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Spotlight on St. Louis Area Neighborhood Activities - Updated November 2, 2008
AmerenUE Unveils Large-Scale Reliability Improvements in North St. Louis County
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), November 2, 2008 - City and county officials recently launched almost $4 million in AmerenUE projects to provide even greater reliability and benefit more than 2,000 households in North St. Louis County.
St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, Florissant Mayor Robert Lowery, and Richard Mark, senior vice president of energy delivery for AmerenUE announced the improvements at McCluer North High School in Florissant. The St. Catherine and Paddock Forest sites comprise some of UE's largest residential reliability-improvement projects to date for Project Power On.
UE, a utility operating company of Ameren Corporation, is putting overhead power circuits underground along St. Catherine Street and Paddock Drive in Florissant as part of its aggressive effort to improve reliability and service for customers throughout its service area. This $2.6 million project is designed to improve electric service for 1,014 customers and improve reliability during severe weather. UE will also be placing overhead lines underground in the Paddock Forest neighborhood in North St. Louis County. That $1.2 million project will benefit 1,219 customers.
Power On is UE's aggressive effort to significantly upgrade its delivery system and enhance the environmental performance of its power plants. All St. Louis County customers directly affected by this work have been contacted by UE.
"Mayor Lowery and I both hear from constituents when their power is out, so I'm very pleased to see UE responding so aggressively to improve reliability," said Dooley. "We know UE has launched a number of projects like this and that there will be more to come. We think UE's investment will go a long way toward providing greater reliability for customers in St. Louis County."
"This area of Florissant has been greatly affected by severe weather over the last few years," said Lowery. "UE's investment in this project shows that they are listening to the concerns of Florissant residents and making a concerted effort to improve the reliability of their electric service."
Under Power On, UE is working to underground circuits most susceptible to outages and investing more than $200 million on additional tree-trimming and system inspection and maintenance. To date, UE has completed 119 undergrounding projects, with 92 more under construction. An additional 533 other projects to improve reliability are in the works.
Missouri Seniors Are Urged to Watch out for the Grandparents Scam
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 26, 2008 - Attorney General Jay Nixon said a trick known as the "grandparents scam" has struck at least twice in Missouri in the last few weeks. A central Missouri man used a wire transfer to send $6,000 to a person he thought was his grandson. In reality, the person who called him was a con artist claiming to be his grandchild, saying he needed money to get out of jail.
In another recent case, a southwest Missouri woman received a similar phone call from someone claiming to be her grandson, asking for $5,000 for bail money. Fortunately, the woman got suspicious and called the police, who told her it was almost certainly a scam.
Nixon has warned seniors in the Show-Me State to be on the lookout for the scam, in which callers randomly call seniors, hoping to pass themselves off as a grandchild in trouble. The caller describes being in a jam and needing money - perhaps to return from a foreign country, for car repairs or for bail money. Wanting to help their grandchildren, the seniors are then asked to send money, often by wire transfer, to the caller.
"This is about as low as it gets," Nixon said. "These crooks are striking right at the heart of these Missouri seniors, who are just trying to be there for their grandchildren when they think they're in need."
A central Missouri man almost fell victim to the scam in April, but employees at the wire transfer station alerted him to the likelihood that he was about to send $8,000 to a crook.
Nixon warns grandparents who get such calls to first verify their grandchildren's whereabouts. Also, grandparents should quiz the caller for details that only the true grandchild would know, such as family members' names or hometowns. Nixon also reminds consumers that a request for a wire transfer, especially to Canada, is a red flag for fraud. Wiring money is one of the most common ways consumers lose money to con artists.
Nearly 400,000 Families Find Mortgage Relief
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), October 26, 2008 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston has announced that 400,000 families have refinanced their mortgages with HUDs affordable mortgage insurance program.
Since expanding its refinance program in September 2007, HUD'sFederal Housing Administration (FHA) has helped more distressed homeowners keep their homes by utilizing FHA's safe and affordable mortgage financing. FHA refinancing is on pace to help 500,000 families by the end of this year.
