2501 Hartland Avenue
Sycamore Hills, Missouri 63114
314.426.5750
Village Officials
Village Officials
Board of Trustees
Chairman Robert Fitzgerald
Building Commissioner Tom Drennan
Street Commissioner Tom Drennan
Finance Commissioner Carrie Logan
Health Commissioner Kevin Liebig
Police Commissioner Glenn Potter
Appointed Officials
Village Clerk Joy Drennan
Attorney John Tajkowski
General Information
General Information
Contact Information
Contact the Village Office at
Contact the Village Office at
314-426-5750 and leave a message. The office is not staffed. Messages are checked weekdays and will be returned as soon as possible.
For an appointment to meet with a village official, please leave a message at the above number.
Messages are checked weekdays and will be returned as soon as possible.
Meetings
The monthly meeting is held on the 3rd Thursday of each month, unless otherwise posted. Following the monthly public meeting is a work session. Public is allowed to attend bith meetings.
Police Services
Policing services are provided by the City of Saint John.
In case of an emergency, always call
911
Non-Emergency Police
636-529-8210
Calendar
Calendar
September 19, 2024, 7:00pm Board Meeting
October 17, 2024, 7:00pm Board Meeting
November 21, 2024, 7:00pm Board Meeting
December 10, 204, 8:00am candidate filing begins for April 2025 elelction
December 19, 2024, 7:00pm Board Meeting
December 31, 2024, 5:00pm election filing closes for April 2025 election.
Keep on scrolling for more information.
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT
SENIOR RESIDENT PROPERTY
TAX FREEZE
SENIOR RESIDENT PROPERTY
TAX FREEZE
The Department of Revenue is in the process of hiring and training staff and working with our technology vendor to test software needed to implement the Senior Property Tax Freeze Program. Once training and testing are complete, the application phase will be opened. We anticipate the application will open on October 1. (The application deadline is June 30, 2025).
To qualify for the Senior Property Tax Freeze, eligible taxpayers must:
Be 62 years of age
Have written proof of an ownership interest in the property for which they are applying
Primarily reside in the property for which they are applying
May not claim more than one primary residence. Only one member of the household should submit an application. Sign up for updates at the website listed below.
Have written proof of an ownership interest in the property for which they are applying
Primarily reside in the property for which they are applying
May not claim more than one primary residence. Only one member of the household should submit an application. Sign up for updates at the website listed below.
For more information, go to St, Louis County website:
Community Development
Community Development
Home Improvement Program
Home Improvement Program
The Village participates in St. Louis County's Community Development Home Improvement Program. This program assist eligible homeowners in the municipality with a maximum expenditure of $5000 per household. Those who meet eligibility requirements can apply for funds (not to exceed $5000) to be used for major items, such as roof, furnace, air conditioner repairs / replacement, foundation work, etc.
For more information, please contact:
Office of Community Development
314.615.4405
and reference the Village of Sycamore Hills and the Home Improvement Program.
Ameren Warns of Continuing Scams
Ameren Warns of Continuing Scams
FROM AMEREN UE:
To our valued Community Partners,
Ameren Missouri understands the critical role that natural gas and electricity play in our customers’ daily lives. As a 24/7/365 business and provider of an essential product to our customers, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. To ensure we can continue providing safe and reliable service to our customers, we are taking daily measures as this situation evolves to protect our co-workers from exposure and secure our facilities.
We also know COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the people and families living in the communities we serve because of local business closures, lost wages, , and the reduced hours of essential services or amenities like restaurants, theaters, daycare facilities, and stores. During this time, we want to continue providing all the support we can, and ensure you are aware of various resources being developed which may be of help to you or your constituencies.
Below we are providing a number of links to federal, state and local resources or tools meant to assist in local community planning and response, and welcome you to share with your community If you are aware of any additional resources, please feel free to share, and we will update our list for future communications. Please take care to stay healthy in the coming days and weeks, and let us know if there are other ways that we can be of help to you or your community.
Ameren Missouri understands the critical role that natural gas and electricity play in our customers’ daily lives. As a 24/7/365 business and provider of an essential product to our customers, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 coronavirus situation. To ensure we can continue providing safe and reliable service to our customers, we are taking daily measures as this situation evolves to protect our co-workers from exposure and secure our facilities.
We also know COVID-19 is having a significant impact on the people and families living in the communities we serve because of local business closures, lost wages, , and the reduced hours of essential services or amenities like restaurants, theaters, daycare facilities, and stores. During this time, we want to continue providing all the support we can, and ensure you are aware of various resources being developed which may be of help to you or your constituencies.
Below we are providing a number of links to federal, state and local resources or tools meant to assist in local community planning and response, and welcome you to share with your community If you are aware of any additional resources, please feel free to share, and we will update our list for future communications. Please take care to stay healthy in the coming days and weeks, and let us know if there are other ways that we can be of help to you or your community.
Statewide Resources
Utility Assistance Resources
HeatUpMissouri.org (314-241-0001): Focused on helping area elderly, physically disabled people, and low-to-moderate income families with Ameren Missouri utility bills.
