Deer Management, Tax Vote Monday in Town and Country

Deer Management and a tax vote are set for Monday night's Town and Country Board of Aldermen meeting.

Two proposals for a city Deer Management Program were presented to the public and board of aldermen at the Sept. 12 board meeting. 

One proposal, a draft bill created by City Attorney Steve Garrett based on Captain Gary Hoelzer's recommendations, contains only lethal methods for reducing and maintaining the deer population. It also only uses sharpshooting by White Buffalo Inc. It proposes a two-phase plan covering two years.

The other proposal was presented by Alderman Al Gerber, who chairs the city's Conservation Commission. Gerber's version of the proposal includes sterilization and short-term sharpshooting as a method of deer control.

Both drafts are included in this article. More discussion is set for Monday night, but the plan is not set to be voted on Monday.

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Aldermen are also set to vote on the city's property tax rate, utility taxes, and Clayton Road Trail construction. The issues were discussed at the Sept. 12 meeting.

Currently residents in Town and Country do not pay a city property tax. Each year, cities across St. Louis County have to set their property tax rates and once again, the city is proposing the property tax rate be zero percent for the 2011 tax year.

The city is also reaffirming the city's business license tax rates, utility business license tax rates and sales tax rates. See the PDF portion of this article for specific information on these tax rates.

Board members also discussed authorizing an agreement between the city and L. Krupp Construction for $1,610,665.04 to begin Phase One of the Clayton Road Trail. 

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See agenda and supporting documents above for complete details.

Check Town and Country-Manchester Patch Tuesday for new developments from Monday night's meeting.  

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