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Newspaper
Saint Charles Journal
Location
Saint Charles, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
1
The St Peters Board of Aldermen approved six annexation wards and related ordinances. Voters backed the proposals on Thursday by a 282 million revenue bond for water treatment and sewer projects, with a 15 cent tax vote. City administrator A J Wiegand said the measures were expected and non controversial.
Wentzville school board reschedules a health and physical education curriculum report by Mrs. Lidy Semsen for January 7 in a special session. The board also discusses annexations adding several subdivisions and a court fight between St Peters, the Missouri Water Co, and St Charles over land and services.
Frances Hiswell reports changes in the Francis Howell School District calendar due to bad weather. Cycle A classes start Wednesday, Cycle B begins January 24 as planned, with makeup days February 15 and April 8–12. First makeup days are February 1, April 8, and April 9.
Missouri Department of Revenue begins mailing 1.87 million income tax booklets to Jefferson City addresses with refunds and filing by April 15. Director James Spradling notes new forms and a short form to speed processing and refunds, as postal costs exceed $90,000 this year.
The county contemplates a $46,391 series of studies funded partly by federal grants and local shares. Key items include a high grade specifications study and land use analysis. Officials expect a property assessment rise of 93.3 percent to reach first class status within six years.
The unreadable OCR fragment mentions meetings, polling, notices, and dates with references to civic events. It hints at elections and public announcements with scattered names and venues, but lacks coherent details or clear outcomes.
Newly appointed St Charles City Planner Mormand Skaggs assumes post January 16 succeeding Robert Schmidt who resigned last summer to become city administrator in Eureka. Skaggs brings long range planning experience from Dougherty County Georgia and directs zoning revisions and a 20 year growth study for the city. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Louisiana University and is pursuing a master's at SIU.
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