🌱 New City Budget Passed + Trash Piles Up In St. Louis

Good morning, neighbors! It's me, Helen Eckhard, your host of the St. Louis Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening these days in town...

First, today's weather:

Hot with plenty of sunshine. High: 94 Low: 74.

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Here are the top three stories in St. Louis today:

1. Mayor Tishaura Jones has passed a new city budget. This budget is the first one that the city has enacted in two years and will go into effect on Friday. The most notable piece of the new budget is a 3 percent raise for city employees and a $2,000 retention bonus for COVID-19 pandemic work. (KMOV4)
2. The St. Louis Land Reutilization Authority will wait for new Aldermanic leadership before selling additional property. The decision is due to being burnt by former Alderman Jeffery Boyd and former Alderman Collins-Muhammad's alleged bribery scheme. The Authority controls thousands of properties, mainly focused in the north part of St. Louis, and processes dozens of requests each month. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
3. St. Louis residents are sharing frustrations on social media about trash piling up at city dumpsters. According to the posts, broken furniture, trash bags, and mattresses are piling up in city alleys. The city claims that trash issues are due to the trash service being understaffed and under-equipped. (Riverfront Times)

Today in St. Louis:

• Oasis Tutoring at the Library At The Weber Road Branch Library (9:30 AM)
• Musical Stories At The Mid-County Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Drawn In Literacy Power Hour At The Lewis and Clark Branch Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Did you know that 90 percent of California sea lions are born in June? The Saint Louis Zoo celebrates five of its sea lions' birthdays. (Saint Louis Zoo via Facebook)
• The St. Louis County Police Department reports that the 911 issue affecting Verizon customers should be resolved. If the issue persists, however, please dial 636-529-810. (St. Louis County Police Department via Facebook)
• The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is reminding the community to register for the Giraffes Can't Dance story. The free 30-minute story is perfect for the whole family! (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll see you around.

— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.