Home Improvement Funds Available Through St. Louis County
Saint Louis County’s Home Improvement Program is offering up to $5,000 for approved home repairs for eligible low to moderate income homeowners. Eligible repair items include furnace/AC, roofing, plumbing, electrical, tuck pointing, concrete/asphalt/masonry, hot water heater, insulation, tree trimming/removal, and foundation work.
For more information, eligibility requirements, and how to apply, please download the program flyer here:
https://www.glendalemo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/STLCO-HIP-Media-flyer-Glendale-2021.pdf
STREET RESURFACING – 2021-2023
This map represents the city’s 2020-2023 street resurfacing and improvement schedule.
Due to unfavorably cold overnight temperatures this week, the street resurfacing work along the 1200 block of Glenvista Place, Elmwood Ave, Chain Ridge Rd, Grammercy Place, Clif Side Drive, and Clif Side Ct has been postponed until the week of April 5-9, 2021.
Streets highlighted in grey indicate completed work.
Streets highlighted in blue indicate resurfacing work scheduled for 2020. Those streets include:
- Cambridge Ct
- Elmwood Ave
- Chain Ridge Rd
- 1200 block of Glenvista Place
- Clif Side Dr
- Clif Side Ct
- Grammercy Place
Streets highlighted in orange indicate resurfacing work scheduled for 2021. Those streets include:
- Chelsea Ave
- 700 block of Venneman Ave
- 700 block of Glenway Dr
- West Oak Dr
- 700 & 800 blocks of Brownell Ave
Streets highlighted in green indicate resurfacing work scheduled or 2022. Those streets include:
- 900-1200 blocks of Brownell Ave
- 900 block of Dwyer Ave
- 1100 & unit block of Hillard Rd
- Greenview Dr
- 700 block of Glenvista Place
Streets highlighted in yellow indicate resurfacing work scheduled for 2023. Those streets include:
- 400 block of Hill Dr
- 400-600 blocks of Venneman Ave
- 700 & 800 blocks of Fuhrmann Terrace
- Hanamoor Ct
- Josephine Ave
- Winnetka Lane
- Juanita Ave
- Luckystone Ave
Shown in red, the cities of Glendale and Kirkwood have partnered on a federally funded grant to make improvements to E. Essex Ave, scheduled for 2022. E. Essex Ave will be reconstructed with new concrete curb and guttering the length of the road from N. Sappington Rd to the Glendale/Kirkwood city limit line with new concrete sidewalks on the north side of the street. The street itself will be resurfaced with asphalt. The new sidewalks will continue westward into Kirkwood, ending at Dickson St.
Shown in black, the city plans to make stormwater improvements to E. Essex Ave from N. Sappington Rd head east to Moreland Ave and south along a portion of Edwin Ave. This stretch of E. Essex contains many stormwater issues including a severe slope along the south side of the street near Edwin Ave. this work is scheduled to begin in the fall of 2020, ending in the spring of 2021, weather permitting.
The city has also recently submitted another application for federal funding to make minor repairs, replace deteriorated crosswalks, and resurface N. Sappington Rd from Manchester Rd to Lockwood Ave. Grant notifications will be made in the fall of 2020 and, if awarded, work along N. Sappington Rd would take place in 2024.
Spring Street Sweeping Schedule, April 5-9, 2021
Street Sweeping Schedule 04-2021
All city streets will be swept next week, April 5 – 9, 2021. The sweeping schedule is designed to avoid sweeping on your scheduled household, yard, and recycling waste collection days. The city asks that you refrain from parking on the street on the day indicated for sweeping along your street.
Questions can be directed to Glendale City Hall at 314-965-3600.
Republic Services – Earth Day April 22, 2021
Earth Day is only one month away – April 22nd. Of course, at Republic Services, Earth Day is Every Day! Did you know the “first” Earth Day in 1970 led to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency as well as the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts?
Check out the link below for some fun ideas on how to celebrate Earth Day, as well as other links to recycling tips and fun games for kids!
MSD Prop Y Presentation regarding Ballot Items for the April 6, 2021 Election
Prop Y Presentation – Municipal Outreach 2021(1)
On April 6, 2021, voters in St. Louis City and St. Louis County will go to the polls to vote on vital issues related to their sewer service. Voters will vote on Proposition Y which will determine how MSD funds $1.58 billion worth of capital improvements from FY 2021 to FY 2024. There will also be several potential changes to MSD’s Charter on the ballot as well. For more information review the presentation linked above or the MSD Project Clear website link listed below:
https://msdprojectclear.org/
Summer Help Needed – Glendale Public Works Department
Summer Help Needed
The City of Glendale’s Public Works Department is accepting applications for 2 seasonal employees at $11.50 per hour, 40 hours per week beginning late May/early June, continuing to late August/early September.
Applications are also being accepted for 1 seasonal employee to begin working 20-32 hours per week starting immediately and then 40 hours per week from late May to early September.
Work consists of assisting the Public Works Department with street repairs, landscaping, and other duties requiring manual labor.
Must be 18 years or older with a valid Missouri driver’s license and active cellular telephone.
Applications are available at Glendale City Hall 424 N. Sappington Rd, Glendale, MO 63122 8am-5pm.
Positions open until filled
Employment Application 2021
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Water Main Replacement – Brownell Ave from N. Berry Rd to Idlewild Ln-beginning March 4, 2021
Missouri American Water’s contractor, KCI, will begin work Thursday, March 4, 2021 to replace the water main along Brownell Ave from N. Berry Rd to Idlewild Lane.
The water main serving Brownell Ave was installed in 1940 and has experienced numerous breaks in recent years.
While the work is underway the street will remain open and there will be no change to the trash, yard waste, and recycling pickup schedules in the work area.
Missouri American Water will also provide advanced notice of any necessary water shut downs.
The project is expected to be complete by May 31, 2021, including yard, street, and curbing restorations.
For questions please contact any of the following personnel:
Missouri American Water – Bob Macalapy, 314-574-0900
Becky VanJura, Project Manager, 314-449-5874
KCI – Todd Viox, Project Foreman, 314-607-6262
US Postal Service Update
The Kirkwood Postal Service advised the City of Glendale that Monday was a holiday and mail service was suspended Tuesday and Wednesday due to weather. Delivery is scheduled to resume today, February 18, 2021.
Republic Services -Recycling News
In case you missed it in the Post-Dispatch, the article link below has more information regarding Recycling news in and around St. Louis County related to an increase in contamination in our recycling. If you still want to hear more, the General Manager of our Recycle Facility at Republic Services, Brent Batliner, will be on St Louis NPR Radio this Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 12:06 pm to discuss the topic a bit more!
St. Louis Post Dispatch Article about current Recycling issues in the Metro area.
Manchester Road Project
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDot) is currently working to make improvements to Manchester Rd from Big Bend Blvd to Lindbergh Rd.
To date, crews have been working to replace or repair the underground water, sewer, and gas lines. At the end of 2020 MoDot expects to award a Contract for sidewalk installations and pavement resurfacing which will be performed over the course of 2021-22.
For project updates please visit the link below. This page also includes a link to be included in the Manchester Rd E-Update List.
The city of Glendale will provide more information as it becomes available.
https://www.modot.org/manchester-road-route-100-between-big-bend-and-lindbergh
