Politics & Government

Builders Back County Library Ballot Tax Measure

If approved in November, the St. Louis County ballot item would fund upgrades at branch libraries and build a new main library.

A November tax levy that would fund numerous upgrades at St. Louis County Library branches is getting thousands of dollars in support from building companies.

The 6-cent tax measure would also be used to build a new main county library.

The committee Citizens for Our Library and Our Community supports the six-cent increase. In July, it reported receiving contributions totaling $50,100 from April 16 through June 30, a document filed with the Missouri Ethics Commission states.

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Contributors to the tax-levy committee included Chesterfield-based ($5,000), St. Louis-based Tesson Roofing & Exteriors ($5,000) and Rock Island, IL-based engineering consultants KJWW ($5,000).

Meanwhile, the committee spent more than $43,000, primarily on campaign and fundraising consultants. Clayton-based Sequel is the campaign consultant, while St. Louis-based Majority Strategies is the fundraising consultant.

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CONTRIBUTOR CITY AMOUNT Stifel Financial St. Louis $25,000 Centene Management Co. Clayton $7,500 Brinkmann Constructors Chesterfield $5,000 Tesson Roofing & Exteriors St. Louis $5,000 KJWW engineering consultants Rock Island, IL $5,000 Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local No. 1 Bridgeton $1,000 Hugh Scott III, retired Clayton $1,000 Harry Morley, retired Chesterfield $500 Sequel Clayton $100

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