its better to have a legal tattoo shop that knows what they r doing, knows how to prevent infections and monitors how old ppl are when they get a tattoo then some dimwits that might be ur neighbors givig away tattoos out of their illegal tattoo shop thats in their house and they might be giving infections like no tomorrow.

Tattoos are no longer just for gang members and prisoners, many main stream people have body art and should be allowed to have this done where they live. No different than a hair salon.

I lived on Julie Lane in St Peters for 15 years. I built and moved to Lincoln County to get away from the rules of St Peters with an enforcer in blue on every street corner. We need less government restrictions, not more. Mr Sinakom is right. Like motorcycle shops, the tatoo artist's clientel has changed. We now have folks from all walks of life, Doctors, Dentists, Airplane Pilots/Technicians, Ladies, etc. with tattoos, Harleys and Hondas.
Curt Richards, Troy/Moscow Mills MO

I am 61years old, retired, 20 year resident of St. Peters. When I drive around the city an see the large amount of vacant business property in the city I dont believe we need to so closed minded about legal business's opening in our city. They will provide tax income and jobs for our area and it would be one less vacant space. When people look to move into an area they look at different factors. The more vacant spaces the more they wonder if the area is in decline. This is not a porn shop or a strip joint. You will see people from all walks of life that now have tattoo"s and a lot of them are middle class mothers. This is the US not some socialist country yet even though we are headed that way
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Once again a city is considering "letting the Camel's Nose in the tent"! Once these places are allowed in, it is the beginning of the subtle, slow deterioration of a communit! Keep in mind what has happened with the gambling issue in the region! It was approved by the nieve voter, believing it would be restricted to small gambling boats cruising our rivers with limits to protect the gambling addicts from themselves! Now there are Vegas type casinos on land with no limits! Next it will be strip joints and bars allowed near our schools and homes because based on propaganda that people have changed and St. Peters is a backward town! Take a cloe look at our neighboring cities to the north and east (Spanish Lake, Brooklyn , and Sauge (sp) Illinois. Allow just one and you have opened the door to a virous/cancer that will infect our community without away to turn it around or stop it.

Well, if attracting unwanted persons is the problem, better eliminate the mall, Walmart, and any other establishments at which crimes take place.

To eliminate a business based on the clientele is judging both the consumer and the business owners. Seems like profiling and bigotry.

Yes, but think about all the beautifully decorated Grandmothers over the next 50 years.

Hey, if it is the intent of Saint Peters to fill some of these empty store fronts, gain Taxes and increase employment and as long as we do not care what moves into the City then lets set up a Red Light District along Mexico Road. If you do not like them then do not patronize them. ( I believe that this is similar to how Mr. Hollingsworth worded his thoughts on this subject )

Hope the person that left their trash in my yard to sign their petition is reading this! Your paper in side of a plastic sleeve was laying in my yard and many of my neighbors yards. That plastic is a choking hazard to my dog, my neighbors pets and wild animals. Keep that trash to yourself. Your litering is a crime so what makes you different than people with tattoos since you want to suggest that people with tattoos are criminals?!?!? How about petionting the bar in the plaza? Lets assume everyone that leaves there is drunk and could be pulling out at 4:00 pm when buses are dropping off kids. Have to assume they are all drunks if they are in a bar since everyone with a tattoo is a criminal. I would rather have a "permanent scar" than have to bury my child because they were hit by a drunk driver while riding their bikes. Curt I have to say you made a smart choice to move there. I lived there for 30 years. There are no vacant buildings on every corner, tax revenue supports the amazing school district and it is an open minded community. When I moved to St. Peter's I made the choice to keep my children in school in Troy. I was very disappointed in the school district here. We moved here to be closer to work. My husband works at Monsanto with well educated people that I would hardly call trash or thugs. Many of them have tattoos and motorcycles. Times are different and people need to accept that.

Working at Monsanto says a lot. Well educated of course but commonsense and high values maybe not so much. Tattoos, motorcycles and weed killer; great combination!

