Effective October 19th, residents who use roll-out carts may request a special leaf collection.  Our truck will collect bagged yard waste from residents who call the Citizen’s Service Bureau at 622-4800.  This is in addition to the Wednesday yard waste collection.

The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to advise residents that yard waste services for roll-out carts will be discontinued during the winter months.   Wednesday, December 14, 2011, will be the last pick-up date for yard waste placed in roll-out carts.  Weekly yard waste collection for roll-out carts will resume March 7, 2012.

Residents with alley containers will continue to receive yard waste pick-up. However, the schedule will change from a weekly pick-up to a monthly pick-up effective December 19, 2011.  The monthly pick-up will occur during the same week as the bulk collection for each neighborhood. 

A year ago this month, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced it would save $203 million over the next five years by cutting costs and eliminating 400 salaried positions by June 30, 2013.

Now a year into that plan, the department is on pace to meet those targets.  MoDOT has reduced the size of its workforce by more than 300 employees.  As a result of those staff reductions and other belt-tightening measures, the department has identified $70 million in cost savings to date.  

The St. Louis Public School District will host two public forums to gather feedback from the community regarding a series of academic initiatives proposed for the 2011/12 school year.  Superintendent Dr. Kelvin Adams will share the feedback with the Special Administrative Board prior to a vote on the initiatives scheduled for the March 10, 2011 SAB meeting.

The first public forum will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Roosevelt High School, 3230 Hartford.  The second public forum will be held at 9am on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at Vashon High School, 3035 Cass.  Both forums will include a presentation of the initiatives by Dr. Adams, along with a period for questions and comments from the community.

Dr. Adams’ presentation, “Creating Great Options,” outlines a series of academic initiatives and programs that will increase quality options for students in St. Louis City.  His presentation covers four main areas: