Construction has stopped completely on the new 5-story Comfort Suites hotel in Sunset Hills after the Mehlville Fire Protection District issued a stop work order on the project that has been in effect for more than two months.
At press time the stop work order was still in effect at the fenced-in construction site, as confirmed by MFPD Fire Chief Ed Berkel. HR Sheevam, the owner of the Days Inn and the new Comfort Suites under construction at 3660 S. Lindbergh Blvd., submitted a new plan that appeared set in late March to win fire district approval, but had not been approved by press time. A new water pipe has to be finished before construction can resume.
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Candidate filing closed Tuesday for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6, setting up several competitive races across South County. One of the trends this year is that many incumbents did not file to run again, so there are a number of new faces across local city and school boards.
The Mehlville fire board and the Green Park mayoral seat will see competitive races this year. Incumbent fire board Treasurer Bonnie Stegman is being challenged by a former firefighter.
Aldermanic seats in Crestwood, Green Park and Sunset Hills are also up for election, along with three seats on the Grantwood Village Board of Trustees. Green Park and Crestwood will have a number of new faces on the Board of Aldermen, but no competitive races, while Sunset Hills will have competitive races in all four wards. And for the first time in recent memory, Grantwood Village will have competitive races.