St. Louis County Missouri 2017-2018 Resource & Relocation Guide
Table Of Contents 4-5 Newcomer Information 16-17 St. Louis City Map 6 Help Hotlines 7 Health & Hospitals 8 Local Education 11 Things To Do 12 State Information 13 County History 14-15 St. Louis County Map 18 Home Buyer Information 21 Buyer Mistakes 23 How Much Can You Afford 25 Tips to Selling Your Home 26 Packing Tips 27 Moving Checklist 28 Homefinder Notepad Skyline Publishing Project Coordinator: Devri Colver Ad & Book Designer: Linda Swindler 1
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Newcomer Information Post Offices US Post Office 15455 Manchester Rd. Ballwin, MO (636) 227-5783 US Post Office 8764 Rosalie Ave. (314) 968-6318 Courthouse Utilities Missouri American Water Co. (866) 430-0820 Ameren (800) 552-7583 Cuivre River Electric (800) 392-3709 4 US Post Office 343 S. Kirkwood Rd. Kirkwood, MO (314) 966-0638 US Post Office 55 Grasso Plaza (314) 544-7929 Kirkwood Utilities (314) 822-5842 Laclede Gas (314) 621-6960 US Post Office 7217 Watson Rd. (314) 351-5281 US Post Office 2800 Marshall Ave. (314) 645-3179 St. Louis County Courthouse 7900 Carondelet Clayton, MO (314) 615-8029 AT&T (314) 821-8300 Sprint (314) 909-8000 Verizon (314) 721-4392 St. Louis County Sheriff - 7900 Carondelet Ave. Clayton, MO - (314) 615-4724 Police Affton Police...(314) 638-5550 Bellefontaine Police...(314) 867-0080 Bridgeton Police...(314) 739-7557 Crestwood Police...(314) 729-4800 Creve Coeur Police...(314) 432-8000 Dellwood Police...(314) 521-4341 Ferguson Police...(314) 522-3100 Glendale Police...(314) 965-0000 Hazelwood Police...(314) 838-5000 Kinloch Police...(314) 256-9752 Ladue Police...(314) 993-1214 Lakeshire Police...(314) 631-6222 Maplewood Police...(314) 645-3000 Metropolitan Police...(314) 444-5555 Normandy City Police...(314) 385-3300 Northwoods Police...(314) 385-6000 Olivette Police...(314) 993-3610 Overland Police...(314) 428-1221 Pine Lawn Police...(314) 261-0880 Richmond Heights Police...(314) 645-3000 Shrewsbury Police...(314) 647-5656 St. Ann Police...(314) 427-8000 St. Louis Police...(314) 444-2500 Sunset Hills Police...(314) 849-4400 University City Police...(314) 725-2211 Vinita Park Police...(314) 428-7375 Webster Grove Police...(314) 963-5402 Woodson Terrace Police...(314) 427-5858 Fire Affton Fire...(314) 353-7677 Berkeley Fire...(314) 524-3566 Brentwood Fire...(314) 644-7100 Clayton Fire...(314) 727-8100 Creve Coeur Fire...(314) 432-5570 Ferguson Fire...(314) 522-1122 Florissant Valley Fire...(314) 837-4894 Glendale City Fire...(314) 965-0000 Hazelwood Fire...(314) 731-3424 Jennings Fire...(314) 382-1203 Kinloch Fire...(314) 521-7069 Ladue Fire...(314) 993-0181 Lemay Fire...(314) 631-4500 Maplewood Fire...(314) 645-3600 Maryland Heights Fire...(314) 298-4400 Mehlville Fire...(314) 894-0420 Metro North Fire...(314) 867-5360 Mid County Fire...(314) 863-4018 Normandy Fire...(314) 382-1501 Olivette Fire...(314) 993-0408 Richmond Heights Fire...(314) 645-8800 Riverview Fire...(314) 867-3889 Shrewsbury Fire...(314) 781-5100 Spanish Lake Fire...(314) 741-7300 St. Ann Fire...(314) 428-1122 St. Louis Fire...(314) 289-1900 University City Fire...(314) 505-8592 Webster Grove Fire...(314) 963-5400 5
6 7 Health & Hospitals St. Louis County Health Department 6121 N. Hanley Rd. Berkeley, MO (314) 615-0600 Dial 911for Emergencies Barnes Jewish Hospital 1 Barnes-Jewish Hospital Pl. (314) 747-3000 Mercy Hospital St. Louis 615 S New Ballas Rd. (314) 251-6000 St. Anthony's Medical Center 10010 Kennerly Rd. (314) 525-1000 Christian Hospital Northeast 11133 Dunn Rd. (314) 653-5000 Des Peres Hospital 2345 Dougherty Ferry Rd. (314) 966-9100 Kindred Hospital St. Louis 4930 Lindell Blvd. (314) 361-8700 Missouri Baptist Medical 3015 N. Ballas Rd. (314) 996-5000 SSM Health St. Clare Hospital 1015 Bowles Ave. Fenton, MO (636) 496-2000 St. Alexius Hospital 3933 S. Broadway (314) 865-7000 Mercy Medical 615 New Ballas Rd. (314) 569-6000 St. Louis University Hospital 3635 Vista Ave. (314) 577-8000
