JULY - SEPTEMBER 2019
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Earlier this year, the State of Missouri accepted applications for potential medical marijuana businesses and stated that they will select up to 192 dispensary locations throughout Missouri. When the application period closed, over 2,100 applications were received. The state has until December 31, 2019 to announce their selections.
Four (4) applications were received for dispensaries in Crestwood (see list below). Should the state approve any site within Crestwood, additional approvals will be required from the City before they can set up business, including approval by the Board of Aldermen.
Crestwood administration was way ahead of the curve and proactively updated their municipal code back in March to add a new division relating to Medical Marijuana facilities.
The following Crestwood locations were included on the State’s list of applicants:
The entire list of applications (state-wide) can be found here.
(an excerpt from shipleyward3.org website)
The City recently posted a "Residential Street Tree Planting Program Application" to their website.
If you are interested in having the City plant a street tree on your property, check out the application form, or call Public Works for more information (314-729-4730).
Mayor Mabie stated at the September 10 Board of Aldermen meeting that only a few residents have submitted applications, so there's a good chance that your request could be fulfilled.
If you are interested in having the City plant a street tree on your property, check out the application form, or call Public Works for more information (314-729-4730).
Mayor Mabie stated at the September 10 Board of Aldermen meeting that only a few residents have submitted applications, so there's a good chance that your request could be fulfilled.
No person shall go upon land upon which is situated a private residence for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise or for the purpose of disposing of or peddling or hawking the same, not having been requested or invited to do so by the owner or occupant of such private residence.
It also states that charitable solicitation is
… soliciting property or financial assistance of any kind or to sell or offer to sell any article, tag, service, emblem, publication, ticket, subscription or anything of value on the representation that such sale or solicitation of the proceeds therefrom are for a charitable, educational, patriotic, religious or philanthropic purpose…
No charitable solicitation campaign shall be carried on without first having obtained a permit therefor.
So if someone comes to your door in order to sell you a product or service – you can tell them that solicitation is not allowed in Crestwood and that they should leave.
If someone is asking for a chartable contribution, they should show an identification card issued by the City. If they don’t have one, you can tell them that they need to obtain a permit from the City.
This does NOT restrict activities such as the sale of Girl Scout cookies, youth activity fundraisers, etc. It also does NOT apply to religious organizations wishing to talk or hand out religious literature.
Here is a recap of some of the more interesting items discussed this quarter, and some of the items coming soon.
- Budget Season – This is the time of year when the City works to prepare the budget for next year. The City fiscal year matches the calendar year (Jan-Dec). There will be many decisions to make on what projects will be funded, and which will have to wait. To help with this decision process, the City developed a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) where capital projects are ranked via a pre-defined metric that considers impact to the community, costs, grants, and recommendations from various boards. The board of Aldermen will have public Ways and Means meetings in late October to begin this process.
- City Code Revisions – The process of entirely reviewing and rewriting the City code continues. The Planning and Zoning Commission is staffed by very qualified volunteers and they have been putting in countless hours reading, debating, and updating the code. This is a process that will continue well into next year.
- Status of the Mall - As was reported in the previous quarterly report, we were anticipating an announcement from the developer (Walpert) over the summer. Well, fall is here with no announcements made. The Mayor and City Administrator continue to have positive conversations with Walpert and once again we seem to be on the cusp of an announcement.
The Mayor has stated that he anticipates plans to be presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission in November, and if that seems to be in jeopardy, then he will ask Walpert to appear before the Board of Alderman for a status update. This is at least the 3rd or 4th time that an announcement seems near, but those closer to the process seem to think this may be it. Fingers crossed
If you missed the 2019-Q2 Newsletter, here's a link.