Public Hearing on Coal Ash – December 14th
Our friends at LEO have notified us that there will be a public hearing with the Franklin County Commission, December 14th at 6pm at East Central College: Collectively we own our national waterways and...
View ArticleProp A Fails; Trash Gets The Nod
When I attended the county commissioner’s meeting last Tuesday the three commissioners were asked if they supported Proposition A, a countywide ballot issue that would increase property taxes slightly...
View ArticleA Call To Action
Back in April 2009, just after the grassroots citizens group known as Citizens to Preserve Government Integrity (CPGI) effectively defeated charter government in Franklin County, news reports in the...
View ArticleA Fair Hearing?
To hear Presiding Commissioner John Griesheimer and County Council Mark Vincent tell it, plenty of time has been made available to the public for comment on the new land use regulations being drafted...
View ArticleOpposing The Landfill Is Not “Philosophical”
Second District Commissioner Ann Schroeder said in a recent working session on the new land use regulations that she does not like the idea of building a landfill of any kind in a floodplain, let alone...
View ArticleThe Land Use Amendment: An Unfortunate Coincidence
Had the most unbelievable conversation with 2nd District Commissioner Ann Schroeder at Robller Winery yesterday. She told me the commission’s decision to take up amending the county’s landfill use...
View ArticleLabadie Power Plant 2nd Worst Polluter In US
The Washington Missourian The Ameren Missouri coal-fired power plant in Labadie is the second worst mercury polluter in the nation, according to a recently study released by Environment Missouri, a...
View ArticleGreisheimer Hasn’t Got a Prayer
Let the cries of the persecuted Christians begin … Franklin County Presiding Commissioner John Griesheimer said he is putting a temporary pause on beginning the commission’s weekly meetings with a...
View ArticleThe Griesheimer Follies Continue
The editorial board at STLToday offers this cogent point of view on County Commissioner Griesheimer’s violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. The cartoon pretty much nails it … The...
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