Lemay Housing Partnership, Inc. (LHP)
Lemay Housing Partnership, Inc. (LHP)
PO Box 16356
Lemay, MO 63125
ph: 314-631-9905
fax: 314-633-7052
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2010 News
LHP is all about the community we serve – Lemay. This is why we bring “Lemay in the news” as a service to Lemay’s residents and supporters. Enjoy these links to articles about Lemay from area new sources and return often for periodic updates. Not everything is always sunny news, but it is always about Lemay or issues that matter to people who support affordable housing like we do.
Overnight fire causes major damage to Lemay home
KMOV Dec 30, 2010
The fire chief says the flames were tough to fight because the home is an older one that had been remodeled over the years and there were layers of siding on the home.
South County takes Leadership roles
Oakville Call
Fall 2010 Raffle Winners
November 2010
Winners for our Fall Raffle: Nathan Barr, Cloria Brown, and Angela Wagner
Special thanks to Vesna Bozovich, Attorney at law at Bozovich Thurmer LLC, for the generous basket donations.
Special thanks to US Bank for the Fox tickets donation.
Heavy rain gets blame for water's odd taste in South County
Post-Dispatch
Water utility officials are blaming bad tasting water in south St. Louis County on last week's heavy rain. The downpours came on the heels of a long dry spell, causing high levels of runoff into the Meramec River, which supplies the area with drinking water.
Casino funds provide Lemay a winning hand
HUD to expend $ in support of Lemay Community Center
St. Louis County Port Authority received approval from HUD’s regional office to expend $475,000 in Neighborhood Initiatives Grant funds for Phase II of planning for the Lemay Community Center.
County Council approves transfer of trash-district contracts to Allied
Oakville Call
The St. Louis County Council last week granted a transfer of trash-district contracts between two waste haulers, avoiding what one county official said could have been a "public health emergency."Dog helps save owner in Lemay, firefighters say
Post-Dispatch
Firefighters say a dog helped its owner escape an early morning house fire in Lemay.
Former military post to become first Missouri Civil War Museum
Missourian
If you wanted to build a museum showcasing Missouri's Civil War heritage, you couldn't find a more appropriate spot than Jefferson Barracks in Lemay.
Saint Louis County expands park
Saint Louis Business Journal
The port authority bought a dilapidated, vacant two-story building at 152 Lemay Ferry Road at the entrance to Lemay. The building will be demolished, and in its place, St. Louis County will use the two-acre site to expand Lemay Park. The build-out will include athletic fields and green space.
St. Louis County could lose millions in trash ruling
Post-Dispatch
County Counselor Patricia Redington said the county will appeal the ruling, which the judge filed Thursday and lawyers in the case received by mail Friday.
Redington said the ruling does not jeopardize the program and that trash service in the unincorporated areas would continue without interruption.
Haberberger Inc. completes major project for MSD plan
Post-Dispatch
Haberberger Inc., a mechanical contracting company based in Affton, completed work on a wet-weather expansion project for the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District's Lemay Wastewater Treatment Plant.Trash contract transfer stirs debate in St. Louis County
Post-Dispatch
Garry Earls, the county's chief operating officer, said that the county requested the contract transfers out of necessity. He said Veolia had already sold its equipment to Allied and that, as of Oct. 1, Veolia would not have the means to collect trash in this area.
"If the council members reject this proposal, I'm presuming they're ready to go out and pick up the trash," Earls said.
He said that the county would seek bids when the current contract runs out next year. "We did it last time and intend to do it again. We just don't have time to do this before Oct. 1," he said.
Teen Club in Lemay?
Post-Dispatch
An entrepreneur's reputation is shaping up as the biggest obstacle in his effort to open a nightclub for teens in south St. Louis County.
St. Louis County sells rehabbed foreclosed houses
Post-Dispatch
The county is selling for $65,000 to $135,000 foreclosed two- or three-bedroom houses that it has renovated using federal and state grants. The units are completely refurbished with new flooring, paint, roofing, siding, windows, energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems and new kitchens and bathrooms.
"The buyer gets a sustainable house. The owner should not have any major maintenance problems for at least 15 years," said Jim Holtzman, the county's director of community development.
The houses are in north St. Louis County and in Lemay.
Court hears oral arguments in lawsuit challenging county's trash districts
August 25, 2010
Plaintiffs (Cathy Armbruster of Lemay, Paul Marquis of Fenton and Mike Weber of Oakville) in a class-action lawsuit against St. Louis County and the waste haulers that service its trash district program are waiting to see if the state appellate court will send their case to trial.St. Louis casino revenue inches up in August
Saint Louis Business Journal
The new River City Casino in Lemay once again saved total area gaming revenue from dropping in August compared with last year.
Lemay Housing Partnership Hires New Program Manager
Spring 2010 Raffle Winners
May 2010
winners fo our Spring Raffle: Elinora Mayor, Mrs. Pete Wallenberg, Dr. G'Sell
Special thanks to our quilters Rose Schumacher and Lemay resident Shirley Blankenship
Special thanks to Artist Sr. Joan Nemic, SSND for the frame and photographer Dan Gill for the art.
Lemay Housing Partnership, Inc. (LHP)
PO Box 16356
Lemay, MO 63125
ph: 314-631-9905
fax: 314-633-7052
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