Local School Districts Affton (314) 638-8770 Ladue (314) 994-7080 Rockwood R-VI (636) 458-7337 Bayless (314) 256-8600 Brentwood (314) 962-4507 Clayton (314) 854-6000 Ferguson-Florissant R-II (314) 506-9000 Hancock Place (314) 544-1300 Hazelwood (314) 953-5000 Jennings (314) 653-8000 Kirkwood R-VII (314) 213-6100 Lindbergh R-VIII (314) 729-2480 Maplewood-Richmond Heights (314) 644-4400 Mehlville R-IX (314) 467-5000 Normandy (314) 493-0400 Parkway C-2 (314) 415-8100 Pattonville R-III (314) 213-8500 Ritenour (314) 493-6010 Riverview Gardens (314) 869-2505 Special School District (314) 989-8100 St. Louis Public Schools (314) 345-2549 University City (314) 290-4000 Valley Park (636) 923-3500 Webster Groves (314) 961-1233 Wellston (314) 290-7900 When Registering Your Children For School, Please Remember To Bring: Current Immunization Record & Birth Certificate Name & Address Of Last School Attended Last Report Card & Any Scores Obtained From Standardized Tests Colleges & Universities Concordia Seminary 801 Seminary Pl. (314) 505-7000 Missouri Baptist University 1 College Park Dr. (314) 434-1115 Washington University 1 Brookings Dr. (314) 935-5000 Fontbonne University 6800 Wydown Blvd. Clayton, MO (314) 863-2220 Harris-Stowe State University 3026 Laclede Ave. (314) 340-3366 Maryville University-St. Louis 650 Maryville University Dr. (314) 529-9300 St. Louis Community College 300 S. Broadway (314) 539-5000 St. Louis University 1 N. Grand Blvd. (800) 758-3678 University of Missouri 1 University Blvd. (314) 516-5000 Webster University 470 E. Lockwood Ave. Webster Groves, MO (314) 968-6900 8 9
St. Louis County Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tours 12th & Lynch St. (314) 577-2626 Busch Stadium 700 Clark Ave. (314) 345-9600 Cahokia State Mounds East St Louis Collinsville, IL (618) 346-5160 City Garden 801 Market St. (314) 241-3337 City Museum 750 N. 16th St. (314) 231-2489 Gateway Arch 11 N. 4th St. (877) 982-1410 Grant's Farm 10501 Gravois Rd. (314) 843-1700 Landmark Theatre Tivoli 6350 Delmar Blvd. (314) 727-7271 Laumeier Sculpture Park 12580 Rott Rd. (314) 615-5278 Missouri Botanical Garden 4344 Shaw Ave. (314) 577-5100 Missouri History Museum 5700 Lindell Blvd. (314) 746-4599 Museum of Transportation 3015 Barrett Station Rd. (314) 615-8668 Schlafly Bottleworks 7260 Southwest Ave. (314) 241-2337 Six Flags St. Louis 4900 6 Flags Rd. Eureka, MO (636) 938-5300 St. Louis Art Museum 1 Fine Arts Dr. (314) 721-0072 St. Louis Science Center 5050 Oakland Ave. (314) 289-4424 St. Louis Symphony 718 N. Grand Blvd. (314) 534-1700 St. Louis Walk of Fame 6504 Delmar Blvd. (314) 727-7827 St. Louis Zoo 1 Government Dr. (314) 781-0900 The Magic House 516 S. Kirkwood Rd. (314) 822-8900 The MOTO Museum 3441 Olive St. (314) 446-1805 The Muny - Oldest & Largest Outdoor Musical Theater #1 Theatre Drive (314) 361-1900 World Bird Sanctuary 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Rd. Valley Park, MO (636) 225-4390...and so much more! 10 11
Missouri The Show Me State The 24th state to be admitted into the Union, Missouri is named after an Algonquian word that means river of the big canoes, and the state motto is "Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare Of The People Shall Be The Supreme Law) Acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Missouri has earned the nickname Gateway to the West as it was a jumping-off point for settlers going westward. The invention of the steamboat, and both the Mississippi and Missouri rivers made the state a large business hub. Today, Missouri is a large producer of aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles, leather goods, beer, chemicals, corn, soybeans, wheat, zinc, lead, and many other things. Capital: Jefferson City Population: 5,842,713 State Bird: Bluebird State Flower: Hawthorn State Tree: Flowering Dogwood State Song: Missouri Waltz - State Facts - State Insect: Honeybee Highest Point: Taum Sauk Mountain 1,772 ft Area: 69,704 sq mi Largest City: St. Louis Entered the Union: August 10th, 1821 Top Industries: Agriculture, Mining, Manufacturing