News for and about Grantwood Village, Missouri USA Volume II, No. 8 - Week of February 29 - March 8, 2010
To the Editor,
In July, I was rear-ended. The driver was insured, so my car was supposed to be repaired. It went to Gapsch Carstar. That was a nightmare! They installed parts that did not match. When I pointed it out, they took 5 weeks to replace the part, then installed it incorrectly. However, the owner at Gapsch Carstar and his manager treated me rudely.
The third attempt was to glue the part. All these failed to correct the damage to my car. Finally I was allowed to take it elsewhere for the repair.
Hoorah for Concord Auto Body!!! They fixed my car perfectly and made a 7 year old car look like new. I was treated respectfully and courteously, but in a "good friendly neighbor" kind of way. My car was returned in the time stated with absolutely NO HASSLES! Please add this body shop to the Good Guys List
Concord Auto Body
1700 Tesshire Drive, St. Louis, MO 63123
314-843-9331
The owner is Dominic Salamone. Carl Mazzuca, Kelly Mazzuca, and Tony helped me out a lot. They are so nice! AND they do excellent work. They take pride in their work.
Marianne Hockenhull
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Farewell Letter from Officer Toretta
To All My Friends in Grantwood Village,
Recently, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was reassigned to a position away from the town of Grantwood Village. I will miss all the great families that I got to know there. It was my pleasure to serve the residents of the town, and my hope that I was always helpful and professional to all of you. You have a good Neighborhood Watch Association and their page on this website provides a lot of good information. Pay attention and be safe.
As I think about Halloween in the town last year I remember all the great yard decorations and all the little characters who filled the streets last year. It was a fun and safe time for everybody and I hope that this year is just as great. Remember kids, don't go trick or treating without an adult close by, carry a flashlight, watch for cars, and be sure to let Mom and Dad go through the goodies before you eat them. Have a lot of fun and don't eat too much candy.
I first want to complimentgrantwood village.info on your outstanding coverage of Grantwood/Forest Haven government and all the behind the scenes information we never hear about.. It is a breath of fresh air to hear the truth for a change !!
The attached link was published in an earlier Grantwood village newsletter and then quickly disappeared so I cannot speak for its authenticity. I am asking you to verify this information ' AS YOU DO SO WELL ' and hopefully get some answers.
“ Type the ' Internet address ' exactly as stated above in your Internet address bar at the top of your page to open in Acrobat where you must then download the file to view.”
Example questions inquiring minds want to know:
·What is in the ' TOTAL GENERAL EXPENSES amount of $ 98,624 for 2009?
·What is LINE ITEM 5000 ' TRUSTEES ' totaling $ 22,918 for 2009 entail? Do trustees get PAID?
·What is LINE ITEM 5030 ' ATT & ACT ' totaling $39,761 for 2009 entail? Does the office phone system cost this much per year?
·Does the 'BOARD request RFQ's (Request for Quotes ) for the $ 49,082 spent in2009 for Trees and Landscape or the $27,141 spent in 2009 for Lighting/ Snow/Misc or the $ 70,284 spent in 2009 for Road Maintenance ??
As you can see, I do not understand the 'accounting' or procedures used to spend this annual budget of $400,417 in 2009. Can you utilize your vast talents and skills to get to the truth and accuracy for these numbers?
Thanks again for your excellent service and reporting to all of us.
I know the big yellow top recycling containers are very convenient but, money made from recycling collected by Waste Management goes to that company. We at .info would like to solicit your help for the betterment of the local community. The neighboring churches and schools who normally make a little extra revenue from recycling newspapers and aluminum cans have lost almost half of the revenue they enjoyed a few years ago. The very presence of these local non-profit organizations gives more back to our community than the profits that Midwest Waste is making off our recycling. Organizations, including Seven Holy Founders, located just one block from Grantwood Village, use collection bins as a way to engage young people in a hands-on recycling program. According to Eileen Anderson, business manager for Seven Holy Founders, the school has been engaged in a recycling collection program for several years. Paper and aluminum cans are collected in order to provide funds for Scouts in Troop 1165 . Mrs. Anderson said that, until the Affton area began using professional recycling collection companies, the program was doing well. "Our Scouts earned between $300 and $350 every month. Now they average less than $200 a month from paper. It has really hurt them." Mrs. Anderson, who lives in the community, related the drop in revenue directly to the implementation of professional recycling services. "The collections have decreased by about 50 percent." Apparently the proceeds from recycling are still enough that they are subject to theft. Anderson said that the school's collection bins must be open so that deposits can be made, but that also makes them susceptible to theft. Yes. People actually steal recyclables from the Scouts but, the school may soon take steps to prevent that. I know that it takes a little extra effort to collect papers and aluminum cans and take them to the school. We know your time is valuable. But, building strong communities costs everyone something and everyone profits from it. When you take that extra step, it immediately benefits our community, perhaps even your children or grandchildren who are Scouts. Choose the organization of your choice, but please, consider supporting our over all community life.
Thank You, Linda Blackburn, Publisher www.grantwoodvillage.info _____________________________________
