tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39691758039243935102023-06-23T06:11:32.565-04:00I love Warson WoodsCelebration of my neighborhoodFrenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-2027970248861281792014-05-16T12:54:00.002-04:002014-05-16T12:54:39.503-04:00Agenda Board Meeting coming up next Tuesday at 7pm<div>
AGENDA </div>
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REGULAR BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETING </div>
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CITY OF WARSON WOODS BOARD ROOM </div>
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May 20, 2014 </div>
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Pledge of Allegiance </div>
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I. Roll Call </div>
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II. Minutes </div>
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Regular Board Meeting—April 15, 2014 </div>
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III. Treasurer’s Report for April 2014 </div>
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IV. Bills and Recurring Disbursements with Addendum to be Approved </div>
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V. Certification of April 8, 2014 General Election and Boards
Acceptance. </div>
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VI. Swearing of Mayor Howe </div>
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VII. Swearing in of Alderpersons Pentland, Thompson, Bruenning and
Dell’Orco </div>
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VIII. Appointment and Swearing in of City Clerk, Kathy Mahany </div>
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IX. Reports April 2014 </div>
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Glendale Fire Report </div>
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Warson Woods Police Report </div>
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X. Petitions, Requests and Complaints – Five-minute time limit per
speaker. </div>
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XI. Misc. Reports </div>
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A Collector </div>
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B. Building Commissioner </div>
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C. Park Commissioner </div>
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D. Tennis Commissioner </div>
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E. City Engineer </div>
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F. City Attorney </div>
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G. Treasurer </div>
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H. Mayor </div>
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XII. Old Business </div>
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A. Update on St. Matthews Property. </div>
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B. Discussion of Regulation of Parking of Commercial Vehicles. </div>
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C. Misc. Old Business. </div>
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-1- Posted at the Warson Woods City Hall on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at
11:30 a.m. </div>
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Delivered to the Board of Aldermen and faxed to the news the same
day. </div>
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XI. New Business </div>
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A. Mr. Al Heinermann of Progressive Waste Systems. </div>
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B. Resolution 05202014 for the Renewal of Delta Dental Insurance for
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Employee Benefits Plan. Introduced by Alderman Gosh. </div>
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C. Ordinance Revising Section 355.165 “Parking & Storage of Portable
Containers” </div>
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Bill No. 1589 Introduced by Alderman Gosh. </div>
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D. Resolution 05202014 Approving Codification Services. Introduced by
Alderman </div>
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Gosh. </div>
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E. Ordinance calling for an Election on the Question of Whether to Impose a
One </div>
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Half of One Percent on all Retail Sales made in the City (1/2 Cent) for
the </div>
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Purpose of Local Parks and Storm Water Control; Designating the Time
of </div>
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Holding said Election and Authorizing and Directing the City Clerk to
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Notice of Said Election and Matters Relating Thereto. Bill No. 1590
Introduced </div>
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by Alderman Newman. </div>
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F. Misc. New Business. </div>
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XII. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION – Notice is hereby given that, subject to
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motion duly made and adopted, the Board of Aldermen may also hold a
closed </div>
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meeting for the purpose of dealing with matters relating to one or more of
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following: Legal actions, causes of action, litigation or privileged
communications </div>
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between the City’s representatives and its attorney (610.021(1)); leasing,
purchasing, </div>
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or sale of real-estate (610.021(2)); hiring, firing, disciplining or
promoting employees </div>
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(610.021(3)). </div>
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XIII. Adjournment </div>
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"On Tuesday, July 22, the Ste Gen. Quartet of Floyd Gilliam, Steve Lohrer, Peg Lord and Peg Fonke along with back up singers from Ste Gen School will sing the National Anthem before the game between the Cardinals and the Rays. Seats will be located in the Left Field Loge sections and tickets are $20. $5 will go to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society.</div>
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Tickets are available in the parish office Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm. "Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-22896692787674458142014-04-19T15:40:00.001-04:002014-04-19T15:53:13.427-04:00Must read in you are a Warson Woods Resident<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #1f497d;">1 </span><span style="color: #1f497d;">Park – WW residents have to pay for it through a bond
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Warson Woods Board of Aldermen Meeting April 15, 2014 -- </div>
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A reporter from the Webster Kirkwood Times was in
attendance. You are encouraged to go to their website to read more about these
issues.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Mayor welcomed approximately 40 people to the meeting. He said that the entire Board was glad so
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1<u>. St. Matthew’s Update</u>: It was reported that the initial
“stakeholders” meetings had taken place with the Consultant to get an idea on
what citizens wanted to happen to the property.
