Adam Paul is the unofficial winner of Tuesday's mayoral elections for the City of Ellisville.
Paul collected 667 votes, ahead of runner up Michelle Murray, one of two council members who sought the mayor's seat, collecting 418 votes. Fellow council member Dawn Anglin won 222 votes Tuesday, followed by Ellisville resident Robert Srote with 198 votes.
In the race to win the open council seat representing Ward 1 in Ellisville, current Mayor Matt Pirrello beat out former City GIS Manager and Code Enforcement Officer Robert Compton. Pirrello won 237 votes, while Compton, the son of retiring council member Clark Compton, collected 216 votes.
The new seat holders on the council are expected to be sworn in at the council's April 18 meeting at .
Congratulations on the win. I sincerely wish you the best for the city and all who work and live here. But right after you get done patting yourself on your back I think you owe Charles Pavlack a big thanks. If it wasn’t for his rant here the other day, saying ” The thought of Adam Paul as mayor of Ellisville frightens me. In the extreme” we might be congratulating Michelle on her win. So next time you see him, heck maybe tonight, shake his hand, have a big smile and say thanks couldn’t have done it without you. As for Michelle, I’m not sure how you should convey your feelings to Charles…. Maybe a kick somewhere…. Just kidding All the Best, John
I hope the current council members who are leaning towards a "Yes" vote on the Walmart TIF understand that your election is the equivalent of a referendum on "Welfare for the Wealthy." Perhaps we can gain some "moral high ground" by not destroying affordable housing, spending $370,000 in taxpayer subsidies for every retail job created and ending the pointless, TIF lobbing inter-tribal warfare between municipalities that only benefit the arms dealers (Big Box stores and their developers.)