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This area of the City of St. Peters website is intended as a place for media and others to find the latest news and important facts about our City. The Newsroom is maintained by the Communications Department. We hope you visit the Newsroom whenever you want to find information about the City.

 

Contact Us
News Releases
Publications
SPTV St. Peters TeleVision
Events
City Fact Sheet Link
Lakeside 370 Development
'Know More' Internet Education Campaign
City of St. Peters Awards




Contact Us

Communications Director Lisa Bedian is the media contact for the City of St. Peters. Call 636.477.6600 (AT&T customers), ext. 1229, or 636.278.2244 (CenturyLink customers), ext. 1229. Fax 636.926.2047. Email lbedian@stpetersmo.net





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News Releases

The Communications Department regularly issues news releases with the latest information about the City of St. Peters.





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Publications

The City of St. Peters publishes the UpFront newsletter, Leisure Line, and a City Guide. UpFront is a monthly newsletter mailed to all St. Peters residents and businesses. Leisure Line, mailed three times annually, keeps you up-to-date on St. Peters arts and recreation. The City Guide, mailed to new residents, provides basic information about the City of St. Peters.  View these newsletters.





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SPTV City of St. Peters TeleVision

The NEW SPTV St. Peters TeleVision Online provides an alternate way for people to watch SPTV. This service provides both LIVE streaming video and archived programming that can be viewed "on demand."

SPTV also can be watched on:

  > AT&T U-verse. SPTV is now available on AT&T U-verse in St. Peters and throughout the St. Louis area. SPTV can be accessed by selecting Channel 99 on the system and following the menu prompts to "St. Peters Television." Learn more ...

  > CHARTER Channel 992. SPTV is also on Charter Communications cable. Charter recently moved SPTV to 992 in the company's digital tier. You need a digital converter box for this service. Please contact Charter for more info.

SPTV, the St. Peters government-access channel, produces a variety of programming
to keep St. Peters residents informed about their community, and routinely airs City governmental meetings. The channel also airs educational programming from select outside sources.

View a schedule of programs on SPTV.

Check out a list and descriptions of regularly airing programs.

As a service to the community, SPTV also airs announcements of special events provided by local not-for-profit organizations.

SPTV is a part of the City of St. Peters' Communications Department.





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Events

The City of St. Peters has plenty of fun-filled events for our residents. Go to our Calendar of Events to find what’s happening next in St. Peters.





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City Fact Sheet

Learn more about the City of St. Peters, with both up-to-date statistics and historical notes of significance.





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Lakeside 370

Lakeside 370 Park and Premier370 industrial and commercial development is under development along Highway 370 north of I-70. Lakeside 370 will add another 300 acres of parkland in St. Peters, as well as a 140-acre recreational lake. Premier370 will add 835 acres of development expected to create as many as 10,000 new jobs over the next decade. Learn more.




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KNOW MORE

The City of St. Peters' "Know More" ongoing education program focuses on Internet safety issues for adults and children. St. Peters is using its resources including the UpFront city newsletter, SPTV St. Peters Television, and website to provide this information to residents and others interested in learning more. The program, introduced during a St. Peters Board of Aldermen meeting on Dec. 13, 2007, features information from local experts and provides other information resources available from across the country. The City of St. Peters is partnering with MidRivers Newsmagazine for this important project.





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AWARDS earned by the CITY OF ST. PETERS
(awards presented by outside organizations in recent years)

OVERALL
2010, named to
100 Best Places to Live by Money Magazine
2008, named to
100 Best Places to Live by Money Magazine

Budget & Finance
1991-present
, Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting (
Government Finance Officers Association)
2000-present, Distinguished Budget Presentation Award (
Government Finance Officers Association)
Link: Finance Department (audit and budget information on the lefthand side)

Forestry Awards
1999-present
, Tree City USA (
The National Arbor Day Foundation)
2000-present,
Tree City USA Growth Award, (The National Arbor Day Foundation)
2005
International Society of Arboriculture Midwest Chapter Award of Merit
2005
Missouri Community Forestry Council Arbor Award of Excellence
2004 
Missouri Community Forestry Council Arbor Award of Excellence
2002
Missouri Community Forestry Council Communitree Award
2001
International Society of Arboriculture Midwest Chapter Gold Leaf Award
Links: 
Forestry Department, Tree City USA

Organic Resource Recycling Program
2008
National Clean Water Act Recognition Award, Exemplary Biosolids Management, Large Operating Project classification (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
2007 Outstanding Management of Wastewater Plant Biosolids (
Missouri Water Environment Association)
Link:
Video about the Organic Resource Recycling Program

SPTV Government-Access Cable Programming
2009
Telly Award for UpFront St. Peters show
2008 Telly Award for UpFront St. Peters Business show
2008 Telly Award for Health File show
2008 Communicator Award for UpFront St. Peters Business show
2007 Telly Award for recycling special
2007 Telly Award for St. Peters UpFront show in response to a January 2007 ice storm
2006 Telly Awards (2) for a public service campaign about wearing seatbelts
2005 Telly Award and National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) 2nd-place award for
100 Years of Diving Excellence, a show created in conjunction with the 2004 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials at the St. Peters Rec-Plex
Links:
SPTV St. Peters TeleVision onlineThe Telly Awards, NATOACommunicator Awards

UpFront Magazine
2010, Communicator Awards, two Awards of Excellence, honoring creative excellence for communications professionals
Links: UpFront magazine online, Communicator Awards

Utilities Department Safety
2005 Missouri Water Environment Federation Safety Award
2004 Missouri Water Environment Federation Safety Award
2003 Missouri Water Environment Federation Safety Award
Links:
Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water Environment Federation

Wild About Recycling Program (blue bag curbside recycling)
2004 Environmental Excellence Award (
Choose Evironmental Excellence-Gateway Region)
2003 Savvy Award (
City-County Communications and Marketing Association)
2002 Missouri Waste Control Prevention Award (
Missouri Waste Control Coalition)
2002 Governor's Pollution Prevention Award (
State of Missouri)
2001 City Livability Award (
U.S. Conference of Mayors)
More Links:
Recycle City, Blue Bag Recycling

 

 





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