Category: City of Cottleville
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When reviewing Mayor Stephen Thompson’s performance, remember the court case from late 2024 even though it’s now well over a year old. This isn’t about where someone comes from. It’s about credibility. Courts have long recognized that shifting or inconsistent answers under oath can destroy a witness’s reliability. When someone offers multiple…
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A recurring theme has emerged in conversations across Cottleville: residents are questioning whether their local government is being led with genuine independence, sound judgment, and a real commitment to ethical standards. At the center of that concern is Mayor Stephen Thompson. Many residents wonder whether Thompson is making decisions rooted…
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At this point, the pattern is familiar. Shady Mayor Stephen’s leadership leans heavily on performance, photos, appearances, and lofty language, while tangible results remain hard to point to. Visibility comes easily. Follow-through, less so. That’s why his appearance this month that he posted at an international entrepreneurship conference in Coimbatore,…
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Historic Cottleville has always taken pride in simple, tasteful holiday decorations that reflect the city’s character. That’s why many residents were surprised to learn that Shady Mayor Stephen Thompson approved the purchase of an electronic Christmas tree for City Hall, reportedly costing thousands in taxpayer dollars. What makes this hard…
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What’s happening with the Mayor? Cottleville didn’t elect Stephen to run a permanent brainstorming session. In fact his own words were: “I am a candidate because our community deserves innovative ideas…” He insisted the previous administration lacked vision and claimed he was the one leader prepared to fix it. But…
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Mayor Stephen Thompson’s ignorance keeps showing up in the very areas he thinks he knows best. What kind of leader asks the public to Venmo money straight to his personal account for a “nonprofit” city event? Thankfully, someone with real judgment and integrity stepped in to fix it before it…
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Nonprofit claims questioned as vendor fees routed to personal accounts, with residents calling it another display of incompetence. Documents circulating in Cottleville are raising serious questions about how funds for the upcoming “Cottleville Christkindl Market” are being collected and managed and whether the event is being misrepresented to the public.…
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Shady Mayor Stephen Thompson is hijacking a city salary study, intended to ensure fair pay for underpaid police and staff and twisting it into an excuse to line his own pockets and pad the board’s. That’s brazen, self-serving, and flat-out wrong. Cottleville’s mayor and aldermen have always served in part-time…
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When it comes to real accomplishments that make a difference in the lives of Cottleville residents, Mayor Stephen Thompson has little to show. For all his self-promotion and image-building, the record speaks for itself: he has failed to deliver tangible improvements for the community while repeatedly inflating or fabricating his…
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Let’s stop calling it “hypocrisy” that’s too generous. What Mayor Thompson pulled during his campaign looks a lot like deliberate misinformation than an innocent change of heart. Thompson went hard on the attack, accusing the previous administration of being shady, undemocratic, and secretive. Remember all the outrage over “suspending the…
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