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ELECTION PREVIEW
I ELECTION PREVIEW I 21
ing closely with the police, code enforcement,
the maintenance department and the
Safety Committee to address any issues or
concerns.
2. My qualifications include serving
on the Winchester Park Board June
1999 through September 2008; elected as
Ward 1 alderman April 2012-April 2016;
served on the Planning and Zoning Board
from March 2017-April 2018, re-elected
as Ward 1 alderman April 2018-present.
Completed Emergency Management
Institute courses for National Incident
Management System and Incident Command
System April 2012.
for the purpose of purchasing property and
constructing, furnishing and equipping fire
stations thereon to save lives and property,
renovating, improving, furnishing and
equipping existing facilities, acquiring
and equipping new and replacement fire
fighting vehicles, life-saving ambulances,
apparatus and auxiliary equipment to meet
current safety standards, and refinancing
outstanding lease obligations?
YES or NO [A four-seventh majority is
required.]
METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT
PROPOSITION Y: To comply with
federal and state clean water requirements,
shall the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District
[MSD] issue its sewer revenue bonds
in the amount of Five Hundred Million
Dollars [$500,000,000] for the purpose of
designing, constructing, improving, renovating,
repairing, replacing and equipping
new and existing MSD sewer and drainage
facilities and systems, including sewage
treatment and disposal plants, sanitary
sewers, and acquisition of easements and
real property related thereto, the cost of
operation and maintenance of said facilities
and systems and the principal of and
interest on said revenue bonds to be payable
solely from the revenues derived by
MSD from the operation of its wastewater
sewer system, including all future extensions
and improvements thereto?
YES or NO [A simple majority is
required.]
Ward 1: Danielle Luebbert
Candidate did not respond by press time.
Ward 2: Michael Schmidt*
ST. LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Subdistrict 4: Mary E. Luebke
1. My top priorities are to put students
first; to be an active listener for students,
staff and the community; and to enhance
and improve students experiences at St.
Louis Community College through learning
and resources.
2. My qualifications for holding public
office include serving on the Missouri
Board of Commission for the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing for eight years, an
appointed position in which I was awarded
the Lifetime Achievement Award from the
governor of Missouri.
Subdistrict 4: Patrick J. McKelvey
My top three priorities for this position
are aimed at expanding opportunity and
affordability for St. Louis residents. I will
expand dual credit opportunities so high
school seniors can earn 30 transferable
credit hours for under $2,000 prior to graduating.
I will optimize STLCC’s career and
technical certificate and degree programs
so they can meet St. Louis’ nine local Fortune
500 companies and top ranked health
care facilities’ employment needs. I will
ensure fiscal responsibility.
2. I have spent my entire young career
in higher education. Every day, I work
diligently to ensure all students with
whom I interact are making the most
of their college experience. I look forward
to the opportunity to do the same
for every St. Louis Community College
student if I am elected to serve in this
position.
MONARCH FPD
PROPOSITION F: Shall the Monarch
Fire Protection District of St. Louis County,
Missouri issue its general obligation bonds
in the amount of Fourteen Million Nine
Hundred Thousand Dollars [$14.9 million]
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