“The Affton School Board voted to increase the amount the district levies in property tax this year at a meeting Tuesday night, but the move may not result in higher tax bills for district residents. The board set the tax rate at $5.2974 per $100 of assessed valuation for residential real estate, $5.6189 percent for commercial real […]
“Tuesday’s Affton School District Board Meeting turned into a showdown between construction contractors, trade associations and union groups during a public hearing on the district’s proposed use of a union-only project labor agreement. More than 50 people packed into the board’s Tuesday night meeting at Rogers Middle Schoolto voice support and opposition to the project labor agreement (PLA). Such contracts […]
“Members of the Shrewsbury TIF Commissionclashed over scheduling issues at their second meeting Wednesday, which caused the meeting to be adjourned and delayed until a later date. The 12-member commission is composed of representatives from Shrewsbury, St. Louis County government and the Affton School District. Its task is to issue a recommendation on developer G.J. Grewe’s […]
“Talk about before and after. By this time next year, the Affton School District plans to turn the hard-edged industrial building at 9832 Reavis Rd. into a place of growth and learning area for 3 and 4-year-olds. The details of this planned transformation were revealed Wednesday at Rogers Middle School as Kroom, Rikimaru and Johansen Architects (KRJ) revealed their […]
“Kromm, Rikimaru & Johansen Architects presented their design for the planned Affton Early Childhood Education Center to the ECE committee and school board on Wednesday. Flip through to see some key points in the design, especially the corridoors and reception area.” Click through the link below to see the presentation. Printed in the Affton-Shrewsbury Patch […]
“Classes began Wednesday for the Affton School District. At the Affton Board of Education meeting Tuesday evening, Patch caught a moment with the four Affton principals to ask what their hopes were for new school year. Here’s what they had to say: “My hope is very high student achievement, that each child maximizes his or her potential.” —Susan […]