The percentage of St. Louis County residents testing positive for the coronavirus and hospital admissions are decreasing, County Executive Sam Page said. That indicates that for now at least, a widespread public mandate is no longer needed, he said.
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Trash Traps to Be Installed in St. Louis Streams
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EPA Region 7’s Trash-Free Waters program, along with Wichita State University’s Environmental Finance Center and the Missouri Confluence Waterkeeper organization, are working with local community groups on a project to install and maintain three trash traps in St. Louis area streams. A stream trash trap is a mechanical system that includes a floating boom and net that funnel and gather floating debris near embankments, canals, or stormwater outfalls before it can reach primary waterways like streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Three different types of trash traps are being installed at the following locations: “Trash Trout” at Deer Creek in Maplewood, Missouri; “B2B Beaver” at Mackenzie Creek in St. Louis; and, “Litter Gitter” at River Des Peres in University City, Missouri.
St. Louis political, community leaders to hold rally for redistricting reform initiative
The proposal would create an independent redistricting commission and make changes to eliminate conflicts of interest among the St. Louis Board of Aldermen
Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Author: Sam Clancy Updated: 1:00 AM CST February 23, 2021
ST. LOUIS An organization that has the backing of some community and political leaders in St. Louis will unveil its redistricting and ethics reform plan it hopes to get on the ballot in St. Louis in November.
Show Me Integrity, which describes itself as a cross-partisan organization at the frontlines of reforming Missouri politics for a more ethical, effective government , will unveil its Reform St. Louis ballot initiative Tuesday. According to a press release from the organization, the plan will require financial disclosure statements for aldermen, create an independent commission to redistrict wards and take s