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Hallelujah!dbInSouthCity wrote: ↑6:44 PM - 2 days agoPassed. 25-7
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It will go to the house tonight and in the AM because of a few small changes the senate made but there is no expectation of any issues. House doesn’t even have filibuster capabilityStlAlex wrote: ↑6:53 PM - 2 days agoSo now it's just up for Kehoe to sign?dbInSouthCity wrote:Passed. 25-7
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district can be 10% of city area, for us thats 6.6sq miles.
I bet it'll be something like this. I could also see it being Downtown + Project Connect + North Riverfront + Gateway South. An expedited approval process would go a long ways.
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No point of putting the NGA site in it. You want the armory lots and Grand and Chouteau NW corner in this and the area between the Foundry and Grand.
Also no point of putting anything in Lafayette Sq, other than maybe 100 feet south of chouteau
Also no point of putting anything in Lafayette Sq, other than maybe 100 feet south of chouteau
Good points. Although I fear if we make to Vandeventer then Cortex leaders will come knocking.
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Woohoo! I look forward to hearing the news that projects will proceed at AT&T, BPV and Millennium, among others.
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It’s going to be good to see things move forward & hopefully come to fruition definitely the positive we need
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I completely get it that this is an apples to oranges comparison & this town is way smaller, but goes to show you, if a City can get boosters that love the place, they can make a difference. Could we take some lessons from these Laurel MS boosters? They seemed to change the place very organically. I'm sure we have lots of people doing this, but as we know, County-folk seem to root against the City. Maybe we just need a show on HGTV! 
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/m ... i-comeback
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/m ... i-comeback
Waco is a larger example of something like this with Chip and Joanna Gaines at the helm, even more impressive considering the only thing that place was really known for previously was a cult massacre. I'm not their biggest fan, but there's a good episode of How I Built This about them and the impact they've had on Waco. At the end, they talk about their huge redevelopment of some old silos in town into a kind of mixed-use public gathering place and how they'd want to recreate that in other cities in the future. They name drop places like Nashville and Salt Lake which are certainly more their vibe, but it instantly made me think of Lemp complex.DogtownBnR wrote: ↑1:48 PM - 1 day agoI completely get it that this is an apples to oranges comparison & this town is way smaller, but goes to show you, if a City can get boosters that love the place, they can make a difference. Could we take some lessons from these Laurel MS boosters? They seemed to change the place very organically. I'm sure we have lots of people doing this, but as we know, County-folk seem to root against the City. Maybe we just need a show on HGTV!
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/m ... i-comeback
And yes, HGTV launching some local rehabbers to stardom would definitely be beneficial for the city's reputation. The architecture here blows most other places out of the water. Thousands of people sitting in car dealership waiting areas across the country seeing that every day would be great marketing. I feel like Garcia could pull it off.
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Feels like a great Coolfire Studios <> Garcia <> CityofSTL partnership...MOsloth22 wrote: ↑4:53 PM - 1 day agoWaco is a larger example of something like this with Chip and Joanna Gaines at the helm, even more impressive considering the only thing that place was really known for previously was a cult massacre. I'm not their biggest fan, but there's a good episode of How I Built This about them and the impact they've had on Waco. At the end, they talk about their huge redevelopment of some old silos in town into a kind of mixed-use public gathering place and how they'd want to recreate that in other cities in the future. They name drop places like Nashville and Salt Lake which are certainly more their vibe, but it instantly made me think of Lemp complex.DogtownBnR wrote: ↑1:48 PM - 1 day agoI completely get it that this is an apples to oranges comparison & this town is way smaller, but goes to show you, if a City can get boosters that love the place, they can make a difference. Could we take some lessons from these Laurel MS boosters? They seemed to change the place very organically. I'm sure we have lots of people doing this, but as we know, County-folk seem to root against the City. Maybe we just need a show on HGTV!
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/m ... i-comeback
And yes, HGTV launching some local rehabbers to stardom would definitely be beneficial for the city's reputation. The architecture here blows most other places out of the water. Thousands of people sitting in car dealership waiting areas across the country seeing that every day would be great marketing. I feel like Garcia could pull it off.
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As a Baylor alum I can attest to the full 180 one show can have on a region’s national image.MOsloth22 wrote:Waco is a larger example of something like this with Chip and Joanna Gaines at the helm, even more impressive considering the only thing that place was really known for previously was a cult massacre. I'm not their biggest fan, but there's a good episode of How I Built This about them and the impact they've had on Waco. At the end, they talk about their huge redevelopment of some old silos in town into a kind of mixed-use public gathering place and how they'd want to recreate that in other cities in the future. They name drop places like Nashville and Salt Lake which are certainly more their vibe, but it instantly made me think of Lemp complex.DogtownBnR wrote: ↑1:48 PM - 1 day agoI completely get it that this is an apples to oranges comparison & this town is way smaller, but goes to show you, if a City can get boosters that love the place, they can make a difference. Could we take some lessons from these Laurel MS boosters? They seemed to change the place very organically. I'm sure we have lots of people doing this, but as we know, County-folk seem to root against the City. Maybe we just need a show on HGTV!
https://www.southernliving.com/travel/m ... i-comeback
And yes, HGTV launching some local rehabbers to stardom would definitely be beneficial for the city's reputation. The architecture here blows most other places out of the water. Thousands of people sitting in car dealership waiting areas across the country seeing that every day would be great marketing. I feel like Garcia could pull it off.
