Sunset Hills Alderman Has Business Connection to Petro Mart Developers
Do you think Ward I Alderman Richard Gau recuse himself from future Petro Mart votes?
A Sunset Hills alderman has business ties to a company currently working to construct a new gas station and convenience store south of Interstate 44, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In early December the Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen approved a conditional use permit and preliminary plan for Land West 7 to construct a 24-hour Petro Mart on the former Bob Evans property on Lindbergh Boulevard. Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan broke the votes to allow Petro Mart to proceed with the project. Ward I Alderman Richard Gau voted in favor of Land West 7. Gau recently confirmed to Post-Dispatch that his company, John Henry Foster, does approximately $8,000 in annual business with Western Oil, a company connected to Land West 7. Ward I resident …
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Thomas M.
6:53 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
Good for Mr. Gau to tell the truth when confronted with the question. I guess the reason for the secret recording was to catch him lying, and that plan clearly backfired. more ›