Politics & Government

Participate 2012: Creve Coeur Mayor's Race Officially Takes Shape

Former City Council members filed Tuesday morning in long-anticipated bids for Mayor.

Candidates wasted little time making official their intention to run in April's municipal elections Tuesday morning, the first day they could submit petitions to get on the ballot.

In Creve Coeur, the first hour of filing saw Barry Glantz and Laura Bryant, arrive at the to make official what each , who is term limited and cannot run for re-election.

Glantz, a former Creve Coeur City Councilman and most recently a member of the City's Planning and Zoning Commission, was first to file for Mayor. He said he's spent the last several months walking the city to talk to voters, and that while the public may feel like April is a long way away, for him it seems like tomorrow.

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Glantz said the time spent walking has given him new perspective. "Living on the eastern side of the city, I wasn’t aware of the depth of the that the city council has addressed, but by walking west of (Interstate) 270 it was a real concern to people," Glantz said. Glantz also said he has heard the passion residents have about zoning in the city, particularly about concerns with commercial development encroaching on resdiential areas.

An architect by day, Glantz again pledged to run a positive campaign and promised to be a positive, accessible ambassador for the city if elected. The Glantz household figures to be a busy one this election season, as his wife Sheri was expected to file for re-election to the Ladue School Board Tuesday.

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Laura Bryant, who was on Creve Coeur City Council until her final term expired in April, has also made no secret of her interest in running for Mayor. Tuesday she committed to running "a substantial and positive campaign," where she would have areas of agreement with her opponent, but with a different approach.

Bryant said she believes that many of the issues which have been in the spotlight in recent years continue to be now. "Everything from eminent domain and property rights to the financial transparency concerning budget, the pensions, to the TDDs, and those are still top of mind. The trash issue continues to dominate conversations and probably always will." Bryant works in Corporate Communications for Enterprise Holdings.

Filing for April's municipal elections ends January 17.


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