County voters Tuesday invested in their countywide 911 dispatching service by approving a half-cent sales tax to fund the service and upgrades. A total of 55.9 percent voted in favor of the sales tax, and 44 percent voted no. Only ...

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Was the city of Arnold so anxious to be the first municipality in Missouri to install red-light traffic cameras that it circumvented the law? Under Missouri statute Section 302.225, every court regulating the operation of vehicles on highways must report ...

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Two longtime Arnold residents want to take the helm as mayor to implement positive improvements to the city’s operation and prosperity. Ron Counts and Phil Amato are running April 7 for the seat of current Mayor Mark Powell, who is ...

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Arnold officials are in hot water with the water district over a mailer suggesting that sewer bill increases might be due to water leaks. The new sewer rates are tied directly to water consumption. Residential sewer fees in Arnold increased ...

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In a broad-ranging order earlier this month, a federal judge has allowed for a lawsuit challenging the city of Arnold’s use of red-light ticket cameras to proceed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas C. Mummert III, of the Eastern District of Missouri, ...

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Now that a condemnation suit has been filed against the owner of the Ozark Hills Park Properties, the owner may be ready to negotiate with the city of Arnold. A condemnation petition was filed on Dec. 30 to condemn the property for a bridge that needs to be constructed over Pomme Creek on Ozark Drive. Certain parcels are necessary for construction and maintenance of a roadway bridge and for the proper operation of a storm water sewer system, stated city attorney Robert Sweeney in the petition.

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The start of the new year should bring a close to many of the condemnation cases in Arnold. Several properties were taken as part of the Arnold Commons and Arnold Crossroads redevelopment projects and the widening of Church Road.

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