the County Council and the Missouri Highway Commission, this agreement would provide funding for the final piece of this transportation puzzle,” said St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, according to a news release. The funding is for Phase 3 of the highway project, the final nine miles from Mid Rivers Mall Drive to Interstate 64/40 in west St. Charles County. Easing congestion When completed, the new highway would not only take traffic off Interstate 70, it would help ease the flow of traffic on all of the other roadways in St. Charles County. Missouri Department of …
NJP
7:17 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
These machines need to be replaced before the November elections and here is the reason why. At the primary in February the voting machine was broken. We were told to put our ballots on a clipboard a man was holding because the machine was broken. Even though the large tal black slotted box was in the room, we were told not to use it, that "they" would put the ballots into the voting machine when… more ›