CLAYTON, MO – October 15, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis County leaders are confronting a major financial challenge as the government prepares its 2027 budget, with a reported $99 million budget gap intensifying concerns about county employment, public safety, recreational services and the long-term financial stability of Missouri’s most populous county. The financial problems have become the subject of increasingly difficult discussions between County Executive Sam Page, the St. Louis County Council, county employees and residents who depend on government services. At the center of the dispute is Page’s proposed 2027 operating budget of about $930 million, which includes
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