Tuesday, May 14, 2013
One Creve Coeur City Councilwoman said Monday she had to stand up for a defeated city council candidate. Her colleagues said they were "saddened" and "appalled" by references to a recent prayer to remember the Holocaust.
Three weeks after Creve Coeur's new city council was seated following April's elections, allegations concerning dirty campaign tricks boiled back to the surface Monday night when one councilmember invoked the words of an invocation to recognize Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ward 4's Jeanne Rhoades referenced "the price of staying silent," part of an invocation used last month by B'Nai Amoona Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose. She did so in speaking out about a last minute campaign flier which colored the end of the Ward 1 race between Cynthia Kramer and David Caldwell, won by Kramer. The flier, paid for by an employee of the printing firm Kramer's campaign used, accused Caldwell of being a bully, mirroring an allegation leveled at Caldwell by a …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Creve Coeur City Council members named Ward 4's Scott Saunders to serve as President.
Cynthia Kramer and Ellen Lawrence joined the Creve Coeur City Council Monday following their wins at the polls earlier this month representing Wards 1 and 2 respectively. City Clerk Debbie Ryan administered the oath of office. Kramer succeeds Beth Kistner, who was bound by term limits from running for re-election. Kistner said her work as an executive at Mercy would keep her plenty busy. although she said she could see herself involved with the city Planning and Zoning Commission at some point. She added that she'd like to be involved in citizen efforts to look at the future of the Creve Coeur Government Center. Lawrence succeeds Tara Nealey, who decided against running for re-election. Ward 3's Charlotte D'Alfonso and Ward 4's Scott …
Monday, April 22, 2013
Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins will also distribute the city's proposed budget for 2014 Monday night.
The Creve Coeur City Council will add two new faces when representatives for Wards 1 and Ward 2 are sworn in Monday night. Cynthia Kramer and Ellen Lawrence step into those seats respectively following their election earlier this month. Ward 3's Charlotte D'Alfonso and Ward 4's Scott Saunders will also be sworn in to second terms after running unopposed. A reception honoring the new council members is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Government Center. The newly-constituted body will also vote to elect a President, who has a role in helping to vet appointments to volunteer city committees and who also presides over council meetings when the Mayor is not present. Ward 3's Bob Hoffman has held the title for the past year. City Administrator Mark …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
David Caldwell was defeated at the polls last Tuesday in a bid for a Creve Coeur's City Council seat.
One week after his defeat at the polls on election day, Ward 1 Creve Coeur City Council candidate David Caldwell used his website CreveCoeurVoter.com to thank voters and reflect on the race. In part, he wrote: "I want to thank the 200 Ward 1 residents who voted for me and residents from other Wards who endorsed me and encouraged me. I particularly want to thank my wife, Patricia, and Lynn Berry, Hank Clouse, Tony and Sandy Kardis, Christy McCollom, Bob Fry, and Scott Simon who helped me in many ways during the long campaign. Lynn, you are a great treasurer. Scott, you are a first rate media expert. After standing outside the polls all day on April 2, I now have a much increased respect for the people who stand up for candidates and issues …
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Cynthia Kramer and David Caldwell are your choices for Creve Coeur's Ward 1 Council election April 2.
When voters in Ward 1 go to the polls Tuesday to decide who will join David Kreuter on Creve Coeur's City Council, they'll have a chance to decide between two candidates and two contrasting styles. Read: The Creve Coeur Patch April 2 Election Guide David Caldwell has campaigned on his experience as a city watchdog through his website CreveCoeurVoter.com over the last few years, and attention to detail in criticizing his opponent's inability to complete a League of Women Voters questionnaire. Caldwell used the LWV questionnaire to lay out detailed policy statements. Cynthia Kramer, a Planning and Zoning Commissioner, apologized for not completing the League of Women Voters material, and a typo that incorrectly stated her length of tenure on…
Monday, March 25, 2013
Few sparks flew Friday at a League of Women Voters-sponsored candidate forum at the Creve Coeur Government Center.
