Two members of the St. Louis County Council say John Temporiti, County Executive Charlie Dooley's campaign treasurer and former key staffer, asked them to reconsider their votes on legislation that would have benefited a company that employs his son.
Hughes was selected for the contract by the county health department, which asked for proposals for a program not to exceed $100,000. Craig LeFebvre, a spokesman for the health department, said he believed six or eight companies submitted proposals and he did not know why Hughes was selected.
Money for the contract would have come from the educational materials account in the Solid Waste Management Fund. That money is derived from the fee the county levies against waste haulers who dump their trash at the county landfill.
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Reading between the lines . . . does this mean more money being spent on the county’s trash program that already has three lawsuits pending in the courts to determine if the program is legal?
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Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, October 18, 2008
County Council Continues Trash Talk; No Action On Important Issue
Trash talk replaced formal action on a controversial trash bill Tuesday night at the St. Louis County Council meeting.
Midway through, Council President Kathleen Burkett, D-Overland, called for delaying a vote on a bill to amend the county's waste code to penalize unauthorized waste haulers in the new trash districts. Such "hold" requests are usually granted without discussion.
Councilman John Campisi, R-south St. Louis County, objected to Burkett's motion. "I'd like to bring that bill up now," Campisi said. "There has got to be some closure on this." County Counselor Pat Redington interjected, "We're moving on." "There is no moving on!" replied Campisi. "I can bring up a bill if I want." Council member Barbara Fraser, D-University City, then weighed in, accusing Campisi of using the issue to gain political support.
Eventually a vote was called and Burkett's motion to hold the bill was upheld. The trash issue has generated heated debate since it was proposed two years ago. Trash districts went into full effect Oct. 1, with low-bidding haulers selected to serve them. That left haulers who were outbid angry and vowing to cross district lines to win back customers. The bill in question would fine or jail unauthorized haulers.
Later in the meeting, Fraser asked for a delay on a routine bill, this one dealing with storm sewers in Tilles Park. "I'd like to hold on the bill - as long as no one's going to challenge me on that," she said.
Campisi shot back: "As long as you don't politicize it!" The pair sparred again when Campisi introduced a resolution calling for the council to support a 6.5 percent pay raise for police officers and 14 percent for dispatchers. A crowd of 90 officers, dispatchers and supporterswere on hand.
Fraser objected, saying such a resolution was not appropriate. "It's not legal, and the illegality of it will only get us into trouble," she said.
She said the issue needed to be studied in light of the county's budget crisis. She then suggested that Campisi should have studied the trash bill before he voted in favor of an early incarnation of it in 2006.
"I am against the trash bill!" Campisi said, his voice rising." Well, you voted in favor of it," Fraser said. Campisi pointed his finger at Fraser, saying, "And you promised that you were going to vote against it and then you changed your vote!"
Councilman Mike O'Mara, D-Florissant, weighed in against Campisi. "I don't appreciate you making a political tool out of this issue to force a wedge between us and the police," he said.
Midway through, Council President Kathleen Burkett, D-Overland, called for delaying a vote on a bill to amend the county's waste code to penalize unauthorized waste haulers in the new trash districts. Such "hold" requests are usually granted without discussion.
Councilman John Campisi, R-south St. Louis County, objected to Burkett's motion. "I'd like to bring that bill up now," Campisi said. "There has got to be some closure on this." County Counselor Pat Redington interjected, "We're moving on." "There is no moving on!" replied Campisi. "I can bring up a bill if I want." Council member Barbara Fraser, D-University City, then weighed in, accusing Campisi of using the issue to gain political support.
Eventually a vote was called and Burkett's motion to hold the bill was upheld. The trash issue has generated heated debate since it was proposed two years ago. Trash districts went into full effect Oct. 1, with low-bidding haulers selected to serve them. That left haulers who were outbid angry and vowing to cross district lines to win back customers. The bill in question would fine or jail unauthorized haulers.
Later in the meeting, Fraser asked for a delay on a routine bill, this one dealing with storm sewers in Tilles Park. "I'd like to hold on the bill - as long as no one's going to challenge me on that," she said.
Campisi shot back: "As long as you don't politicize it!" The pair sparred again when Campisi introduced a resolution calling for the council to support a 6.5 percent pay raise for police officers and 14 percent for dispatchers. A crowd of 90 officers, dispatchers and supporterswere on hand.
Fraser objected, saying such a resolution was not appropriate. "It's not legal, and the illegality of it will only get us into trouble," she said.