St. Louis County History 1826 1846 1812 1834 1800 The first European settlement in St. Louis dates back to the 1700 s, following the transfer of French territories west of the Mississippi River to Spain. Even with the Spanish influence, the population remained predominantly French. St. Louis was founded by Pierre Laclede in 1764, and Carondelet three years later by Clement Delor. Florissant (originally called St. Ferdinand) was laid out about 1788, and Bridgeton ("Marais des Liards") followed in 1794. Settlers from the United States, mostly from Kentucky, Maryland and Virginia, began to appear in the 1790 s in Upper Louisiana, as this territory was known. Concentrations were found in the Bonhomme Settlement (now Chesterfield) and the Gravois Settlement (now Crestwood). Following the Louisiana Purchase, this immigration increased rapidly, and the first protestant churches were founded, including Cold Water Methodist in 1806 and Fee Fee Baptist in 1807. Lewis and Clark noted Charbonier Bluff along the Missouri River at the beginning of their "Corps of Discovery" journey to the northwest in May, 1804. Fort Bellefontaine (which is now partially a St. Louis County park) was established in 1805 on the south bank of the Missouri River as the first U.S. military installation west of the Mississippi. St. Louis County was one of the first five in the Missouri Territory, organized in 1812. Missouri's second governor after statehood in 1820 was Frederick Bates, whose home, "Thornhill," is now within Faust Park. Subsequent governors from St. Louis County have included Henry S. Caulfield and Forrest C. Donnell. The county remained largely rural until the advent of the railroad in the 1850 s, with German immigrants gradually replacing the French and English settlers from the 1840 s onward. The construction of the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1853 spurred the development of suburban communities, including Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Valley Park, Eureka and Pacific. The North Missouri (later Wabash) Railroad opened Jennings and Ferguson, while the Hodiamont Narrow Gauge Railroad created a corridor of suburban estates from Pine Lawn through Normandy and Kinloch to Florissant. The present boundaries of St. Louis County date from 1876, when the City and County were separated into two distinct governmental entities by a vote of the citizens. 12 13
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How much House Can You Afford? How much you can afford is determined by a relatively simple formula. Lenders generally figure that no more than 28 percent of your income should be for total housing costs. In addition, they require that your total monthly debt be less than 36 percent of your income. (Note: These are general numbers. Other loan programs may allow higher percentages.) For example, if you make $48,000 a year, divided by 12 months, your monthly income is $4,000. (Remember, that s $48,000 in gross pay, before federal and state taxes are removed.) Twenty-eight percent of $4,000 is $1,120. That is the most you can make in a monthly mortgage, taxes, and insurance payments. Generally, to qualify, the self-employed buyer must have been self-employed in the same line of work for at least 24 months before applying for a loan. Lenders use your net income, the figure at the bottom of schedule C of your federal income tax form, to decide how large a mortgage you can carry. But they don t look at what you earn now or what you made last year. Rather lenders figure the monthly average of your income over the past 24 months. Also, overtime pay & bonuses sometimes may not be figured into your average income. Don t forget that points, closing costs & other out-of-the-pocket expenses probably will come out to about one percent of the mortgage amount. 22 23
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Packing Strategies Supplies: Preparing to move: A strategy for packing: Packing for efficiency: - - 26 27
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