Manchester Seeking Federal Grant For Henry Avenue Road Improvements

The city is applying for a grant to fund approximately 80 percent of the Henry Avenue road improvement plan estimated to cost $712,500.

The City of Manchester will apply for approximately $570,000 in federal grant money to improve Henry Avenue. Aldermen gave City Engineer Ed Blattner the go-ahead to apply for an East-West Gateway federal grant for the improvement project this week. The cities of Manchester and Ballwin are both working to make improvements to the road, including stormwater, street overlay and adding ADA compliant sidewalks. However, the two cities are now applying for grant money separately, Blattner tells Patch. (Read Previous Story: Road Construction, Federal Funding Possible For Manchester's Henry Avenue) Blattner turned in the grant application to East-West Gateway this week. Manchester is applying for a grant to fund approximately 80 percent of it's …

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Grant Helps Build Westminster's Digital Media & Broadcasting Center

After nearly a decade of planning, a $15,000 grant helped build Westminster Christian Academy's Digital Media and Broadcasting Center.

New Neighborhood, Henry Avenue Road Repairs Could be 2013 Reality

The Manchester Board of Aldermen voted to work with Ballwin on Henry Avenue repairs, plus a new subdivision is moving forward near Parkway South High School.

Henry Avenue  At at recent Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting, aldermen voted 6:0 to move forward with a plan for Henry Avenue road repairs.  (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.)   As previously reported by Patch, aldermen plan to apply for a federal grant in conjunction with the City of Ballwin for repairs to Henry Avenue. The road runs through both Manchester and Ballwin. The majority of the road runs through Ballwin with an approximate 62/38 percent split, according to Manchester City Engineer Ed Blattner. The two cities will likely apply for an East/West Gateway Grant in February 2013.  Blattner said the grant, if awarded to the cities, would go toward projects, including street overlay, …

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Parkway's Yellow School Buses Going Green

Parkway is buying 30 news buses as it transitions its fleet to become more invironmentally friendly by using compressed natural gas fuel.

A big yellow school bus is a familiar site, but now Parkway School District buses are going green.   (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) District officials tell Patch, the district is taking steps to transition its fleet of 150 buses to become more environmentally friendly.  Parkway Spokesperson Cathy Kelly tells Patch, the buses will use a cleaner, healthier compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel.      CNG costs less than diesel fuel, so Kelley said Parkway will save an estimated $100,000 per year in fuel costs as a result. The fuel will also leave a smaller footprint on the environment, according to Kelly. "It will reduce the amount of emissions emitted into the environment," she said. "The St. Louis area has bad …

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Road Construction, Federal Funding Possible For Manchester's Henry Avenue

The cities of Manchester and Ballwin could apply for federal funding for improvements to Henry Avenue.

The cities of Manchester and Ballwin may soon work together on a Henry Avenue road construction project. (Follow Patch on Facebook for updates- check out our page and "Like" it here.) Monday, Manchester aldermen discussed applying for a grant, in conjunction with the City of Ballwin, for improvements to Henry Avenue. The approximate 11,300 feet of the road, which is a little over 2 miles, runs between Clayton and Manchester roads. The street runs through both Manchester and Ballwin. However, Manchester City Engineer Ed Blattner said the majority of the road is located in Ballwin with an approximate 62/38 percent split. The two cities are considering applying for an East/West Gateway Grant in 2013 that would offer federal funds for …

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New Helicopter Flying For St. Louis County Police

The St. Louis County Police Department and the St. Louis Port Authority applied jointly for a grant that paid for the acquisition.

In addition to a new mobile equipment storage truck and armored vehicle, the St. Louis County Police Department has purchased a new helicopter for its Metro Air Support Division.  (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) The $2.1 million craft is a MD-500e helicopter that will replace an older 1967 surplus army helicopter currently used by Metro Air Support, maintaining its fleet of aircraft at six.  The St. Louis County Police Department was able to purchase the helicopter by jointly applying with the St. Louis Port Authority for a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Areas Security Initiative. The grant paid for the entirety of the cost.  Bureau of Patrol Support Commander Capt. John Belmar …

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Grant May Pay For Crosswalk at Hanna Woods Elementary School

The City of Manchester is working to receive grant funds for a proposed signalized crosswalk for Parkway's Hanna Woods Elementary School on Hanna Road.

The City of Manchester is hoping a grant will pay for a new signalized crosswalk at Parkway's Hanna Woods Elementary School.     It's part of the Hanna Road Improvement Project taking place along a 1.8 mile stretch of Hanna Road. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Last Monday, Manchester aldermen voted to authorize Juneau Engineers to apply to the Missouri Department of Transportation for a Safe Routes to School (SRT) funding grant for the crosswalk.  As previously reported by Patch, Juneau Engineers is the company hired by the City of Manchester to prepare paperwork to acquire funding for the Hanna Road Project. The project includes improvement work on 1.8 miles of Hanna Road from Manchester Road to Big Bend …

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Parkway Hopes to Land $500,000 Grant

The Parkway Coalition for Community Health is competing for a $500,000 grant to prevent drug abuse and suicide among its students. Police want the grant used to reinstate the DARE program.

The Parkway School District is one of twenty non-profit entities vying for a $500,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health. If successful, the grant would be spread out over five years and fund a community outreach program to battle drug and tobacco use as well as prevent suicide among its students. The Missouri Foundation for Health will announce grant recipients in 2013. The privately funded foundation has awarded over $450 million in health related grants since 2000. Fred Crawford, Chief of Security at Parkway, said the coalition is trying to bring together community groups from police to religious leaders that could influence young people in regard to drug or tobacco use. “It involves a lot of different people,” he said. “They…

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Despite Protest, Longview Parking Project Grant Approved

Town and Country residents took their opposition and an online petition to St. Louis County in an effort to prevent grant funding for the Longview Farm parking expansion project.

Despite efforts by a few Town and Country residents Monday to prevent the Municipal Park Grant Commission of St Louis County from approving funding for an engineering study grant for the Longview Farm Park parking project, the commission unanimously approved the grant. The grant money comes from the voter approved Great Rivers Greenway sales tax for park and trails fund, not from the St. Louis County budget.  The meeting was attended by a couple of Town and Country residents, along with Town and Country aldermen Lynn Wright, Steve Fons and Al Gerber. Town and Country City Administrator and Police Chief John Copeland also attended the grant commission meeting. In February, the Town and Country Board of Aldermen voted to move forward with …

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Town and Country Teacher Awarded Excellence in Teaching Grant

Janet Kieffer, a teacher at Town and Country's Churchill Center and School, was awarded a grant to help teach students about St. Louis architecture.

Janet Kieffer, a teacher at Town and Country's Churchill Center and School was awarded a grant to fund a project aimed at teaching students about St. Louis architecture. St. Louis-based Emerson awarded the grant to Kieffer as part of Emerson’s Excellence in Teaching/Gold Star Grant program, Emerson spokesperson Allison Olson said in a news release. The company said a total of six grants totaling $60,000 were recently awarded to area teachers as part of the program.  Kieffer is an art and remedial reading teacher for learning disabled students and received the 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award. Kieffer tells Patch she is receiving a $2,500 grant, which she plans to use for a hands-on, multisensory learning opportunity for students to …

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