Week In Review: City Administrator Departs, Construction Bid Reconsidered and More

Too busy last week to stay up to date on all the news happening in Wentzville? Not to worry. Patch has your back.

In case you missed them, here were some of the top headlines from the St. Peters Patch from the last few days.

• Friday, Feb. 15, was the last day of work for Wentzville's Interim City Administrator, George Kolb. Patch sat down with Kolb and asked him about his time in Wentzville, his accomplishments and challenges.

Man Charged With Selling Heroin to Undercover Officer in Wentzville

• A man is accused of selling an undercover officer 10 doses of heroin Jan. 10 at 910 Main Plaza Drive in Wentzville. Bryan J. Hallemeyer, 27, of the 2500 block of Oak Forest Drive in Troy, was charged Feb. 4 with distributing a controlled substance.

• At the Wednesday night Board of Aldermen meeting, representatives from Gundaker Commercial Construction spoke during public comment time about their bid for construction services for Wentzville's two new parks, Peruque Valley and Heartland. The item had been removed from the agenda earlier in the meeting, with board members citing a need for further information before making a decision.

• A man faces criminal charges for molesting an 11-year-old girl in Wentzville. Mark A. Taylor, 26, was charged Wednesday by the St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office with first-degree statutory rape and first-degree statutory sodomy.

Lake Saint Louis Considering Capital Improvement Sales Tax for August Ballot

• The Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen is considering the possibility of putting a new sales tax on the August ballot. The new capital improvement sales tax would help pay for street and parks improvements.