 A Publication of St. Charles County Government - April 2022
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1. Vote: General Municipal Election April 5Be sure to exercise your right to vote on Tuesday, April 5. If you don’t know the issues, or would like more information about them, visit the St. Charles County Election Authority webpage and click on “View sample ballot” under April 5, 2022 General Municipal Election. On the ballot is Proposition R, which asks voters if they want to extend the County’s ½-cent Transportation Sales Tax. The tax is used for traffic relief, roadway safety improvements, and to construct, reconstruct and repair roads and bridges, within St. Charles County. First enacted by voters in 1985, the sales tax has been reauthorized three times – in 1994, 2004 and 2012. This is a no tax increase proposal. Learn more by reading Councilman Joe Cronin’s blog in this issue of Connection!
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3. Recognizing Dispatchers for Public Safety Telecommunicators WeekDispatchers have the critical task of connecting individuals encountering an emergency with the help they need from first responders. St. Charles County Emergency Communications provides dispatching services for all fire and EMS agencies within St. Charles County, as well as the St. Charles County Police Department, Sheriff’s Department, and Department of Corrections. In 2021, dispatchers across St. Charles County answered a total of 138,807 911 calls, averaging 3.6 seconds to answer. More than half of all calls were answered by St. Charles County Department of Emergency Communications dispatchers. Follow St. Charles County Government on Facebook and check for posts during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week April 10-16 to learn more about the department and career opportunities as a dispatcher. - Congratulations to System Engineer Mike Fridley and Radio Systems and Technology Division Manager Dwayne Kinley on being recognized as Information Technologist of the Year and Radio Technologist of the Year, respectively, at the 2022 Missouri Public Safety Communications Conference in March. Learn more about these recognitions.
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5. Barn Cats Work to Help St. Charles CountyHundreds of feral cats can be found in colonies around St. Charles County. Because a female cat and her offspring can generate more than 400,000 kittens in just a few years, overpopulation quickly becomes a nuisance to the communities that surround these colonies. Instead of just removing the cats from the area and having more return to that location in the immediate future, controlling the population is the best long-term solution. Through St. Charles County’s Sterile Feral program, Division of Humane Services staff and dedicated volunteers work with residents to trap feral cats. Then, the animal can be spayed/neutered to stop the breeding cycle that causes overpopulation and treated to prevent the spread of illness. Following that, the cat is returned to the location where he/she was found... MORE
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- Property Fraud Alert
The Recorder of Deeds provides Property Fraud Alert as a free electronic notification service that alerts subscribers via email when a document matching their personal name or business name is recorded in St. Charles County. This service does not prevent fraud but provides an early warning system to allow subscribers to take appropriate action.
- Activities at St. Charles County Parks
Spring is here! Find a park to explore and register for upcoming events and programs with St. Charles County Parks.
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A Message From the County ExecutiveAs I do each year in March, I presented the County Council with my annual report for St. Charles County government at a recent meeting. For this 2021 report, I focused on recovery, safety, and growth. I’ll be presenting the report at meetings throughout the county in the coming months but want to take this opportunity to give readers an overview. If you want to know more, you can access my slide presentation or watch my presentation to the Council…MORE
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Joe Cronin, District 1County government recently sent two mailers to all households in St. Charles County with information about the history and plans for the County’s ½-cent Transportation Sales Tax; one in December 2021 and one in March 2022. I hope you have had an opportunity to read them. I did, and I can tell you, I am impressed with how well that money has been managed...MORE
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Calendar, Reminders and Directory
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Stay Up to Date on County News! View and subscribe to St. Charles County's e-newsletters—the Connection and Active by Nature—by visiting Notify Me at sccmo.org.
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