She said the issue needed to be studied in light of the county's budget crisis. She then suggested that Campisi should have studied the trash bill before he voted in favor of an early incarnation of it in 2006.
"I am against the trash bill!" Campisi said, his voice rising." Well, you voted in favor of it," Fraser said. Campisi pointed his finger at Fraser, saying, "And you promised that you were going to vote against it and then you changed your vote!"
Councilman Mike O'Mara, D-Florissant, weighed in against Campisi. "I don't appreciate you making a political tool out of this issue to force a wedge between us and the police," he said.
Friday, May 02, 2008
They Said That?
"I think it's worthy of note that there will be people who certainly will not get contracts who will lose business in this county. I think that's significant. I think it's very important that we take these people into consideration."
. . . . Councilwoman Barbara Fraser
"It makes sense from a lot of perspectives. If it works, it works, If it doesn't work, we won't do it."
"And oh, by the way, in this county right now we do all our business by bid process. It's the lowest, most valued bid. That's how we do business."
. . . . County Executive Charlie Dooley
"I requested that we delay implementation of the districting plan and allow our community to measure our results on our own accord."
. . . . Councilwoman Coleen Wasinger
"It's not about recycling. This outcry in my district has been to the effect of they are not in favor of this trash program."
. . . . John Campisi
"I'm not against recycling but there are other ways to go about recycling that are free. There are drop-off points at schools and churches. I'll probably use my cart for mulch or landscaping or something."
. . . . Matt Jerden of Affton
"Whether we take these carts or not we're going to be billed for a monthly pickup of recyclables. A family of six will have the cans full, but a person living alone, a senior citizen especially, will have nothing. What kind of justice is there to this?"
. . . . Virginia Kozel, of Oakville
"This is typical goverment garbgage. I send my recycleable paper and aluminum cans to churches and organizations who use them to make money. Now the county forces me to pay to have them picked up so that they can make the money that would normally go to these charitable organizations. This is a crock."
. . . . Jeff, South County Journal, Letter to Editor
"I WAS JUST commenting on our free trash containers that we received on Saturday. I live in Affton and I'm for recycling. I just want to let everyone know they're really not free. I called my trash place and they said that everybody is going to be charged $7 a month whether they take them or they turn them back in. So, really, they're not free, plus they had them distributed on a Saturday which is time and a half. And then if the people don't want them, they have to be picked back up, which is a waste of our taxpayers money."
. . . . Anonymous, Letter to the Editor, South County Journal
"Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin."
. . . . Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
"Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
. . . . Mark Twain
"I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."
. . . . Groucho Marx
. . . . Councilwoman Barbara Fraser
"It makes sense from a lot of perspectives. If it works, it works, If it doesn't work, we won't do it."
"And oh, by the way, in this county right now we do all our business by bid process. It's the lowest, most valued bid. That's how we do business."
. . . . County Executive Charlie Dooley
"I requested that we delay implementation of the districting plan and allow our community to measure our results on our own accord."
. . . . Councilwoman Coleen Wasinger
"It's not about recycling. This outcry in my district has been to the effect of they are not in favor of this trash program."
. . . . John Campisi
"I'm not against recycling but there are other ways to go about recycling that are free. There are drop-off points at schools and churches. I'll probably use my cart for mulch or landscaping or something."
. . . . Matt Jerden of Affton
"Whether we take these carts or not we're going to be billed for a monthly pickup of recyclables. A family of six will have the cans full, but a person living alone, a senior citizen especially, will have nothing. What kind of justice is there to this?"
. . . . Virginia Kozel, of Oakville
"This is typical goverment garbgage. I send my recycleable paper and aluminum cans to churches and organizations who use them to make money. Now the county forces me to pay to have them picked up so that they can make the money that would normally go to these charitable organizations. This is a crock."
. . . . Jeff, South County Journal, Letter to Editor
"I WAS JUST commenting on our free trash containers that we received on Saturday. I live in Affton and I'm for recycling. I just want to let everyone know they're really not free. I called my trash place and they said that everybody is going to be charged $7 a month whether they take them or they turn them back in. So, really, they're not free, plus they had them distributed on a Saturday which is time and a half. And then if the people don't want them, they have to be picked back up, which is a waste of our taxpayers money."
. . . . Anonymous, Letter to the Editor, South County Journal
"Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin."
. . . . Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)
"Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
. . . . Mark Twain
"I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury."
. . . . Groucho Marx
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