I’ve never been happier to see a year end, but 2020 certainly deserves a new edition of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” which was written by Clement Clarke Moore and originally titled “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Happy and safe holidays to you! ’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through South County, Those without.
CLAYTON â Despite a year in which the St. Louis County Council battled County Executive Sam Page over the response to the coronavirus, the two sides appear to agree on the yearâs most important legislation: an $848.5 million budget for 2021.
The council on Tuesday night approved most of the county spending bills exactly as proposed by the Page administration and also appeared to support the last, although biggest, piece of the budget puzzle. Thatâs the $331 million general fund that pays for most of the governmentâs core functions and includes the Proposition P public safety tax. It will be on the councilâs agenda for its final meeting of the year on Tuesday.
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St. Louis County Councilwoman-elect Shalonda Webb, D-St. Louis County
St. Louis County Councilwoman-elect Shalonda Webb is the latest guest on Politically Speaking, where she talked with St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum about her priorities for the north St. Louis County-based 4th District.
The Democrat won the race to represent the district in November. It includes municipalities like Florissant, Bellefontaine Neighbors and Black Jack, as well as unincorporated communities like Spanish Lake. She’ll take office in January.
Here’s what Webb discussed during the show:
Her Democratic primary win in August over incumbent Rochelle Walton Gray. That victory was tantamount to election, since the 4th District is overwhelmingly Democratic.