Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many incumbents did not file to run again, so there are a number of new faces across local city and school boards.
Filing began at 8 a.m. Dec. 15, and ran through 5 p.m. Jan. 19.
The Mehlville fire board and the Green Park mayoral seat will see competitive races this year. Incumbent fire board Treasurer Bonnie Stegman is being challenged by a former firefighter.
Aldermanic seats in Crestwood, Green Park and Sunset Hills are also up for election, along with three seats on the Grantwood Village Board of Trustees. Green Park and Crestwood will have a number of new faces on the Board of Aldermen, but no competitive races, while Sunset Hills will have competitive races in all four wards. And for the first time in recent memory, Grantwood Village will have competitive races.
Candidate filing closes Tuesday, Jan. 19 for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Dec. 15, and ends at 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Judging by candidates who have filed so far, the Mehlville fire board and the Green Park mayoral seat will have competitive races..
Some residents in Grantwood Village are asking the village to do more to address drivers they say are speeding on Zinzer Court and Vicksburg Circle.
During villagers’ comments at the Board of Trustees meeting last week, several residents who live off those streets told trustees that speeding continues to be an issue.
The citizens said they’ve been reporting speeders to Grantwood Village Officer Emir Hadzic of the St. Louis County Police Department, but they continue to see the problem even after Hadzic spends time clocking speeders.
“I know that Emir has done a lot of great work sitting there, spending a lot of time on it and trying his best and I know he’s had some success but we do continue to have an issue,” said Zinzer Court resident Kendra Larson. “We try to stop people on our own but we aren’t very successful, but it is a problem. We do have repeat offenders and we’ve been letting Emir know.”