Six such people were interviewed. A citizen said that at the last
meeting the Board had agreed to enlarge this number but the Mayor said that if
that had been agreed to it had not happened.
Two or three “living room” sessions have also taken place with residents
hosting meetings in their homes to get citizen feedback. People are invited by
the home owners to these meetings. There is no public notification. It was hoped that such a meeting could take
place in Ward 4 soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again the main concern among citizens was the
lack of information available to citizens, especially on the website. The
Aldermen stated that they would try to get more info out including minutes of
the living room sessions. A citizen
asked when the “oversight committee” called for in the Consultant’s contract
would be meeting and would the public be able to attend. The Mayor said that the Board was the
oversight committee and that it would meet in open session. The St. Matt’s development would also be discussed
at the planning and zoning committee meetings. It was noted that the time period for looking
into possible development options set out in the memo of understanding with
Grace Episcopal, the successor to the St. Matt’s property, is nearing an end. A
citizen asked if there had been a traffic
study and was told there was no need for one at this time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was also reported that someone
from Grace had come and removed shrubbery from the St. Matt’s property leaving
holes that could be a danger. The City
will look into this.<o:p></o:p></div>
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2<u>. Discussion of banning the parking of commercial vehicles on the streets</u>: The city attorney presented three options for
discussion on this topic. The Board was not ready to discuss this matter and
continued it to the next meeting. It was
hoped that the options would be put on the website so everyone could
familiarize themselves with them before the May meeting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u>Street Repair</u>: The City is
entering into a contract to repair damaged slabs soon.<o:p></o:p></div>
Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-63925184765466778092014-04-12T14:49:00.003-04:002014-04-12T14:53:01.190-04:00Fish Fry at the Warson Woods Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One email went out on Wednesday and BOOM! This is SO what we are about here in Warson Woods. 200+ people showed up. Tons of kids. Bountfire. 100 lbs of Catfish and 30 lbs of french fries later, the Party was a HUGE success.</div>
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Thanks to Mike Lewis, Brian Carr, Mike Andrews and the other volunteers for putting this Fish Fry together. You guys totally rock!</div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: #0084b4;">City of Warson Woods</span></u></strong><u><span style="color: #0084b4;"> </span><s><span style="color: #66b5d2;">@</span></s><b><span style="color: #0084b4;">WarsonWoodsCity</span></b><span style="color: #0084b4;"> </span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: #0084b4;"><a href="https://twitter.com/WarsonWoodsCity/status/449649556343365632" title="1:49 PM - 28 Mar 2014">Mar 28</a></span> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The next board meeting for the City of Warson Woods is April 15, 2014. We
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-- <o:p></o:p>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-63060760604898267552014-03-30T17:09:00.000-04:002014-03-30T17:10:46.873-04:00A Message from my good friend Michael Shipley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-59469272422404034872014-03-24T14:46:00.001-04:002014-03-24T14:46:47.271-04:00Must read! The fire of 1957<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 3.75pt 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%px;">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;">My family moved into 16 Ridgeline in December 1949. I was 8 years old my sister had not yet been born. Warson Woods at the time went from Manchester Road to North Drive and from Ridgeline to Andrew. Everything between Andrew and Woodlawn was woods, except for Bennett, which was a gravel road leading to some greenhouses and a stable. Everything between North Drive and Warson Road was also woods. I was in the third grade and Hudson was 4-6 that year, so I had to go to Schall in Rock Hill. The following year, I started Hudson. In 1960 my grandparents died and my great-grandmother came to live with us, so my dad built the house at 847 Rampart. They lived in that house until 1980. " Dick Lodge</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-60941634879262430382014-03-14T14:10:00.003-04:002014-03-14T14:10:48.432-04:00Board of Aldermen meeting minutes - Courtesy of Pat Flood<div class="MsoNormal">
Thanks again Pat for providing us with this detailed report:</div>
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Warson Woods Board of Aldermen met March 11, 2014. The
meeting was moved from March 18, 2014. Approximately
3<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>0 residents appeared.
