Former Creve Coeur Mayor Annette Mandel Named To MSD Board

The Metropolitan Sewer District announced Friday that former Mayor Annette Mandel has been appointed to the agency's board of trustees.

The appointment, made by St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, took place on April 13, according to MSD's website. A spokesman for MSD said Mandel would be sworn in next Thursday.

Mandel served two terms as Mayor of Creve Coeur, from 1997-2003, and was a controversial figure as a plaintiff in a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) lawsuit filed against a member of the city council and five other city residents, as reported by the Riverfront Times, among other local media outlets at the time. The suit was thrown out of court.

Mandel has not yet returned a message seeking comment on the appointment.

The news came as a surprise to current Creve Coeur Mayor Barry Glantz, who learned of it from Patch. "That's terrific," he said, adding "we could always use thougtful good people helping the community." Glantz served on City Council during Mandel's tenure as Mayor and Mandel apppointed him to the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.

Glantz said Friday he hadn't spoken recently with her, but said that it would be good to have someone on the board of trustees who he could talk to on a 1 to 1 basis. 

As for the controversial side to her time as Mayor, Glantz said he hoped "events of the past are rightfully left in the past."