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April Election

Friday, February 15, 2013

Shaun Missey Remains Disqualified From April Election

The Arnold Election Authority has determined that the Ward 1 candidate has engaged in purposeful tax avoidance since having moved to the city.

In January we learned that Shaun Missey, a Ward 1 Arnold City Council candidate, was disqualified from the April election for not paying his 2012 personal property tax by the candidate filing date. It was confusing because two city council candidates who paid their property taxes after the candidate filing date were allowed to run in 2011.  At the time, City Attorney Bob Sweeney explained that while a municipal candidate can't be disqualified for being delinquent on personal property taxes, they can have their name removed from the ballot for not paying city taxes or fees. He told Patch Missey was disqualified because he was in arrears on city taxes that are generated from personal property taxes, specifically a road and bridge line item…

Matt Hay

11:14 am on Sunday, February 17, 2013

The writ was issued by Stewart Friday afternoon. How could an Appellate panel hear an Appeal before the Attorneys receive the mailed writ? Plus no mention on Case net. Thinking you were dreaming or misheard.   more ›

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Arnold Mayoral Race Narrows After Ken Moss Drops

In other election-related news, 10 candidates have filed to run for five seats on Arnold City Council while seven candidates seek to fill two open seats on the Fox Board of Education.

The race to become Arnold's next mayor will only include two candidates.  As the filing period neared its closing at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Ward 4 Councilman Ken Moss—who had previously filed to run—dropped from the race. That leaves incumbent Ron Counts and Ward 1 Councilwoman Doris Borgelt as the remaining candidates for mayor.   Residents had until that deadline to file their candidacies for the April 2 local election, which will include races to fill mayor, four city council seats and two school board seats.  Moss's withdrawal from the race follows an October incident when Arnold Parks and Recreation Director Susie Boone went public with allegations of Moss harrassing her for more than two years after his sister was fired from the parks …

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