The next scheduled Board meeting is April 15, 2014 but please check the
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<b><u>St. Matthews
Property Project</u></b>: The Board
reported on the Consultant’s progress and many citizens spoke regarding their
views on the project. All spoke against the condo idea. The mayor indicated that the idea still had
support in the community. A complete
report of this topic can be found on line and in the hard copy of this week’s
Webster Kirkwood Times. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Warson-Woods-i-2014-03-14-191807.114137-Neighbors-Oppose-Condos-On-Church-Site.html#axzz2vlIISGP3</div>
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Please note that the Mayor said that updates on meetings
with citizens regarding this matter would be posted on the new website.</div>
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<b><u>Snow removal</u></b>: A citizen spoke about her lack of
satisfaction with the snow removal this year. The mayor said he had received
many complaints about this and it would be considered when the contract comes
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<b><u>Maintenance of the
St. Matts property</u></b> A citizen
requested that either the City or the Church pick up the leaves and keep the
grass cut on the property so the green
space can be used.</div>
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<b><u>The new website:</u></b> The new Warson Woods website is going to go live March 17 and
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<b><u>Renewable Energy
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new ordinance regarding renewable energy technology on houses. A citizen spoke regarding this and voiced
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reported that he would hopefully have some report on a possible ordinance
regarding the parking of commercial vehicles on the streets for the next
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Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-80776606277611992182014-03-12T14:20:00.000-04:002014-03-12T14:20:03.814-04:00Update on the WW Board of Aldermen Meeting last night<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: #dbedfe; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.079999923706055px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Me:</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #dbedfe; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.079999923706055px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Could you give me a digest of the meeting last night I would like to post it on the Blog to reach out to more people. Tx Linda</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3e454c; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14.079999923706055px; white-space: pre-wrap;">About 20 people showed up. Probably 12 of those are my neighbors on Flanders. Biggest concern is traffic. I met with the planner on Friday. He thinks there will be entrances on both Bennett and Flanders. 2) Increased parking on the streets by guests of the Condos and Rohan Woods people. 3)What kind of materials will be used in constructing the Condos. Will they look good and fit into a single family neighborhood?4) Loss of the only green space left in WW. 5) The Board thinks there are WW older people will buy these Condos to stay in the neighborhood if they can no longer care for their larger home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;">Hello! I attended the meeting last night but had to leave early because I has my little one with me. I still have five questions.</span></div>
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1) what are the three phases of the gathering information plan with the consultant?</div>
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2) What is the timeline for the three phases?</div>
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3) Does the consultant warson woods hired have any financial gain to be made if the results come out one way or another?</div>
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4) Does the $8,000+ we paid to the consultant include a traffic survey?</div>
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5) We the residents be able to read the final report from the consultant? </div>
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I will call Judy today to ask her these questions. From what I could gather, we paid a lot of money for a consultant to hold 14 interviews and 2/3 in home meetings, and the write a report. I'm hoping the money includes more than that.</div>
</span></span>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-59219823219814759232014-02-23T21:00:00.002-05:002014-02-23T21:00:27.742-05:00Warson Woods Board of Aldermen Monthly Meeting <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Courtesy of Pat Flood.</div>
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Warson Woods Board of Aldermen had their monthly meeting
Feb. 18, 2014. Just a few notes:</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--> <b><u>The plans for the now vacant St.
