Festus Mayor on goals if re elected

(Festus) Festus Mayor Sam Richards is hoping for another four-year term during the upcoming municipal election. Richards says his first term was filled with several projects he wanted to see accomplished and at the top of his list was the replacement of the railroad trestle at Cromwell and 5th Street. He says it got done recently and it took a while…

Richards says improving South Mill Street was another project he enjoyed seeing accomplished. If elected to another term, he lays out what he would like to see done, and it starts with historic Festus Main Street. He says the Main 2 Mississippi study gave the city a good idea…

Richards says the “red barn” project in Crites Memorial Park, as well as improving the infrastructure for future growth is also near the top of his list. Mayor Richards will be challenged by current councilman Bobby Venz in the municipal election on Tuesday, April 4th.

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