Ward 25 Alderman, Shane Cohn, announced today that Board Bill 183:  “Bill to fund the Justice Assistance Grant Program” was past last Friday at the St. Louis Board of Alderman. The bill appropriated approximately $750,000.00 to allocate additional prosecutorial and police resources dedicated specifically to Dutchtown in effort to reduce crime and build community. The [...]

The hillside erosion issue that has plagued Scruggs Elementary School (4611 South Grand Boulevard) and its surrounding Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) neighbors has finally been fixed! The new Ward 25 Alderman Shane Cohn announced today that after working with the Saint Louis Public Schools (SLPS) to address the erosion issue, they obtained bids for [...]

The City of St. Louis Department of Streets Refuse Division has unveiled NEW refuse containers/bins for yard waste! As seen from the picture below, the new containers are bright green in color to differentiate them from the regular trash dumpsters/containers/bins that are a darker green or brown. The new containers are labeled “green waste” and [...]

The new 25th Ward Alderman, Shane Cohn, announced at the last Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) Meeting that the City of St. Louis was looking for ways to meet their current and future budget shortfalls.  Alderman Cohn stated that the City has been looking into the Capital Improvement Accounts for each of the 28 Wards [...]

Please join us for our next Dutchtown West Neighborhood Association (DWNA) meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Grbic Banquet Hall (4071 Keokuk). Join us for the last neighborhood meeting of 2009! Come and meet your neighbors and city officials, enjoy holiday refreshments, and learn about what is going on in the [...]