Mayor Terry Epps is an upstanding resident in the City of Pine Lawn and a proud product of Normandy Senior High School Class of 1986.  Before becoming the Mayor of Pine Lawn, MO, Terry was and still is a successful business leader, manager, entrepreneur, and youth sports coach.  After winning his first election and now during his third term in office, Mayor Epps has made many accomplishments to keep his community first and move his city forward.  His achievements have spanned from the implementation of boarding up and demolishing vacant, derelict, and dilapidated homes to now acquiring a $1.4-million-dollar STP development grant and with the 2017 – 2020 CDBG Funds totaling $344,000 to repair, restructure and design streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, street signs, lighting, and homes with a plan to “Rebuild and Rebrand Pine Lawn” throughout the city and along the Natural Bridge corridor.  Mayor Epps has negotiated contracts for the construction of the new Pine Lawn Dental Lab and Office buildings, the renovation of the Pelton-Jackson Park for $356,000, and the renovation of Princess Beauty Supply on Natural Bridge Rd. for $200,000.  To fill an area of empty land, Mayor Epps has also partnered with A Red Circle to create a new North County Agricultural and Educational Center in Pine Lawn dedicated to growing fruits, vegetables, herbs, and flowers to be distributed among our residents and convenient marts. This is just a brief overview of some of the exciting things Mayor Epps has happening in Pine Lawn. All in all, through his work to reform policies for the use of vacant land, there is over $13,537,400.00 in new development for the City of Pine Lawn projects. During our nation devastated with the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Epps delivers food every week to Pine Lawn senior citizens, recognizing they are on a fixed income and need help securing food.  Now, during this crisis, he has arranged for St. Louis Area Foodbank to host drive-thru Food Fairs every Thursday since 2020.  To listen to the concerns and solutions of every citizen in attendance, Mayor Epps conducted “Saturday Morning Meetings with the Mayor”.  Residents voiced their concerns and worked with North County Police Cooperative Officers with whom Mayor Epps is continuously working closely to eradicate crime in Pine Lawn neighborhoods. Mayor Epps has also teamed up with the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis to help seniors get memberships and attend their annual senior luncheon.  Mayor Epps is passionate about children.  For the past 22 years, he coached youth sports in football and baseball.  He collaborated with Operation Food Search to provide Pop Up Pantries and a Summer Food Program which distributed over 1,100 meals to children in the summers beginning in 2017.  To continue his zeal for children, Mayor Epps found and enlisted help to receive a “Let’s Play” grant sponsored by KaBOOM! and the Dr Pepper Snapple Group to construct a playground, which was built in one day, Saturday, August 25, 2018.  Mayor Epps believes children are our future, and giving them healthy options like a playground will increase their chances of maintaining an active lifestyle.  Moreover, this momentous occasion has inspired him to work hard to make sure there is a playground in every ward in the city.  Mayor Epps also received the 2018  St. Louis County Department of Public Health Municipal Waste Reduction Grant for residents to recycle food waste and now a 2019-20 Municipal Waste Reduction Grant to allow Pine Lawn residents to recycle unused and unwanted electron devices scheduled for the summer of 2021.  He helped seniors and veterans receive home remodeling assistance from Rebuild Together, The Home Depot Veteran’s Program, Para quad, and UA Local 562 Plumbers and Pipefitters.   To bring unity within the community in January of 2017, 2018, and 2019, Mayor Epps collaborated with businesses, churches, and organizations to organize the very first, second, and third Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade and Celebration.  For the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, Mayor Epps delivered turkey dinners and toys through Toys for Tots to families and children when they need help the most.  Pre-COVID-19, he frequently visited the students at Barack Obama Elementary School, and he always participated in their Career Day events.  Mayor Epps also teamed up with the Demetrious Johnson Charity Foundation so over 400 hundred students could see the movie, “Black Panther” and he received tickets for the students and their parents to attend the Demetrious Johnson Annual Youth Christmas Party.  Mayor Epps arranged a meeting between Operation Food Search and Normandy Schools Collaborative, and as a result, a $120,000 grant was awarded for children to be a part of the In-Class Breakfast Program.  Terry is a public servant at its best, possessing a spirit of excellence.  He is an active listener and dependable doer who is always leading the way in searching for resources and implementing new ideas that will help the residents in Pine Lawn.  He said, “Pine Lawn is open for business”, and therefore, he is currently in the process of having two new businesses built, and Missouri American Water has installed new water lines throughout the community.  Mayor Epps serves as a committee member with Mayors United for Progress and maintains a working relationship with Job Corps students and their instructors whenever possible. He is also the Pine Lawn Flood Plain Administrator for SEMA, and has attended conferences and workshops hosted by groups such as the Municipal League of Metro St. Louis, the Kauffman Foundation, and Community for Progress. These organizations equipped him with knowledge and wisdom to continue to grow as Mayor for the City of Pine Lawn.  A visionary leader, keen businessman, and faithful servant, Mayor Terry Epps is laying a foundation of superiority built on excellence, distinction, and quality.  He loves it when a plan comes together to keep his community first and move the City of Pine Lawn forward.