County Executive Steve Ehlmann has asked the County Council to name a new 199-acre park near Wentzville after Benjamin Oglesby, a former slave who owned some of the old farm property for 30 years.
If signed into law, the bill would require health care facilities to allow patients to receive least one visitor, regardless of whether the governor has declared a public health-related disaster.
Solar farms require huge amounts of land, and thereβs a fast-growing movement, fueled by politicized social-media campaigns, to prevent solar developers from permitting new sites in rural America.
The measure, which passed with over 60% of the vote, says the county executive must forfeit his office if he holds other employment or works as a contractor.
Laura Costello has led the cityβs Land Reutilization Authority since 2006 and was terminated Tuesday as Mayor Tishaura O. Jones shakes up the city development offices.