Shelly, please:
01 Feed your dog , Dog Food. For it to eat a diet of wet soggy Newspaper, may save you money but is really really bad for your dog.
02 You really are not very observant as most jailed criminals carry Tattoos, and no, not to mean that all with tattoos are criminals, only they have no respect for themselves.
03 I agree with you totally concerning drunk Drivers.... what have you done in your life time to stop them ?
04 You believe that " Curt " made a wise choice moving to Troy ? Then, perhaps you would consider moving away from Saint Peters ? I am not certain that you would feel safe in Troy as there are as many AK-47's there as in Saint Peters.
05 Monsanto. There are two Chemist working at Monsanto who are products of the Fort Zumwalt School System. How many from Troy ? Well, how many?

Fred I am afraid you have a mental problem. I have a tattoo I have a motorcycle I live in a 250000 house I use weed killer which makes my yard look like a golf course I have two sons that have gone to college ! at wash u If you work and dont suck off my taxes, keep your property as nice as I do & are not a public nuisance and dont step in my space you can live in my subdivison and my city you sound like you believe in obamas class warfare and wealth redistribution That would explain your close minded beliefs It sounds like you might believe that the gun causes the crime not the person but that is a different subject It sounds like you dont like anybody that has different beliefs or values then you do.

Mark, agreeing with most of what you wrote, I would suggest that, not really knowing to whom you are referring in your comment it would possibly be better not to challenge any one of your readers to " stay out of your space ". No, not a good idea.

Mark: You are out numbered by the 99%. Do not be suprised when those tattooed thugs cross your mote, poop on your golf course yard and storm your castle!

FRED IF THEY DO THEY WILL LEAVE IN A MEAT WAGON i AM FORTUNATE I AND MY NEIGHBORS DONT WORRY ABOUT PEOPLE CROSSING OUR MOTES WE ARE PREPARED BY THE WAY WHO ARE YOUR 99% I DONT THINK YOU ARE STANDING IN A FIELD BY YOUR SELF BUT YOU ARE LIKELY FEW IN NUMBER

Please no capital letters Mark! It shows anger and fear! Anger is where the action is! Evidently you have not been paying attention if you do not know about the 99 percentile! We are the ones who clean your mote, clean up the burglar pooh on your "golf club" yard and spread that toxic Monsanto fertilizer on it. Not to mention those who service your.........!

Oh look Fred is now logged in as William.

How did he do that deary?

Jealousy is very ugly. Make a rude comment about where my husband works. It's a worldwide Fortune 500 company. Do you know what that is? Get out of your Nobama welfare line and look it up. Maybe if you stop expecting handouts you could make half of what he does a year. William assuming that is your real name I will look for you to show up in my ER when you think stepping in marks space is a good idea. I would love to be your anesthesiologist!
Mark I agree with you 100%!

On another note ... I have a very important job to do. I have said what I have to say. I'm finished with this post. I actually have a really good happy life to live. It doesn't involve this negativity.

I hope there are more AK47s in Troy & Moscow Mills than in St. Peters! Rugers, Colts, and Smith & Wessons too! I'm too old to fight & too old to run so I need kids under 65 with Concealed Carry Weapons to protect me. I feel safe in Peoples Bank in Troy. Their President is there with his CCW to make us feel safe.

We also have fine Tattoo Artists and Motorcycle Shops in Lincoln County

What a big suprise Curt! I assume they compliment the meth labs as well!

I think Susan Musler loves the attention that she's getting. As soon as she makes a valid argument, maybe someone will listen. This will not reduce property values. There is no alcohol being served. No drugs. No strippers or prostitutes. People aren't loitering and hanging out there all day. They're coming in for an hour, getting a tattoo and then leaving. You won't have to watch them get a tattoo, and you'll probably never know that the business even exists. Get a life lady.

my grandson is 23 and has many an everyone have meaning to him
he has his son footprints across his neck
and pic of his dad who died last yr.
to each his own but to ban a business who has done
nothing but stay current with the
laws and rules is selfish and self centered.
what one may like the other dont;to each his own
am glad he didnt get his done at some ones home or
an unlicensed person.
thats whats wrong with the world we infringe on others rights

A very touching story but as heart wrenching as that is, we do not have lower our communities standards just because they have lowered theirs. If an individual wants to do this to themselves, they can cross the river where the " licensed person" does this and has much more experience then this newbie trying to worm their way in next to our schools and homes. Yes, they are trailors and section eight housing but still homes non the less!

For those of you having a rough time following Oompahloompah's slow train of thought, I made an Oompahloompah dictionary:

Communit = community
Nieve = naïve
Sauge = Sauget, IL
Virous = virus
Mote = moat