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St. Louis County Councilman Tim Fitch is over halfway through his first four-year term representing the 3rd District, and is looking forward to getting the economy back on track after the pandemic while eyeing a second term. Fitch’s 3rd District includes Sunset Hills, Fenton, Kirkwood, Des Peres, Valley Park, Twin Oaks, Manchester, Huntleigh, Frontenac, as.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (left) and St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle.
In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “push back” regarding the appointment of a Black police chief, the lawsuit alleges.
In the fall of 2019, it looked like the fix was in for St. Louis County Lt. Col. Troy Doyle to become the department’s first Black police chief.
But it all came crashing to a halt when County Executive Sam Page started having campaign contribution problems, according to a discrimination lawsuit Doyle filed Tuesday.
In one conversation, Page told Doyle he was getting “push back” regarding the appointment of an African American chief of police, and that he was “having difficulty pushing this across the finish line,” a phrase he commonly used when referring to Doyle’s appointment to chief, according to the suit.
The county health department’s last vaccine shipment from the state was Jan. 19. The shortage doesn’t affect people waiting for their second doses, but it could stop the county from scheduling appointments for patients seeking the first shot.