Property tax relief
An excellent article by Peter Hoffman. Property tax assistance is affordable and would do a lot of good
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McKee problems continue
I was a big believer in him and have always like him. A big part of his problem is that he played city politics poorly
McKee Again
The Paul McKee effort on the north side of St. Louis appears to be going nowhere. I have been a fan of Mr. McKee and was impressed with his work at Winghaven in St. Charles County. I still believe him to be a sincere person.
The project he tried to undertake in St. Louis may have been too big for anyone to handle and he faced obstacles of community and political resistance. He certainly made his share of mistakes, especially in not engaging the community in a better manner. Nevertheless, he has not lived up to his commitment, has rehabbed almost no houses, and has needed the Geospatial Project buying out his properties to save him. Too bad. Written by Paul Dribin
Housing in Ferguson
One of the issues surrounding the Michael Brown shooting and its’ aftermath were the poor conditions of affordable housing projects in Ferguson. In fact, the Ferguson Commission raised the issue.
Recently the owners of several of these housing developments and the St. Louis County Housing Authority have cracked down on bad tenants. Lo and behold the community is up in arms about people facing eviction. Once again no one wants to take responsibility for bad behavior. Bad tenants are bad tenants, period. Written by Paul Dribin
Update on Paul McKee and Northside Project
Little is happening in this arena. KWMU came upon a renegotiation agreement that requires relatively little of the northside group to keep the deal going. As I have said, I know McKee and consider him an honorable purchase. I think he has been squeezed by too many parties in the city. Written by Paul Dribin
A Good Article Defending McKee
A good article from River City Ramblings with which I agree. https://stlpolitical.blog/2018/06/26/why-paul-mckee-has-unfairly-become-a-scapegoat-for-the-city-of-st-louis
McKee Fight Heats Up
Big time north side developer Paul McKee has faced many difficulties in trying to develop his north side project. The city development agency has attempted to pull the plug on him. Now he and his attorneys are counter suing, stating that the city did not live up to its agreement. Looks like a long and expensive battle. Written by Paul Dribin
Olive U City Development
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2018/06/28/commentary-taxpayer-largesse-unnecessary-wasteful.html
A good editorial that appeared in the St. Louis Business Journal opposing a TIF for this project. Show Me Institute was author of article.
North side St.Louis Blight
An article from Post about terrible pile of debris left from site preparation work. It shows that once again people in central city are not taken seriously
University City Development
www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2018/05/29/university-city-development-proposal-mirrors.html
A very thoughtful article in the Business journal about the proposed development at 170 and Olive in University City. This is a big project and many homeowners could be displaced. They would receive just economic benefit but the overall cost to them and the community is large. Written by Paul Dribin
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