Matthew’s Church property</u></b>. Warson Woods purchased the adjacent lot two
years ago. The mayor stated that the
purpose at the time was to retain the lot as green space as the Church had
intended to sell it to a developer. He
said that the green space idea was not meant to be permanent and the City and
the Church are now proceeding with plans to possibly develop the area. Residents spoke in opposition to the condo
development idea discussed at prior meetings and mentioned in a newspaper
article. The mayor said the condo idea had a lot of support. Residents stated their belief that Warson
Woods should remain a single family dwelling community; that property values
would be reduced if the condos were built; that traffic would increase
drastically and that children would be put in danger because of that. Speakers
also suggested that the City should consider developing single family houses;
retain the green space; or use the Church building for a City Hall or
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The Board was also asked if
citizens should get petitions signed. The Mayor said that the Consultant is now
speaking with six citizens to get their ideas and he, the Consultant, should be
allowed to do his job. The groups will
get larger as the project progresses.
When asked why larger meetings were not being held now the Mayor said
that it made no sense for a large number of people to be consulted at this
time.</div>
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Communication was the biggest
complaint with many residents near the Church property saying that they felt
they were not receiving the information they should. It was discussed that a meeting had been held
with the Consultant and when asked if there was any reason why the Aldermen
from the Ward where the property is located were not invited they were told
there was no reason.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--> <b><u>Lighting at Andrew and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Manchester</st1:place></st1:city></u></b>. The lights on the entrance
way should be on soon.</div>
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from its current location in Greentree to the Schnuck's parking lot. Concerns were raised with <st1:city w:st="on">Kirkwood</st1:city>
about increased traffic on Woodlawn due to one of the <st1:city w:st="on">Manchester</st1:city> entrances being closed off for the
store.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b><u> A new website</u></b> is being developed by
one of our police officers who has expertise in this area. A demonstration was given. This will aid the
communication issue including hopefully posting meeting agendas with hyperlinks
to proposed ordinances and other documents so they can be reviewed by Citizens
without having to attend the meetings or in preparation for comments at the
meetings.</div>
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City Attorney</u></b> reported that proposed ordinances regarding the parking
of commercial vehicles on the streets and the installation of solar energy
technology on homes are being prepared.</div>
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<b><u>Next
Board Meeting: Mach 18, 2014 7 p.m.</u></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a></div>
Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-3524823243885921292014-02-02T08:34:00.006-05:002014-02-02T08:34:54.834-05:00Rainscape Rebate Program Application Extended to March 21!The Deer Creek Watershed Alliance has a rainscaping rebate program available right now and Warson Woods homeowners are eligible.<br />
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If you've ever thought of making your home more sustainable in terms of water by adding a rain garden, landscaping, or through rainwater harvesting, check out some of the elements of the program and apply by March 21 to get a rebate of up to $2,000 (up to 75% of project costs). The deadline was Feb 12, but they extended it to this week.<br />
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<a href="http://deercreekalliance.org/rainscaperebates.aspx">Details here!</a><br />
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Here are some of the things that are included:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-40428857982810834452014-01-25T11:45:00.000-05:002014-01-25T11:45:00.116-05:00Adventure Walk in Warson WoodsThis past Sunday, the weather was relatively nice (compared to bone-chilling freezing cold), so the kids and I went on an Adventure Walk to see what we could find around the neighborhood.<br />
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Ever since I read <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/how_babies_work/2013/04/10/parental_ethnotheories_and_how_parents_in_america_differ_from_parents_everywhere.html">this Slate article</a> about how parenting looks different in a variety of cultures this past April, I've thought a lot about the positive impact that a daily walk has on kids. I loved this quote from the article in particular:<br />
