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Maplewood's Food Truck Discussion Attracts Media Attention
Three Missouri news outlets weighed in on the council's discussion and the outcome.

I was editor of Maplewood-Brentwood Patch from March, 2012 to October, 2013, when I was laid off along with hundreds of other Patch editors nationwide. I now publish 40 South News, local news of Brentwood and Maplewood.
Three Missouri news outlets weighed in on the council's discussion and the outcome.

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The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on St. Louis area work zones for June 14-20.
The Brentwood Police Department frequently lists the calls for service it receives on its website. The following report is from June 8-12.
A piece of construction equipment near the Mini Cooper development broke the 12-inch gas main in two places.
A contractor at the Mini Cooper construction site broke the main with a back hoe.
A discussion of food trucks at Tuesday's Maplewood city council meeting showed two for and two against. Two others were against on a regular basis. One councilman wasn't there. No motion was made.
The focus will be on holistic wellness.
He said it had been part of the plan, but the economy has pushed his schedule up.
The library is asking for a 5 cent increase in August, which would equate to an additional $19 in taxes annually on a $200,000 home.
Brentwood residents came one after the other to express their dismay over the salaries and health benefits of their elected officials.
The first hour of Monday's board of aldermen meeting was devoted to the recreation complex. In the end they voted unanimously to let the Public Works Committee work on it one more time, before the full board takes it up again at the July meeting.
The Maplewood City Council will be inviting comments on food trucks at Tuesday's meeting. They asked for online comments in the weeks leading up to the meeting. Here are most of them.
An amendment to the city's code to include sexual orientation and gender identity regarding discrimination is to be tabled for the second meeting, despite the school board's position.
Marietta Avenue, along the Marietta Parking Lot, will get an 8-inch thick pavement.
A lawn mower was stolen from a garage in the 2500 block of Bellevue too.
Two hot-button topics will be discussed at the Brentwood Board of Aldermen meeting at the Recreation Complex at 6 p.m. June 11.
He said he knew it was a possibility, and took the opportunity when it came up.
The Missouri Department of Transportation reports on St. Louis area work zones for June 7-13.