Jake Zimmerman

Pinnacle, St. Louis County Settle On Value Of River City Casino

Rachel Lippmann — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:08:02 +0000

St. Louis County and Pinnacle Entertainment have settled a dispute over how much the River City Casino in south St. Louis County has been worth for the past three years.

Local lawmakers push tax relief bills for struggling seniors

Joseph Leahy — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:13:31 +0000

Tax Day can be a tough time for anyone, but it’s especially hard for seniors facing rising personal property taxes on a fixed income. That’s according to some local lawmakers who are asking the state to give seniors a break.

State Representatives Jill Shupp and Scott Sifton are pushing two bills in Missouri’s legislature to help seniors:

Special elections occurring for 4 Mo. House seats in St. Louis, Kansas City areas

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:42:49 +0000

Voters in the St. Louis and Kansas City areas are choosing four new representatives to the Missouri House to take over for lawmakers who moved to different jobs.

The special elections are being held Tuesday.

Three people are vying to replace Republican Rep. Sally Faith, who resigned after being elected mayor of St. Charles in April.

Board reverses decision on assessed value of River City Casino

Rachel Lippmann and Kelsey Proud — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:17:04 +0000

Updated at 5:20pm with comments from hearing, more details.

The board that hears appeals from St. Louis County taxpayers on the value of their home or business has reversed its decision to reduce the value of River City Casino in Lemay.

Zimmerman sworn in as St. Louis County Assessor

Bill Raack — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:15:03 +0000

For the first time in more than 50 years, St. Louis County has an elected assessor - not one appointed by the county executive.

Jake Zimmerman was sworn into office today following his election on April 5. Zimmerman says his priority is to build an accountable office that listens to the county's taxpayers.