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Construction of the buildings could start as early as Friday. Officers assigned to the Affton Southwest and North County precincts currently work out of retrofitted spaces rented by the county.
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Republican Dennis Hancock and Democrat Vicki Englund are running to replace Councilman Tim Fitch, who is not seeking reelection.
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Page will face Republican Katherine Pinner in November. Page had run on his record of leading the county through the coronavirus pandemic.
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St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says he has steered the county through difficult times. His challenger in the Democratic primary, Jane Dueker, says things are "going in the wrong direction."
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Other measures on the ballot would set up a commission to review pay for council members and block department directors from serving unless they have been confirmed by the council.
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While the Missouri Highway Patrol investigates a St. Louis County office sex tape, Councilman Tim Fitch is pushing to make sex on county property illegal.
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St. Louis County’s Department of Public Health director is stepping down from his post in early September. The county will search for a new leader before his departure.
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Jamestown Mall has sat vacant in unincorporated St. Louis County for about just over a decade. Now that the St. Louis County Council has approved a plan for its demolition, residents and consultants consider future uses of the site.
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The County Council on Tuesday also approved a ballot measure requiring confirmation of department heads. And it chose a new operator of the county’s animal shelter.
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Councilmembers are allocating federal American Rescue Plan funds to help beef up staff in St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell’s office and to tear down the abandoned north county shopping center.