Pevely voters won’t face a lot of choices in the April 4 election when it comes to filling seats in their city government.
Mayor Stephanie Haas faces no opposition in her bid for a fourth four-year term.
The Ward 1 seat on the Board of Aldermen has a race as Marlene Freeman is challenging incumbent Steve Markus.
Markus did not return a Leader candidate questionnaire.
Incumbent Rick Yount (Ward 2) is being challenged by registered write-in candidate David Bewig.
Yount was appointed to the board in 2019 to fill a vacancy and ran unopposed for the position in 2021.
Bewig was impeached by the board and removed from his aldermanic seat in December 2015.
Ward 3 incumbent Donald Menkus is running unopposed.
In Ward 4, Bryan Eckles, who was appointed after no candidates ran for the seat in 2021, chose not to run for another two-year term and again, no other candidates came forward, so all write-in candidates will be counted. If no winner emerges from the election, the board will have to appoint another Ward 4 representative.
The mayor is paid $275 per month and aldermen receive $150 per month.
FREEMAN, 65, is a retired licensed practical nurse. She and her husband, Micheal, have four children. She is a 1970 graduate of Webster Groves High School and a 1980 graduate of the St. Mary’s School of Practical Nursing.
What experience do you have that might serve you in this position?
Freeman: I have been a nursing supervisor and clinical supervisor.
What are the biggest problems facing the city and how would you address them?
Freeman: Continue to grow the Police Department and address derelict properties by offering volunteers to help those who need it.
If your city’s proposed tax on recreational marijuana sales is approved by voters in April, how would you like to see that money spent?
Freeman: I would like to see it divided between the Police Department and BackStoppers or parks.
Why should voters elect you to this position? List your goals.
Freeman: I want to be involved in my community and improve my lovely city any way I can.