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The proposed Sunset Hills 2022 budget projects a $1.5 million deficit. The board will give final approval to the budget Dec. 14. The proposed general fund budget projects total revenues of $7.94 million, with anticipated expenditures of $9.45 million — a deficit of $1.5 million.  Final approval of the city’s 2022 budget will be considered...

A first reading of Sunset Hills’ proposed 2022 proposed projects a surplus of more than  The proposed general fund budget projects total revenues of $7.94 million, with anticipated expenditures of $9.45 million — a deficit of $1.5 million.  Final approval of the city’s 2022 budget will be considered when the Board of Aldermen meets Dec....

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen amended the city’s deer control policy to allow crossbows to be used within city limits Aug. 24. Ward 3 Alderman Randy Epperson said the original bill was passed eight years ago with the intention it would follow Missouri hunting guidelines. The state legalized crossbow hunting in 2016 and Epperson...

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously denied a permit last month that would have allowed a fresh produce stand to operate on Lindbergh Boulevard from May through August. Figge’s Produce wanted to hold a small farmers market with pop-up tents at 3825 S. Lindbergh Blvd. The market would have been open weekends from May...

Sunset Hills is considering increasing salaries for the city’s Police Department and guaranteeing raises over time with a new pay matrix. Under the proposal, police pay would increase with a new pay matrix for both police officers and sergeants starting July 1. The raises would be funded by a roughly $150,000 annual agreement between Sunset...

Sunset Hills will start providing police dispatching services for neighboring Crestwood this July, after aldermen in both sister cities approved a contract this month that holds neither liable if things go wrong. The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously approved a $135,000 annual contract May 11 to provide police and 911 dispatching services for the Crestwood Police Department starting in July, while the Crestwood Board of Aldermen also unanimously approved the contract in a special meet...

Crestwood and Sunset Hills may be sister cities, but the cities’ aldermen had opposite reactions to a proposal for Sunset Hills to provide 911 dispatching for Crestwood. The Crestwood Board of Aldermen gave the police dispatching agreement unanimous preliminary approval with no comment in the consent agenda April 27, while the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen had concerns with the proposal that stopped it on final passage. Under the plan developed by Crestwood Police Chief Jonathan Williams and...

Sunset Hills welcomes three new aldermen to the eight-member board this week following April elections. The incoming aldermen are new to public service, but they are all longtime residents of Sunset Hills. Christine Lieber of Ward 2, Randy Epperson of Ward 3 and Fred Daues of Ward 4 were sworn in during a virtual Board of Aldermen meeting Tuesday, April 27. The trio took over the positions of, respectively, former Aldermen Steve Bersche, Nathan Lipe and Mark Colombo. Voters had competitive race...

These are final unofficial election results for South County, with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Look for continuing coverage this week online and in print. ‘The Mehlville School District’s Proposition S bond issue passed with 80 percent of the vote, as did Hancock Place School District’s Proposition R bond issue. For Mehlville, this marked the first time voters passed a bond issue since 1992. The district had been the only one in St. Louis County without a bond issue to fund facili...

Randy Epperson There are any number of reasons why two competitors opt out of playing a final match in a pool tournament; it’s late, one of the players has to get to work, another has a long drive, this one just doesn’t want to be bothered, etc., etc., etc. As a rule, we don’t often write about the reasons, because in a lot of cases, we don’t know. The negotiations are initiated by the players themselves and their reasons are often unknown to even the tour director who dispenses the cas...