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St. Charles City Council, Ward 2

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    Tom Besselman
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    Mark A. Hollander
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    Venetia Powell
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Age 69
Occupation Self- employed, retired
Highest Post-secondary education Lewis and Clark Career Center, auto mechanics certification
Public elected offices held City council, St. Charles, Ward 2, 2011-2023
Campaign Email TomB4Ward2@aol.com
home_phone 636-940-2555
Miscommunication plays a big part in running for the council again. Bring back once again communicating and working with the residents of St. Charles, not just Ward 2 alone. Halt capital improvement projects that are scheduled before our city water wells are resolved. Get back to running the city as a municipality. Stop running the city as a business, where there is a CEO.
I was first elected as your councilman in 2011 and it was a pleasure to serve you for 12 years. In those 12 years, many tax dollars were spent on projects in our ward and private dollars, too. In 2023 I ran for mayor of St. Charles. I gave up my City Council seat knowing we had a CEO, not a mayor, running our municipality. It’s now time to get back to working for you.
Age 64
Occupation Restaurant owner, self-employed
Public elected offices held City council, St. Charles, Ward 2, 2023-present
Incumbent? Yes
home_phone 314-560-7171
1). Appropriate and considerate development of Riverpointe. 2). Appropriate and considerate development of the City Centre Complex. 3). Appropriate and considerate development of Frenchtown.
I was a retail and commercial banker for 35 years in our community and have a good relationship and "feel" for what works. I have also been a small business owner for many years and understand the importance of the role this plays in our community. I also serve as executive director of Vision St. Charles County Leadership and work with leaders from across the county.
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