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"Meanwhile in Spain, everyone—experts, doctors, mothers—stressed the importance of a stimulating<br />daily walk [for children's development]: You see the people in your neighborhood. Objects aren’t stimulating. People are stimulating."<br /><br />It rang true to me in April, especially in this neighborhood where everyone is out walking and you really will run into people you know as you stroll, and I've thought about that quote several times since then. We still aren't doing walks daily, but we do them as often as we can. And when it's been a really good day and we feel relaxed (you fellow parents know how good those days feel when they happen!), we call it an "Adventure Walk" and my five year old son gets to lead us.<br />
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In addition to seeing half of the neighborhood out on a walk during our Adventure Walk, we also experienced the following:<br />
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<li>The secret passage sidewalk behind Rohan Woods. This is probably one of the neatest things about the neighborhood. We need more of them! It is great for stimulating the kids' imaginations!</li>
<li>We heard the church bells nearby play the entire song "Let There Be Peace On Earth." I think the church must have been excited about the weather, too.</li>
<li>A woman doing hill workouts at the park by the pool while her kids played - what a smart use of time!</li>
<li>The sun peeking through the tree line that runs just north of Warson Woods Road. You can see it from intersection at Renderer and Warson Woods Road if you look Southeast.</li>
<li>Lots of happy smiles from all of the kids we saw. They love being outside and we can't wait for Spring weather (and the pool to open!)</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-46241684564851269652014-01-23T10:00:00.001-05:002014-01-23T10:00:39.290-05:00Favorite Nearby Spots: The Daily Bread<p dir="ltr">If you haven't ventured west on Manchester to <a href="http:// https://m.facebook.com/DailyBreadBakeryCafe">the Daily Bread</a> in Des Peres, add it to your must-see list for this month! This casual restaurant has out-of-this-world breakfast sandwiches, lots of comfy seating, and a cookie case that will make your kids' day!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Other favorite menu items are the Mountain Cookie, the Ginger-Peach Iced Tea and the perfectly-made lunch salads. The Daily Bread <u>takes</u> the casual breakfast/lunch cafe to the next level...</p>
<p dir="ltr">This is a wonderful spot...and I am so glad it is right down the street! I'll see you there soon!</p>
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Great job Mark Nigh and Dennis Heitert with the fire, the music and the Lanterns!</div>
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My family of four [My husband, John, and I and our kids:
Noah (5 years old) and Ella (2.5 years old)] moved to Warson Woods
approximately one year ago. We moved from the wonderful St. Louis community of
Maplewood and previously had lived in Lafayette, Indiana and Belleville,
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</span><!--[endif]--><a href="http://warsonwoodsswimclub.wildapricot.org/"><b>The Warson Woods Swim Club</b></a><b>:
</b>This is a pool that folks that live in the neighborhood can join each
summer. It’s a place where I know I’ll always see a neighbor and where our kids
can spend their events literally just hanging out. Many families order delivery
or bring dinner up to the pool and the Pool Board hosts events all summer long.
(By the way, we are also thankful for <a href="https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?_tabid_=0&team=recgtwwhst"><b>The Warson Woods Swim Team</b></a><b>:</b> My son did the pre-swim program which
is a three times per week swim lesson for the six weeks of swim team. The swim
team practices almost every weekday and I always see kids riding their bikes
down for swim team in the morning. I know Noah will do that in a few years once
I let him out of my house without me on his bike <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Cambria; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Cambria; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span>)</div>
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Warson Woods Running Club: </b>This group runs a few times a week after meeting
in the pool parking lot. Contact Mike Normile to join the e-mail list. This group also hosts the
<a href="http://www.trotthruthewoods.com/">Trot through the Woods 5K</a> the
Saturday after Thanksgiving every year.</div>
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Warson Woods Fall Festival</b>: My son has never been so happy as he was at
this event (held the first Friday in October at the tennis courts/park/pool
parking lot. We were surrounded by dancing music from the DJ, a bounce house
from the Glendale Fire Station, two great rides that were full all night, a
hayride, a bonfire, and lots of good friends. It was community living at its
finest. (Other annual events include the Ladies Ornament Exchange, Opening
Party at the Pool, and the nearby Rock Hill Fall Parade)</div>
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Nearby Restaurants</b>: We are within a few miles of several great restaurants:
