Ward 1 Alderman John 'Rocky' Reitmeyer
Board of Aldermen President
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John ‘Rocky’ Reitmeyer lives in Carrington Estates and has been a resident over 18 years. He is a graduate of Northeast Missouri State University (now known as Truman State) and is employed as a manufacturing engineer at Boeing Co. He and his wife, Gayle, have four children and one grandchild.
Alderman Reitmeyer has served as a Ward 1 Alderman since April 2000.
Alderman Reitmeyer serves as the Board of Aldermen President and is the Aldermanic Representative on the City’s Veterans Memorial Commission and also volunteers every month at the USO at Lambert Field.
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Message from Alderman Reitmeyer
When It Snows
When it snows, City of St. Peters employees work around the clock in 12-hour shifts to clear snow from our streets. I hear all the time about the great job our crews do in clearing our streets. Well, if you’re age 62 or over or have a medical condition that limits your ability to shovel snow, we can help you remove that snow that accumulates at the bottom of your driveway when the snowplows go through.
Just register for the program and the City workers will respond when you have more than 6 inches of snow pushed into your driveway. After clearing roads, a City crew will clear snow in the public right-of-way, which usually reaches several feet from the street into the driveway.
Applications and more information can be found on our website at www.stpetersmo.net/snow-removal.aspx. You can also stop by City Hall or call 636.477.6600 for more information or to get an application.
Did you know that every year, thousands of people visit St. Peters? We have plenty to offer. Our parks and the Rec-Plex are second to none. Even though it hasn’t even been open a full year yet, our new 370 Lakeside Park has already welcomed thousands of visitors from far and wide.
The same goes for our other parks and our Rec-Plex. The Rec-Plex is one of the top recreational facilities in the Midwest with Olympic caliber swimming and diving, and three NHL-sized indoor ice rinks.
Besides our residents using our parks and recreation facilities, lots of different events—and people—come from around Missouri, the Midwest and across the country. These tourists fill up our ball fields, swimming and diving facility and skating rinks, and they fill up our hotel rooms, shop at our stores and eat in our restaurants…spending money and generating tax dollars that allow our City to provide you with exceptional services at a far less cost than other cities. Our neighboring cities also welcome these tourists and their tax dollars. The difference is, right now tourists in St. Charles and O’Fallon (and many other cities) pay a room fee or hotel tax, but tourists in St. Peters don’t.
On Feb. 7, you will be asked to decide whether to approve Proposition “1” for tourism. If approved by voters, this measure would allow the City to collect a 2% tourism tax on hotel rooms in St. Peters that would pay for things like the wear and tear on our facilities when we host events like the Missouri State High School Swimming and Diving meets, baseball, softball and hockey tournaments and other special events.
The tourism tax revenue will help to maintain our parks and recreational facilities as well as helping to keep parks and recreation fees for St. Peters’ residents low.
Please remember that as your alderman, my door is always open. Contact me with any concern you might have at 636.485.5710. I am proud to serve as your alderman and value your comments.
Please remember that as your alderman, my door is always open. Contact me with any concern you might have at 636.485.5710. I am proud to serve as your alderman and value your comments.
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