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Webster Groves council hears reports from boards and commissions, reviews modest budget requests
Summary
City council heard one-line summaries and budget requests from nine advisory bodies on April 1. Major themes included pedestrian safety, native-plant education, EV/solar incentives and public art; two appointments were made.
The Webster Groves City Council on April 1 heard annual reports and next-year budget requests from the city’s boards and commissions, including the Traffic Advisory Commission, Sustainability Commission, Police Community Engagement Board, Parks and Recreation Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, Green Space Advisory Commission and Arts Commission. Council also confirmed two appointments to local boards.
The reports were presented in a single session intended to give council an overview of each body’s priorities ahead of the municipal budget discussions. Several commissions asked the council to carry forward modest program budgets or one-year grants and emphasized educational outreach as the primary use of funds.
Traffic Advisory Commission Chair Clark O’Tailing summarized the commission’s work on a universal parking proposal, a TrailNet educational program and crosswalk guidance, and asked the council to repeat a $2,500 allocation for TrailNet-led education. “We really wanna focus on crosswalks,” O’Tailing said, describing…
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