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Do we count continued lower crime as a win?
Frankly as a Spencer voter I don't as it waa dropping under Jones as well.
A definite win for Gabe Gore though.
Frankly as a Spencer voter I don't as it waa dropping under Jones as well.
A definite win for Gabe Gore though.
Not sure crime can properly be attributed to the mayor anymore. And Tracy was a Jones hire and has proven to be the best chief the city has had in a very long time.Baltimore Jack wrote: ↑Nov 17, 2025Do we count continued lower crime as a win?
Frankly as a Spencer voter I don't as it waa dropping under Jones as well.
A definite win for Gabe Gore though.
If crime goes up over her term, it can't be blamed on her either though.
One thing I really liked was their handling of the proposed police budget where they will now charge the PD for using city services, getting back a strong majority of the forced budget increase. Still don't like that they've chosen to to fight it, but this was an extremely smart idea that I give Spencer credit for.
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Well, pre treating roads was a waste of time and money. And now the crews are over worked to start plowing. Let’s see how this goes
In general, pretreating is good practice. It makes it much easier to remove snow and will make it harder for ice to bond even with the rain in the forecast.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025Well, pre treating roads was a waste of time and money. And now the crews are over worked to start plowing. Let’s see how this goes
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Pre treated when it’s over 3 inches is a waste of time and moneySTLAPTS wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025In general, pretreating is good practice. It makes it much easier to remove snow and will make it harder for ice to bond even with the rain in the forecast.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025Well, pre treating roads was a waste of time and money. And now the crews are over worked to start plowing. Let’s see how this goes
In general, pretreating for light snow (less than 4 inches) is very effective. It is a commonly accepted and proven practice.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025Pre treated when it’s over 3 inches is a waste of time and moneySTLAPTS wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025In general, pretreating is good practice. It makes it much easier to remove snow and will make it harder for ice to bond even with the rain in the forecast.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025Well, pre treating roads was a waste of time and money. And now the crews are over worked to start plowing. Let’s see how this goes
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The snow has clearly bonded to the roads and now packed in by cars driving over it. It’s a waste of time and effort.
There's about three drivers for a citywide pre-treat. I doubt the crews are overworked coming off a two day holiday unlike the typical snow when they come off a normal shift.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Nov 29, 2025Well, pre treating roads was a waste of time and money. And now the crews are over worked to start plowing. Let’s see how this goes
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/gov ... -top-story
Insane framing here.
Yea I'd hope streets would be clear with half as much snow, rain after the snow, and a nearly 40 degree high.
Insane framing here.
Yea I'd hope streets would be clear with half as much snow, rain after the snow, and a nearly 40 degree high.
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Am I recalling correctly that the Jones administration ordered new smaller plows and hired additional staff? Someone plowed my sidewalk before I got out to shovel. About blew my mind. Might have been a neighbor, though I'm not sure who.
You are correct. The city had already ordered smaller plows before the snow storm even happened.symphonicpoet wrote: ↑Nov 30, 2025Am I recalling correctly that the Jones administration ordered new smaller plows and hired additional staff? Someone plowed my sidewalk before I got out to shovel. About blew my mind. Might have been a neighbor, though I'm not sure who.
Lol
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Looks like a few folks have a insurance headache to deal with after City plow truck plowed their cars
+1
Unless Cara Spencer was driving the snowplow drunk, not related to the 2025 Mayor's race.
The City self insurances and is pretty quick to pay out.dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑Dec 01, 2025Looks like a few folks have a insurance headache to deal with after City plow truck plowed their cars
This is an (excessively) wide street, so it looks like the plow driver slid in the slick conditions, and unfortunately ended up crashing into cars and a tree. It's not a case of trying to drive a tandem dump truck with a 12 ft plow down a side street and striking cars. This will get assigned to some associate City Counselor on Monday, and the car owners will get checks. It may take some work on the part of the owners on getting the value correct if the cars are totaled, but there appears to be no question on liability.
You predicted that a snowplow would have an accident during a snowstorm? Sounds like a safe bet. The City is heavily insured as this happens everywhere rather frequently.
The City of St. Louis is self-insured like most large government entities. This will come out of the Street Division budget. But it is a thing that does and is expected to happen with snow clearing operations anywhere both public and private. Insurance for private snow clearing contractors is expensive for a reason.addxb2 wrote: ↑Dec 01, 2025You predicted that a snowplow would have an accident during a snowstorm? Sounds like a safe bet. The City is heavily insured as this happens everywhere rather frequently.
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I think its time to change the title to "Spencer Admin"addxb2 wrote: ↑Dec 01, 2025Unless Cara Spencer was driving the snowplow drunk, not related to the 2025 Mayor's race.
As we close in on year 1 of the Spencer admin;
What’s actually changed? At the top level, quite a bit. Most of the mayor’s executive appointments are new, and there’s finally a permanent SLDC CEO in place after a long stretch of rejected candidates. There’s also that Chief Economic Development Officer role out of the mayor’s office that was posted in the fall. It was supposed to close in December, but now they’re interviewing people they already rejected in the first round, which kind of tells you where things stand.
Beyond that, it’s hard to point to real progress. The city actually has fewer employees than it did a year ago, so recruiting hasn’t improved, and that’s really the only way city services get better. Walking around the city, it’s tough to say anything has improved. Crosswalks still aren’t being painted, trash pickup is still inconsistent, recycling has been reduced, and the tornado response has felt basically paralyzed.
There was one snow response that went well, but in my view that says more about the street department not undermining it the way it did under the previous administration than it does about any real operational improvement. Overall, not much is getting done. Anybody who understood how city government works probably saw this coming. We’ll see what year two looks like.
What’s actually changed? At the top level, quite a bit. Most of the mayor’s executive appointments are new, and there’s finally a permanent SLDC CEO in place after a long stretch of rejected candidates. There’s also that Chief Economic Development Officer role out of the mayor’s office that was posted in the fall. It was supposed to close in December, but now they’re interviewing people they already rejected in the first round, which kind of tells you where things stand.
Beyond that, it’s hard to point to real progress. The city actually has fewer employees than it did a year ago, so recruiting hasn’t improved, and that’s really the only way city services get better. Walking around the city, it’s tough to say anything has improved. Crosswalks still aren’t being painted, trash pickup is still inconsistent, recycling has been reduced, and the tornado response has felt basically paralyzed.
There was one snow response that went well, but in my view that says more about the street department not undermining it the way it did under the previous administration than it does about any real operational improvement. Overall, not much is getting done. Anybody who understood how city government works probably saw this coming. We’ll see what year two looks like.
Add in the complete lack of vision and planning for the Green Line, Rams money, and downtown office. Any updates on when that suburban billionaire who's actively worked to make STL worse is gonna reveal his plan more downtown offices from big companies? Or was that just a completely obvious ploy to get even more support behind the candidate he was buying? Im starting to think it's the latter.
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gonna reveal his plan more downtown offices from big companies?
talk is cheap
yawn
talk is cheap
yawn