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State House approved the Senate Substitute today. Governor Kehoe needs to sign.
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He is. He cares deeply about STL. He grew up in north STL. But he’s white so most posters on this board won’t get behind him.
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This section alone will fill back up the work from home but office in downtown firms. No company will want to leave 3% of gross payroll of any employees on the table.
Naturally, this is why he green lit pulling hundreds of workers out of downtown to leave a historic building vacant in a move that will likely cost the state more money than if they just leased space downtown, this is why his appointees on the Board of Thugs are currently trying to bankrupt the city and steal taxpayer dollars to waste more money on a faulty theory that we can police your way out of chronic crime, this is also why he is pushing a law that will make the city pay for the crimes of his police department's crimes and violations, this is why he leveraged the tornado recovery funds to get votes for a billionaire handout bill, this is why he failed to condemn the pulling of a federal grant that would have created 150+ manufacturing jobs in North city, this is why he slashed state public transit funding by 85% despite 10-20% of north city residents using public transit in their daily lives.whitherSTL wrote:He is. He cares deeply about STL. He grew up in north STL. But he’s white so most posters on this board won’t get behind him.
Imagine trying to make the case that the rural used car dealer who white-fled the city cares deeply about the city lmao.
Also, you're racist. As if "posters" on here don't like Mike Kehoe because he's white. Shows what level you're operating on.
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"Establish a fast-track / "one-stop shop" permitting process with a single empowered point of contact authorized to issue binding determinations across building, fire, life safety, zoning, planning, and permitting. Provide a 45-day permit review with deemed approval if missed (subject to zoning and life-safety compliance). Adopt a fee waiver/reduction/deferral policy for discretionary, duplicative, or extraordinary permit and development fees. Adopt building code flexibility policies for adaptive reuse, including performance-based energy compliance pathways."
This bill has been in the works for months (years?) now. BoA and Mayor have no excuse for not being prepared. The legislation should be introduced at the BoA preemptively. Instead both sides will spend 2 years establishing a committee of residents to decide which color of folders they should use.
Pessimistic addxb2 is here today.
This bill has been in the works for months (years?) now. BoA and Mayor have no excuse for not being prepared. The legislation should be introduced at the BoA preemptively. Instead both sides will spend 2 years establishing a committee of residents to decide which color of folders they should use.
Pessimistic addxb2 is here today.
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Sorry, I shouldn’t admit this but I posted that last sentence for the sole purpose of seeing your emotional, triggered response. And it worked. I shouldn’t do that, it’s mean.StlAlex wrote: ↑11:30 PM - 1 day agoNaturally, this is why he green lit pulling hundreds of workers out of downtown to leave a historic building vacant in a move that will likely cost the state more money than if they just leased space downtown, this is why his appointees on the Board of Thugs are currently trying to bankrupt the city and steal taxpayer dollars to waste more money on a faulty theory that we can police your way out of chronic crime, this is also why he is pushing a law that will make the city pay for the crimes of his police department's crimes and violations, this is why he leveraged the tornado recovery funds to get votes for a billionaire handout bill, this is why he failed to condemn the pulling of a federal grant that would have created 150+ manufacturing jobs in North city, this is why he slashed state public transit funding by 85% despite 10-20% of north city residents using public transit in their daily lives.whitherSTL wrote:He is. He cares deeply about STL. He grew up in north STL. But he’s white so most posters on this board won’t get behind him.
Imagine trying to make the case that the rural used car dealer who white-fled the city cares deeply about the city lmao.
Also, you're racist. As if "posters" on here don't like Mike Kehoe because he's white. Shows what level you're operating on.
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Secondly, it was Parsons who moved the office out of downtown.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local ... 5e1fa8f01f
Get your schitt together.
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The business community, at least on this side of the state, is starting to lose a little patience with Mike Kehoe. A lot of people thought they were getting the Kehoe that had been around since joining the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission 15 years ago, somebody seen as pragmatic and business-oriented. Instead, what many feel they’re getting is basically Eric Schmitt 2.0. People forget Schmitt won “Legislator of the Year” from the Riverfront Times back in 2016 before shifting hard MAGA to win statewide. Kehoe made a similar move politically, but a lot of the business community expected him to pivot back once elected, and so far they don’t think he has.
I think you’re going to see a major split emerge over the income tax issue. As much as Kehoe wants to compare Missouri to places like Tennessee or Florida, it’s just not the same economic structure, growth pattern, or tourism base. I think you’ll see the business community put a significant amount of money behind defeating it.
I think you’re going to see a major split emerge over the income tax issue. As much as Kehoe wants to compare Missouri to places like Tennessee or Florida, it’s just not the same economic structure, growth pattern, or tourism base. I think you’ll see the business community put a significant amount of money behind defeating it.
Something called Pine Street Social (kitchen and wine bar) will be part of the LeMeridien reopening
An Indian restaurant will open at 820 Olive (former Dao Tien space)
I read the bill language again. Something similar to this would be on the aggressive end of district boundaries. The bill's language gives Missouri Department of Economic Development veto power of district boundaries and should be reasonable and generally considered historically as central business district. I think the most likely limits would be Cass, Jefferson, Chouteau, River but I could also see DED enforcing CID.addxb2 wrote: ↑9:55 PM - 2 days agoGood points. Although I fear if we make to Vandeventer then Cortex leaders will come knocking.
