Revised Land Rules Favorable in St. Charles County
The St. Charles County Court adopted revised rules for land subdivision to take effect September 1. After a year of drafting and public hearings, critics cited costs, marginal land limits, and ambiguous terms, but Planning Director Jerry Bratz pushed to address major issues. The update broadens zoning scope to manage rapid growth and specify safe development on flood plains and slopes.
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St. Charles County
St. Charles
County Planning Department
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office For
Jerry Bratz
Bratz
Annexation Sore Subject in St Charles Hills
Trustees debate annexing St Charles Hills from county to city to obtain better maintenance funding for storm sewers and streets. Residents split over higher taxes and government cooperation with one trustee arguing annexation would bring adequate streets and speed laws.
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St. Charles Hills
Robert E. Martin
No-Brew Blues Archivist Ted Rauch Examines Prohibition Era
Archivist Ted Rauch reviews the prohibition era in a feature titled No-Brew Blues. The column appears in the Spirit of 76 section with references to the era’s social impact and cultural shifts.
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Ted Rauch
Teachers Consider New Fact Finder To Break St Charles Impasse
A mutual effort by negotiating teams of St Charles teachers and the Board of Education to select a new fact finder may occur Tuesday. They aim to settle a dispute before school starts August 27 after learning Anthony V. Sinicropi, chosen two weeks ago as arbitrator, will be unavailable until late August. The teacher-board contract talks had reached an impasse in June.
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St. Charles
Board of Education
Anthony V. Sinicropi
Neighbors Help Vietnamese Family Find Temporary Home
Five year old Danny Shipley and three year old Sarah joined parents Dan and Mrs. Shipley on a trip to Lambert Field to meet seven Vietnamese houseguests. The Shipleys plan to house Huyet Ho and family on their St Charles Warren County farm while they seek jobs and furnish a new home during their arrival. The family will need bedding furniture and other basics as donors assist with household fixtures.
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Danny Shipley
Sarah
St. Charles-Warren County
Dan Shipley
Lambert Field
Shipley Farm
Huyet Ho
Thi Luan Nguyen
Thi Quyen Ho
Thi van Ho
the Vu
Luan
Thi Dao Nguyen
Huyet
Phuoc Thai Tong
Vietnam
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