<a href="http://www.haciendastl.com/">Hacienda</a>, <a href="http://nachomamas-stl.com/">Nacho Mamas</a>, one of the four <a href="http://amighettis.com/rock-hill-2/">Amighettis’</a> sandwich shops, <a href="http://www.jgreenespub.com/">JGreene’s Pub</a> (right in Warson Woods), <a href="http://www.breadsmith.com/locations/stlouis.html">Breadsmiths</a> for
coffee and breads, <a href="http://www.milinh.net/">Mi Linh</a>, <a href="http://www.robustwinebar.com/">Robust</a>, <a href="http://theblockrestaurant.com/">the Block</a>, <a href="http://milagromodernmexican.com/">Milagro</a>….and several others in
nearby downtown Kirkwood, Ladue, Frontenac, Brentwood, and Webster Groves.</div>
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Within Walking Distance of</b>….many things, including a Dierburgs, a pub, a
coffeeshop, several resale stores, a nail shop, a barber, a craft store, and a
dollar store (where they have Mylar balloons for $1! I can’t tell you how many
I’ve gotten on the way to birthday parties!)</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>Having
Spontaneous and Planned Events constantly with Neighbors all year</b>. My
neighbors are a real community for our family. We see them at the pool, grocery
store, school, and at church. We are constantly running into each other outside
of our houses and many an evening has been spent just hanging out in someone’s
driveway. We also host potlucks like it’s our middle name.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>The
Scenery</b>: They don’t call us “woods” for nothing. I can’t help but notice
nature every time I drive or walk up Warson Woods Drive. It is stunning and it
is even more wonderful to be in the middle of a large city with such beautiful
surroundings. We really have the best of both worlds.</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>Living
Near Great schools</b>: Public (Hudson/Webster schools)/Catholic (<a href="http://www.stegenschool.org/">St. Genevieve du Bois</a>)/Independent (<a href="http://www.rohanwoods.org/">Rohan Woods</a>)….we have three excellent
schools nestled into the neighborhood and within walking distance, plus a
couple of great preschools (<a href="http://www.carmelcdc.org/">Carmelite</a>
and <a href="http://www.nextdoordiscoveries.com/">Next Door Discoveries</a><a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>) What more could we ask for our kids’ childhood to be
filled with memories from an honest to goodness neighborhood school?</div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><b>Daily
Walks</b>: When I first moved in and didn’t see many sidewalks on my side of
the neighborhood, I wondered if no one took walks. Within 24 hours of being in
my house, however, I realized that literally a hundred people walk by my house
on any given day. It is honestly inspiring how many people take daily walks in
the neighborhood. There is a constant stream of adults and kids going up and
down the streets. It’s healthy living at its finest!</div>
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</span></b><!--[endif]--><b>Church
Bells: </b>The church bells from St. Gen (as St. Genevieve du Bois is commonly
called around the neighborhood) ring every day at 12noon. It always makes me
smile.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-54733800265138983482013-10-11T19:27:00.001-04:002013-10-11T19:27:25.856-04:00Warson Woods Police Report - Did someone say burglary???<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Officers responded to Miss Sheri's Cafeteria, 9900 Manchester Road, at 5:54 p.m. on Sept. 29 on a follow-up investigation. They arrested a 22-year-old man for suspected theft of an iPad and as a fugitive of St. Louis County.</li>
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<li>A resident in the 500 block of Gascony Way reported finding a wallet at 8:08 a.m. on Oct. 1 while walking in the area. Police were contacted and the wallet was returned to the owner.</li>
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<li>At 10:24 a.m. on Oct. 6, a resident in the 1400 block of Reauville Drive reported his iPhone and camera were taken from his unlocked vehicle. The suspects then burglarized the home by using the vehicle's garage door opener. Police are investigating.</li>
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<li>Change was reported stolen at 12:01 p.m. on Oct. 6 from an unlocked vehicle in the 500 block of Gascony Way.</li>
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Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-6236331697409875512013-07-09T15:13:00.001-04:002013-07-09T15:45:07.105-04:00Trot Thru the Woods 2013 - The Course Map<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-46786326200316791702013-07-09T10:31:00.001-04:002013-07-09T10:31:59.569-04:00Back Blogging.... Wild Life in WW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After spotting an Opossum wandering in my backyard at noon the other day, now that Hawk has been chilling back to back days on my property. Waiting for the Black Snake to show up and I can start a petting Zoo.</div>
Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969175803924393510.post-37936881964742534892012-12-22T17:32:00.001-05:002012-12-22T17:32:35.088-05:00Best Christmas Cheer Ever<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/AVShFOeizVk" width="480"></iframe>Frenchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05447670981867078579noreply@blogger.com0