St. Louis City/County Resources:
Small Business & Employee Resources
Door to Door Solicitation
Door to Door Solicitation
DOOR TO DOOR SOLICITATION continues to be an issue in the village. Please know that in recent years, the Board of Trustees updated an ordinance regulating door to door salesman and solicitors has been updated.
Anyone knocking on your door to sell you something is required to have a license issued by the Village and a photo ID.
If they don't, call our neighborhood police at the non-emergency number 636.529-8210. If you prefer not to be bothered, place a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign on your front entrance.
Please know that this does not apply to charitable organizations, such as the Girl Scouts. They are NOT required to get a license.
GOT MOSQUITOES??
GOT MOSQUITOES??
How to protect yourself
How to protect yourself
Be sure to protect yourself during outside activity by:
- spray clothing and exposed skin with insect repellents (always follow label instructions). Use repellents containing no more than 50% DEET on adults, 10% or less DEET on children 2-12 years old.
- wear protective clothing such as light colored, long-sleeve shirts, long pants, and socks while outdoors.
- limit outdoor activity at dawn and dusk when mosquitoes are the most active.
The village contracts with St. Louis County Health Department for mosquito control services. these services include:
- monitoring potential breeding sites
- applying treatment if mosquito larvae are found (larviciding)
- spraying for adult mosquitoes based on surveillance data (adultciding). Spraying kills only those adult mosquitoes that come in contact with the spray. It is not a long-term solution.
The solution lies with you and your neighbors to dump the standing water!
Ready or not - they are back!
Mosquitoes!!
Ready or not - they are back!
Mosquitoes!!
As the temperature outside begins to rise, so does the mosquito population. Mosquitoes are a summer nuisance and can ruin many outdoor activities. But more importantly, they also pose a health threat, transmitting diseases, such as West Nile Virus, St. Louis encephalitis, and dog heartworm. Worldwide, mosquitoes can carry many other diseases, such as dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever.
Don't be a mosquito breeder!
Mosquitoes can ONLY develop in standing water. They lay their eggs, usually in places where water collects (old tires, tin cans, buckets, gutters, plant bases, etc.) To reduce the mosquito population around your home,
DUMP THE STANDING WATER!!
Here is an easy checklist to follow to prevent mosquito breeding around your home:
- clean rain gutters & downspouts
- discard old tires or store inside
- empty flower pots, tin cans, buckets - any container that might collect water
- store wheelbarrows, canoes, boats upside down
- empty, clean and refill birdbaths and small wading pools weekly
- stock ornamental ponds with fish that eat mosquito larvae
- repair leaky outside faucets
- secure swimming pool covers tightly
- keep the grass cut and bushes trimmed
STREETLIGHTS OUT?
If you find yourself or your property in the dark ...check the streetlights! If while out and about in the Village and it gets dark...check out the streetlights!
The Village pays AmerenUE a whooping $600.00 a month for street lighting and we want them all lit and keeping your property illuminated! If you see that the lights are out, let us know. All we need is the location of the streetlight...either an address closest to the dark light, intersecting streets, the number listed on the pole (it will start with the letter "s" or "sh", or just general location (we will try to find it!) .
You can let us know about dark streetlights by either giving us a call at 314.426.5750 or by sending us a quick email using the "CONTACT US" button located at the ltop of the page.
ARE YOU IN THE DARK?
CAR CLOUTING!
There have been incidents of car clouting reported all over the St. Louis County and City.
Car clouting occurs when a driver leaves the car unlocked, or windows down, or anything that makes the car accessible. This is easy for those who want to take your belongings. All they have to do is just reach in and take your possessions. No alarms go off alerting people of a break-in.
Easy way to prevent this from happening to you...
LOCK YOU CAR NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE PARKED, EVEN YOUR DRIVEWAY!
Ameren customers should be aware of telephone, mail, email, door-to-door, and other in-person scams that involve criminals posing as Ameren representatives and demanding immediate payment or personal information.
Ameren Warns Customers of Scams
Scammers are:
Impersonating Ameren
representatives (over the phone
and in-person),
targeting vulnerable demographics such as senior citizens and non-native
English-speaking persons.
representatives (over the phone
and in-person),
targeting vulnerable demographics such as senior citizens and non-native
English-speaking persons.
Using advanced tactics, such as playing a telephone recording
that sounds like Ameren's
phone system message or displaying Ameren's name or
logo in person.
that sounds like Ameren's
phone system message or displaying Ameren's name or
logo in person.
Threatening to disconnect or suspend utility service if
immediate payment is
not received.
immediate payment is
not received.
If you have been contacted by someone impersonating Ameren:
- Hang up the phone, or close the door, and call Ameren Missouri at 800.552.7583.
- Do not give the caller or visitor a prepaid card, such as a Green Dot card, a wire transfer, or any other form of payment that may be difficult for law enforcement officials to trace.
- Ignore suspicious requests for personal information such as bank account numbers, user names and passwords, credit card numbers or Social Security numbers.
- Delete and block any emails from utilities that are not your service provider.
- Delete all suspicious emails that require immediate action to verify or demand personal information.