The Webster Groves Residents Organization formed earlier this year in opposition to SG Collaborativeâs redevelopment proposal north of the Old Webster Business District. Since then, members successfully worked toward the defeat of an April ballot measure to create a use tax, and now hope to force a public vote to overturn hotly-contested zoning code modifications passed by the city council on May 4.
Led by Richard Mazzarella, the Webster Groves Residents Organization has until Wednesday, May 19, to file a petition containing 428 signatures from registered voters in Webster Groves. According to the cityâs charter, the city clerk has 15 days once the petition is filed to determine whether it is signed by a sufficient number of electors. Once certified, the council has 30 days to consider the ordinance. Should the council fail to act, the council must call for a special election.