St. Louis County’s Post

Taken a drive down Airport Road recently? Notice some fresh, new paint? 🚗🖌️ Our Department of Transportation and Public Works was out recently painting new striping. The work on this $7.5 million road improvement project in North County is getting closer to completion. These improvements will make this stretch of road safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists while also helping drive economic development in the community.

Congratulations, Tacos 4 Life Grill on the grand opening of your new location in west St. Louis County! 🌮🎉 The Ballwin location is at 14560 Manchester Road. The menu features tacos (duh), burritos, quesadillas, several sides to pick from and much more! Tacos 4 Life also donates a portion of every taco, rice bowl, salad, quesadilla, or nachos purchased to Feed My Starving Children.

Let's hear it for our awesome interns! 👏🥳 We want to thank our interns from all our departments for their hard work and fresh perspectives this summer. We wish you the best as the fall semester gets closer and you all finish out your time with us! We hope to see you again!

Our 311 Customer Service team is up for a St. Louis Post-Dispatch STL Headliner award for Best Customer Service! You can vote for them daily through July 28! Our Customer Service Division, or 311, helps hundreds of thousands of residents find what they need. In 2023, our staff answered nearly 55,000 phone calls and helped more than 200,000 people who came to our government buildings in person. To vote, click the link below, scroll down, and click on "community." "Best Customer Service" should be the first section that pops up, then select "St. Louis County 311" Vote here: https://lnkd.in/gZCaeT4Q

⭐EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT⭐ Ernest McDonnell Jr. is the MAT and Community Manager in our Department of Public Health. Ernest has worked for Saint Louis County for 14 years, previously serving in our Department of Justice Services and for the Saint Louis County Police Department. In his role, Ernest helps get people started on their recovery journey when it comes to opioid use disorder (OUD) for the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program. "The best part of my job is being able to provide a service that I know our community at large needs. I have the pleasure of serving those often underserved and marginalized,” said Ernest. “It brings me joy to see restored hope and love for self because I get to hear the first-hand stories of their inflictions." Ernest recently received the Good Apple Award from the non-profit Missouri Appleseed for his work implementing Medicaid enrollment in the County Jail. "Medicaid enrollment started from recognizing a problem for clients in the MAT Program but grow to within the St. Louis County Jail because it was a problem that most justice-involved individuals faced. Now we are an example of providing insurance/Medicaid to those that find themselves incarcerated across the nation," said Ernest. Thank you, Ernest, for your years of service to Saint Louis County!

📣 Our Department of Justice Services is hosting a career fair! We're looking for talented individuals to join the team! Come ready for an on-the-spot interview. 📅 Tuesday, July 30 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 📍 Grant's View Branch Library 9700 Musick Ave. St. Louis, MO 63123 Hope to see you there!

Congratulations to the St. Louis County Library on the grand opening of the Clark Family Branch in Ladue! 📚 The rain didn't keep patrons from checking out the brand new 74,000 square foot space. The branch features a wide variety of offerings including, children and teen spaces, a genealogy center, a small business resource center, an event space, and so much more. You'll want to spend all day circulating through the new options. Better book it over there to see it for yourself!

In observance of Independence Day, St. Louis County offices will be closed today. Offices will reopen for regular business hours Friday, July 5.

⭐EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT⭐ Amy Ellis is the Division Manager for the Office of Community Development in our Human Services Department. Amy has worked for Saint Louis County for 19 years. She will celebrate two decades with us in October! As Division Manager, Amy oversees several federally funded programs for the purpose of coordinating affordable housing and community development activities. "Besides working with a great group of people, it is very rewarding to know that our programs assist some of the County’s most vulnerable residents to find affordable housing, stay in their homes as they age, improve the communities they live in, and provide much needed supportive services," said Amy. Thank you, Amy, for your years of service to Saint Louis County!