Spill The Tea

01/22/2026

Mayor Stephen Thompson continues to leave a poor impression with his optics, and more Cottleville residents are waking up to the fact that his actions are questionable , and we deserve answers.

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. Visib…

12/18/2025

Let's talk about the Mayor and his spending patterns. Where is the promised transparency?

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 Tho…

11/23/2025

Here is an update on our Mayor. Agree or disagree, you should admit he is ineffective and is failing on his promises. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

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 i…

11/06/2025

What happened to cottleville411? I can't share my post there.

11/05/2025

New post up. read and share.

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” …

09/23/2025

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09/23/2025

Mayor Thompson’s Holiday Market isn’t a city event. It’s not a registered non-profit. The $50 vendor fees are being collected by the Mayor himself. This isn’t a community festival, it’s a private money-making operation running out of the Mayor’s office.

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…

09/21/2025

The vote is done, but the conversation is just beginning. Email the Mayor and your Alderman. Demand an explanation for this secretive salary grab. Ask them why their pay was more urgent than our town’s needs. Let your voice be heard: https://www.cityofcottleville.com/contact-us/

https://cottleville.community/2025/09/19/shady-mayor-thompson-salary-grab/

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.…

09/20/2025

A real leader forges a legacy of public works and community good. Our current mayor’s legacy is already taking shape: secrecy, self-enrichment, and contempt for the taxpayers he is supposed to serve.

Read the blog. Follow the money trail. Watch the fallout. Eventually, we will have to pick up the pieces.

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.…

09/19/2025

They hoped you wouldn’t find out. They were wrong. This flagrant abuse of power and process cannot stand. Share this. Talk about it. Remember it next April. Let them know that backroom deals and selfish votes have consequences.

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.…

09/03/2025

The First Hundred Days Are a Hundred Days of Excuses:

Mayor Thompson promised a “fresh start.” What did we get? Dirt-cheap campaign slogans and budget lines that keep climbing. The scoreboard reads: Promises 12, Completed 0. Let the countdown clock begin.

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 rec…

08/27/2025

Leadership lesson number one: never promise what you can’t deliver. Thompson ignored that rule, selling voters a ribbon-cutting fantasy. Sixty days in and the only thing under construction is the next press release. If the Mayor can’t move dirt, close a deal, or tighten a line item, the only thing left to cut is the excuse-making habit.

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 rec…