With just over a week left until voters go to the polls in local municipal elections, candidates for Creve Coeur's City Council seats are starting to make their closing arguments. At a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters Friday night, four candidates played "15 questions" in front of a few dozen city residents at the Creve Coeur Government Center. During the hour and a half event, Ward 1 candidates David Caldwell and Cynthia Kramer, Ward 2 candidate Ellen Lawrence and Ward 4 candidate Scott Saunders answered questions on topics related to attracting new businesses, how to manage the city's budget surplus and other issues. Ward 2 candidate Jay Steinback and Ward 3 candidate Charlotte D'Alfonso were unable to attend. D'Alfonso and …
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Kramer is one of two people seeking the Ward 1 City Council seat.
Name, Age, Address: Cynthia Kramer, 48, 806 Renee Lane Family: Sons - Mitchell 21, a college student at the Inter-Disciplinary Center, Herzliya Israel studying Diplomacy and Samuel 16, Sophomore at Ladue Hortkin Watkins High School. Education: Northeastern University with a major in Political Science. Associate of Arts Merchandising and Marketing Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Occupation: Founder and Executive Director of a not-for-profit, SCOPE-Science and Citizens Organized forPurpose and Exploration. SCOPE provides outreach, interactive experiences and NO COST resources to adults,parents and students for Science and Technology opportunities, from Education to Workforce. Years as a Creve Coeur Resident: 17 Brief …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Planning and Zoning Commissioner will face David Caldwell in April's election.
Creve Coeur voters will have a pair of contested city council races to decide on April 2. Cynthia Kramer made it official Tuesday, following through on her earlier stated intention to run for the Ward 1 seat currently held by Beth Kistner, who cannot seek re-election because of term limits. David Caldwell has also filed for the seat. Kramer, founder of SCOPE, a non-profit organization that looks to boost the ties between science, education and workforce opportunities, is currently on Creve Coeur's Planning and Zoning Commission and is a former subdivision trustee. Kramer said she did not arrive at the decision to run for office with a list of policy goals in mind outside of an intention of being fiscally responsible and with having …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Voters will elect members of Creve Coeur City Council, Parkway, Ladue and Pattonville School Boards, and other representatives in April.
The first day of filing for Apri's municipal elections came and went Tuesday without much fanfare in Creve Coeur Tuesday. Ward 4 Councilman Scott Saunders was first to file at 8 a.m. in his bid for re-election to a second two-year term. Dr. Saunders, who runs a pediatric research lab at Washington University, is a former Creve Coeur Planning and Zoning Commissioner who has also been active in city efforts to promote the arts. Dr. Saunders made an unsuccessful attempt this past spring at being elected Council President in an effort to try and bridge factions of the council raw from a bruising 2012 Mayor's race and to promote a sense of fairness in the process. "I really feel at the moment that the council's working very well together. We …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cynthia Kramer is currently on Creve Coeur's Planning and Zoning Commission.
Voters in at least one Creve Coeur City Council ward will have a choice to make at the polls in April. Cynthia Kramer, a Planning and Zoning Commission member, confirmed Monday that she will file to run for the Ward 1 seat up for grabs in the spring. Beth Kistner is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. Kramer, founder of SCOPE, a non-profit organization devoted to spreading the word about how science and technology are factors in education and the workforce, sees a similar opportunity on city council to highlight the research and business assets in Creve Coeur. "I think its just an incredible opportunity to make sure that people get to know the assets we have and to be a part of helping the community continue to grow and maintain …
Scott Simon
1:33 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
It's amazing that complainers try to mine message ideal as some sort of personal intellectual property. It's been used in poltical debate and analysis for decades by both parties here and across the world. The claim of "I didn't know" is disingenous. The "wink wink" culture continues to flourish in Creve Coeur for self-selected insiders. And you really want us to sign up for this "For the Love of… more ›