Thursday, March 28, 2013
Councilman Matt Pirrello says he is capable of being objective, rebuffing accusations by Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul's lawyer that the impeachment process against his client is a smear campaign,
Ellisville City Councilman Matt Pirrello has denied allegations from embattled Mayor Adam Paul that he and other council members were involved in a “conspiracy” to oust the mayor. Paul’s lawyer, Chet Pleban, took to local airwaves Wednesday to discuss emails between Pirrello and city attorney Paul Martin that he said prove this point. The documents were obtained by Pleban after the city unsuccessfuly tried to block their release. According to Pleban, they show that Paul’s impeachment was part of a longer, covert campaign between the two men. He said it begin when Martin started taking notes on possible violations of the city’s charter by Paul shortly after he took office last spring. (For more detail on the emails, see Patch’s previous …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
A St. Louis Circuit Court judge recently rejected a lawsuit aimed at halting a Walmart development, claiming that the city had made missteps in approving a conditional use permit for the project.
With a ruling rejecting a lawsuit to block the construction of Walmart in Ellisville, some supporters of the development are saying the way is cleared for further economic growth in the city. "I was elated," said Matt Pirrello, a council member and former mayor. "This is going to be the impetus of an entire redevelopment program throughout the city." Specifically, Pirrello said he is aware of three contingent contracts that were hinging on the Walmart development going in. He characterized the entire development community as waiting to find out what the results of the lawsuit brought by city resident Thomas Debold would be. That lawsuit alleged the city had been made missteps in approving a conditional use permit for the Walmart, which …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A St. Louis Circuit Court Judge rejected claims from a resident that the city had made mistakes in its approval of a conditional use permit for the project.
After hearing arguments on Jan. 31, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge David Lee Vincent III ruled Tuesday that the city did not err in its approval of a conditional use permit for a Walmart development project in Ellisville. The move clears a legal front in the battle over the contentious project, which has been the subject of fierce protests by some residents and even sparked a failed drive for the recall election of several council members. In rejecting the lawsuit brought by city resident Thomas Debold to block the development, Vincent said that the city had met each and every requirement for obtaining a conditional use permit that is required by the municipality’s code. The decision to approve the permit for Walmart was “supported by …
Friday, February 8, 2013
The Ellisville City Council reportedly voted to reimburse five residents for $1,000 in legal fees linked to a lawsuit filed by Councilman Matt Pirrello.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Ellisville City Council voted 4-2 Wednesday night to reimburse five residents for legal fees totaling $1,000. The fees are in connection to a lawsuit filed by Councilman Matt Pirrello. As previously reported by Patch, the five residents requested reimbursement after they were named in a lawsuit by Councilman Matt Pirrello for petitioning for recall earlier this year. The lawsuit, in which Pirrello claimed that Article 9 of Ellisville’s city charter was unconstitutional,was filed late August against the City of Ellisville and five residents who had been petitioning for the recall of Pirrello and council members Roze Acup, Dawn Anglin, Troy Pieper and Linda Reel. Recall action had been stirring …
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Thursday, January 31, 2013
The attorney for resident Thomas Debold also argued the city did not follow procedure in approving the project's conditional use permit.
During a Wednesday hearing, attorney Jane Ellen Dueker argued that the city of Ellisville erred in several aspects of its Walmart development project. City resident Thomas Debold filed a lawsuit in November against the city to block the Sansone Group development project that would put a Walmart at the Manchester Road and Kiefer Creek intersection. During the hearing, Dueker questioned Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul and City Clerk Catherine Demeter, asking them questions regarding the city’s actions in retaining legal counsel and approving the conditional use permit for Walmart. Dueker also said the city: During testimony, Mayor Adam Paul said he believed the Sansone Group were allowed to provide legal counsel as a result of the redevelopment …
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Councilman Matt Pirrello asked Ellisville City Council to consider covering attorney fees for residents involved in a city lawsuit in August.
Ellisville City Councilman Matt Pirrello asked the Council to consider reimbursing legal fees for five residents involved in a lawsuit over the city's recall process earlier this year, according to an STL Today report. Pirrello had filed suit in August against the city and five residents who had been petitioning for the recall of Pirrello and other council members. The final decision declared the recall language in the city's charter unconstitutional, arguing the charter did not call for specified cause in the recall process. As Patch previously reported, the five residents involved in the lawsuit -- Julia Dolan, Mary Ann Dust, Vincent McGrath, Sandra McGrath and Patti Murphy -- had requested reimbursement from the city for legal fees at …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The five residents are requesting reimbursement after they were named in a lawsuit by Councilman Matt Pirrello for petitioning for recall earlier this year.
Five Ellisville residents named in a lawsuit filed by Ellisville Councilman Matt Pirrello requested reimbursement for attorney fees at the Ellisville City Council meeting Wednesday. The lawsuit, in which Pirrello claimed that Article 9 of Ellisville’s city charter was unconstitutional, was filed late August against the City of Ellisville and five residents who had been petitioning for the recall of Pirrello and council members Roze Acup, Dawn Anglin, Troy Pieper and Linda Reel. Recall action had been stirring after the council voted in favor of a Walmart project and tax increment financing (TIF) for the development. Article 9 governs the recall process of elected officials, but Pirrello argued the text lacked the inclusion of specified …
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