Run for Office!

Candidate filing for the April 5, 2022, General Municipal Election will begin at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, and will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Candidate filing packets and petition forms for Mayor and Council Member are available to pick up at the City Clerk’s office.

The following offices are up for election in April 2022:

• Mayor – 4 Year Term
• (3) Council Members – 4 Year Term 

For more information visit www.webstergroves.org/April2022election, or contact the City Clerk at nakazonok@webstergrovesmo.gov or 314-963-5318.

Ivory Crockett Park Update

In August and September, the City conducted community engagement activities to learn what residents are looking for with Ivory Crockett Park updates. With both an event and a survey, more than 100 residents shared their opinion and the Parks Department heard input that the courts were the amenity that had the highest need for improvement. The next highest needs rated at this meeting were the playground and restrooms.

The majority of survey respondents walk to the park when they use it. The favorite amenities of users are green space and the playground, followed by a walking trail and pavilion. Respondents rank future improvement needs from highest to lowest as the playground, pavilion, restroom, tennis court, restrooms. The last question was an open question asking what one thing the park is missing; spray ground-15, safety-12, pavilion-11, landscape-10, restroom-6, playground-5, and others. Community input results can be viewed here. 

After reviewing all of the public input, as well as the conditions of the amenities, parks & recreation staff recommend renovation focus in order of highest importance as basketball courts, walking trail, tennis court, playground, pavilion, and restroom.

• The walking trail has already been completed this fall, with special thanks to the Public Works staff who completed that project.
• Basketball courts are scheduled for a spring install as soon as evening temperatures are above seventy degrees.
• Staff recommends the tennis court be renovated into a multipurpose court space including lines for youth basketball, pickleball, corkball. They also recommend purchasing youth basketball backboards and two sets of moveable pickleball nets. 
• With playgrounds, staff recommends adding a few additional pieces to this playground such as a web climber and improved swings. 
• The highest volume of the open-ended question on the public survey was for a water feature or spray ground. Sample pictures and costs can be viewed here.
• The two non-matching pavilions should be removed and replaced with one larger structure.
• The restroom should be upgraded with automatic locking doors on a timer.

Staff currently awaits input from Council on a plan moving forward. 

Drug Take Back Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 23. Take Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. The DEA will be working with the Webster Groves Police Department for the event. 

Controlled, non-controlled, and over-the-counter substances will be collected. This event is for patients and their families to dispose of unwanted medications. Pharmacies, hospitals, and physicians may NOT drop off their excess medications for disposal. No needles will be accepted. Intravenous (IV) solutions, injectables, and syringes should NOT be accepted due to the potential hazards posed by blood-borne pathogens. Inhalers and other compressed air cylinders will NOT be accepted.

Any solid dosage form pharmaceutical products (tablets, capsules, etc.) in consumer containers may be accepted. Small (pint size) bottles of cough syrups may be accepted if they are sealed in their original container. The depositor should ensure that the cap is tightly sealed to prevent leakage.

October 23, 2021
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Webster Groves Recreation Complex Aquatic Center