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If approved, a measure now working its way through the Missouri general assembly would modify last November's Amendment 1, also known as the Clean Missouri amendment.

In a unanimous voice vote, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen officially has adopted the recently completed master plan for its parks and recreation facilities.

Chris Conway, 36, is Ballwin’s new director of parks and recreation. He replaces Linda Bruer, the long-time head of the department who retired last year.

Aldermen reelected early this month, along with new Alderman Mike Utt [Ward 1], and Mayor Tim Pogue were sworn in on April 22.

James [Jimmy] Terbrock was honored by fellow members of the Ballwin Board of Aldermen for his 14 years of service.

The Monarch Fire Protection District will pay a large part of the purchase price for a new rescue pumper in order to save some $6,500 on the final cost.

Boosting those fund balances was one the district’s primary goals when it sought and received voter approval in 2015 for a tax levy increase of 30 cents per $100 of assessed value on real and personal property.

Residents of the Schoettler Road area in Chesterfield made a determined pitch for a park in that part of the community, saying it is badly needed in Ward 3 where there are no city parks.

Chesterfield City Council members Michelle Ohley, Dan Hurt, Ben Keathley and Barbara McGuinness began new two-year terms on April 17.

What usually is a routine matter resulted in a tie vote Chesterfield Mayor Bob Nation had to break, as well as a sharp exchange on who should receive campaign contributions from whom.