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April 13 – 19, 2018 April 13 – 19, 2018 South County Times 9

Trustees Gather For Final Mackenzie Meeting from page 1
“Some people are disappointed about The Berry sisters and three other
the change and I, too, have mixed emo- trustees have been operating the village
tions. But I wish they would’ve had that from Dorothy’s home — all as volunteers
reaction in the beginning when we and all starting to be concerned about
started talking and meeting about dis- aging, health and stamina. With a
solving, rather than these feelings sud- reported annual budget of $50,000, the
denly surfacing. I guess many people Mackenzie team managed a small park,
were just satisfied with the way things snow removal, garbage collection and
were running,” said Dorothy Berry. contract services with the Shrewsbury
She said a year ago she invited some Police Department.
neighbors to her house to discuss possi- Dorothy said losing the support of
bly taking over the reins of Shrewsbury police officers
Mackenzie, but no one showed “We tried to was one of the main objections
interest. from those who did not want
get others
“We may be small, but there to dissolve the village. In the
was constantly things to take to take over future, they will be policed by
care of, such as bills, com- our roles. St. Louis County.
plaints, election material, The village’s residents are
making the budget and insur-
Many of the served by the Affton School
ance papers. Over time, it did long-term District. Along Mackenzie
get a bit tedious,” she said. Road are the village’s three
residents
“We tried to get others to streets: Rhodes Avenue, Holly
take over our roles. Many of had moved Hills Avenue and Menola
the long-term residents had out or are Street.
moved out or are into nursing
homes. Newcomers over the
into nursing eesDuring January, the trust-
went door-to-door to col-
years wanted to be compen- homes.” lect a sufficient quorum num-
sated for their services to
- Dorothy ber of signatures to put disin-
Mackenzie, but we have no tax
Berry corporation of the village on
base and had to rely on grants, the April ballot. Legal statutes
as well as state and county dictated that 25 percent of
funding sources,” she added. Mackenzie’s registered voters needed to
Mackenzie is located just south of sign the petition. They needed more
Mackenzie Village trustees, sisters Dorothy Berry (left) and Patricia Berry, said there
was little interest among citizens to step up and govern the village.
“To some degree, the residents
always liked being able to make our own
rules and ordinances,” she said.
She said they have the bills and ser-
vices handled through April, and are
expecting movement of operations
during May.
| photo by Ursula Ruhl
Mackenzie’s trustees always met
around Dorothy’s dining room table on
the second Wednesday of every month.
While they didn’t have a post-election
party, the four trustees did gather for
one last Mackenzie meeting this week.
Filing Closed For Candidates On Aug. 7 Primary Ballot
U.S. REP. - DISTRICT 2 DISTRICT 92 Libertarian
Republican Republican Theo Brown Sr., 9901 Lilac Dr., 63137
Ann Wagner, PO Box 50, Ballwin, 63011 Bill Heisse, 9835 Arv Ellen Drive, Affton, 63123 Nicholas (Nick) Kasoff, 125 Royal Ave., 63135
Noga Sachs, 12271 Country Manor Lane, 63141
Democrat Constitution
Democrat Doug Beck, 9426 Brenda Ave., Affton, 63123 Andrew Ostrowski, 2149 Renault Rd., 63146
Mark J. Osmack, 1585 Ross Ave., 63146
(William) Bill Haas, 4579 Laclede Ave. #141, St. Louis DISTRICT 93 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Democrat Democrat
Cort VanOstran, PO Box 16041, Clayton
John Messmer, 10267 Buffton Dr., St. Louis, 63123 Bob Burns, 9057 Southview Lane, Affton, 63123 Wesley Bell, 257 S. Florissant Road, Apt. 318, 63135
Robert P. McCulloch, 603 Norfolk Dr., 63122
Robert W. Hazel, 10328 Garibaldi Pl., St. Louis, 63131 DISTRICT 94
Libertarian Republican COUNTY ASSESSOR
Larry A. Kirk, PO Box 36, Old Monroe, 63369 Ron Rammaha, PO Box 270569, 63127 Republican
Jim Murphy, 4938 Karington Place Drive, 63129 Dan Hyatt, 2817 Fee Fee Road, 63043
Green
David Justus Arnold, 8325 Horst Dr, St. Louis, 63123 Democrat Democrat
Jean Pretto, 114 W. Pottle Ave., 63129 Jake Zimmerman, 13 Arbor Road, 63132
DISTRICT 90 Libertarian
DISTRICT 96
Democrat Jeff Coleman, 4643 Robbins Grove Dr., 63034
Republican
Deb Lavender 107 Manlyn Drive, Kirkwood, 63122
David J. Gregory, 12820 Weber Hill Road, 63127 Theo Brown, Sr., 9901 Lilac Dr., 63137
DISTRICT 91 Democrat COUNTY COUNCIL WARD 3
Republican Erica Hoffman, 564 Oakwood Drive, Fenton, 63026 Republican
Jennifer Bird, 9244 Laurel Hill Drive, 63126
ST. LOUIS COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Tim Fitch, 1903 Lance End Dr., 63026
Democrat Republican Democrat
Sarah Unsicker, 5008 Exeter Ave., Shrewsbury, 63119 Paul Berry, III, 11932 Barbara Dr., 63043 Paul Ward, 310 New York St., 63122
Daniel Simpson, 4636 Bridlewood Terrace, 63128
Libertarian
COUNTY COUNCIL WARD 5
James Scariot, 22 Webster Acres St., Webster Democrat
Groves, 63119
Democrat
Mark Mantovani, 19 Dromara Road, 63124
Steve Stenger, 336 N. Forsyth Blvd., 63105
Pat Dolan, 1259 Boland Pl., 63117
Lisa Clancy, 3326 Cambridge Ave., 63143
Bill Ray, 7414 Canton Ave., 63130 Michael Burton, 8032 Pembroke Dr., 63123

Watson Road and is bordered by
Mackenzie Road and Resurrection
Cemetery on the west, the St. Louis city
limits on the east, and unincorporated
St. Louis County on the south. It was
one of the county’s 89 municipalities.
Named after Kenneth MacKenzie, a
Scotsman who settled in Affton in the
1820s, the village was developed in the
1930s and incorporated in 1946. It has a
population of 134, based on the latest
U.S. census.
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than 24 validated signatures, and they
got it.
By February, one of the village’s
trustees of nearly a decade resigned.
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