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Public speakers urge county action on Robinwood West pool safety, raise ethics complaint and call for Gaza ceasefire
Summary
During the public forum, speakers urged the council to enforce safety and permitting at Robinwood West pool, a resident reported filing an ethics complaint naming County Executive Sam Page, and others urged the council to pass a ceasefire resolution over Gaza.
Seven members of the public addressed the St. Louis County Council during the non-agenda public forum on Sept. 30.
Stephanie Michael presented documentation and video alleging the Robinwood West Community Improvement District operates a pool above 2,000 square feet without lifeguards, hosts large events without permits and has parking and crowding that exceed posted capacities. Michael said state statute does not allow a special district to adopt safety standards that are lower than county code and urged the council to address inconsistent or inadequate county guidance.
Tom Sullivan said he filed a complaint with the Missouri Ethics Commission alleging County Executive Sam Page failed to file required reports about campaign-related spending used to oppose Proposition B and that county staff and communications staff acted in support of that effort; Sullivan said the commission will take up the matter within 90 days. Sullivan also criticized a pending $25.2 million request from Bi-State and said Bi-State receives substantial county funding.
Courtney Huddleston and Michael Dreyer urged the council to reconsider prior votes and to pass a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to end arms sales to Israel; Huddleston cited international media and casualty figures in calling on the council to change its prior position.
Other speakers raised traffic-safety concerns at Lucas and Hunt, personal legal grievances, and neighborhood-quality issues. The council did not take immediate formal action in response to the public commenters during the meeting; members heard the remarks and acknowledged receipt.