"Thanks to FHA's expanded programs, hundreds of thousands of families now have peace of mind knowing they have a stable, more affordable mortgage," said Preston. "Today, we are proud to say that FHA has helped more than 400,000 struggling families keep their homes while also creating greater liquidity in the mortgage market."
Since its creation in 1934, FHA has helped more than 35 million families become homeowners. Nationwide, the number of mortgages insured by FHA was nearly three times higher in the third quarter of calendar year 2008, compared to the same time last year. By requiring full income and employment documentation, FHA products are underwritten to ensure borrowers have the ability to repay the loan. FHA also continues to offer unprecedented loss mitigation assistance to homeowners. FHA's loss mitigation efforts have helped about 300,000 families keep their homes over the last three years.
Archived St. Louis Community News and Information:
 National Protect Your Identity Week Offers Steps to Protect Consumers
$125 Million Community-Based Job Training Grants Competition Announced
Four Missouri Not-for-Profit Organizations Receive NAP Funding
National Traveling Exhibit 'Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation' at Central Library
Heat-up St. Louis First Fall Gala Was Sold-Out Event
AmerenUE, Labor Union Partner to Create Mentoring Program in Technical High Schools
National Traveling Exhibit 'Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation' at Central Library
C-SPAN's Campaign 2008 "Road to the White House" Tour Bus Stops at Central Library
Benton Park West to Showcase Historic Neighbornood During For Sale Real Estate Home Tour
Monsanto Fund Provides Resources For Senior Meals
Missouri Receives Grants to Benefit Mothers, Babies
St. Louis Gets $1.78 Million To Aid Homeless Veterans
National Weather Service Issues Excessive Heat Warning for St. Louis
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Receives Major Pledge
Missouri Not-for-Profit Organizations Receive Neighborhood Assistance Program Tax Credits
Big Brothers Big Sisters AMACHI Missouri Partners with Tour of Missouri Program
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Receives Major Pledge
Gov. Blunt Takes Action to End Unfair Local Property Tax Increases for Missouri Homeowners
Flag Day Celebration at Jefferson Barracks Features Tribute to Buffalo Soldiers
Guided Bicycle Tour of New McKinley Bikeway
National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis to Honor Five Local Leaders
$4.1 Million Grant to Help With Missouri Cleanup and Recovery Efforts
St. Louis Veterans Business Resource Centers Receive Critical Funding
Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Celebration Commemorates Historic Escape to Freedom
Cherokee-Lemp Historic District to Hold History Fair
Sam's Club Rolls Out National Food Donation Program
School Violence Hotline Receives High Marks from Community Leaders
Springtime Can Become Scam Time for Home Repairs
Over 30,000 Members to Attend AME Church's Quadrennial Convention in Downtown St. Louis
St. Louis Artworks and Family Resource Center Receive YOP Tax Credits
4th Annual Real Estate Open House Showcase of Homes
New Report Estimates 10 Million Baby Boomers Will Develop Alzheimer's Disease in the United States
Ninth Annual Big Housing Tour Is Coming
WUSTL to Expand Financial Aid for Low-Income Families
Due to Inclement Weather, St. Louis Public Schools' Community Forums Reschedued
YMCA Receives YOP Tax Credits
Summer Food Service Program Seeks Sponsors
St. Louis Public School District to Seek Public Comments at Citywide Community Forums
St. Louis Remembers Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barnes & Noble's 2007 Holiday Book Drive Collected and Donated 1.16 Million Books
"Historic Photos of St. Louis" Features a Wealth of Archival Photos
Additional $6.8 Million Proposed for Missouri Arts Council
Communities Can Get Help Removing, Replacing Trees
Nearly 6,000 Housing and Service Programs to Benefit From Continuum of Care Grants
$1 Million Allocated to Support Local Parks in Missouri
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