By Antonio D. French
Filed Wednesday, December 14 at 6:07 AM
There was no comeback in the cards for former alderman Tom Bauer. The not-too-long-ago recalled Bauer was unsuccessful in his attempt to get his old job back yesterday when more than half of the voters in the 24th Ward selected Democrat William Waterhouse.
Though the St. Louis board of Elections still does not have yesterday's results posted on its website (every media website in the city usually posts election results before the board of election, which typically takes days), it has been reported that Bauer came in a distant second with Republican Sharon Barnes in last place.Last Friday, Mayor Francis Slay and Congressman Russ Carnahan were at the Adam's Mark Hotel downtown for a meeting on the possible threat of New Orleans-like flooding from the Mississippi River.
Representatives from the Wood River Drainage and Levee District and the Metro East Sanitary District discussed the need for a total renovation of the levee systems, a project that could cost upwards of $30 million. According to Leroy Emerick, a Wood River commissioner, 65% of the funding might come from the federal government with local governments putting up the rest.
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