Jacob Barker
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter covering local politics, development, etc. Rooting for the Rust Belt, particularly the River City. https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/jbarker/
True. They get fees from development projects. Though recently they have gotten a lot of their funds from the ARPA administrative fees. Williams and now-mayor Spencer have said they should get general revenue funding.
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The city agency that vets developer tax breaks depends on fees from offering those tax breaks
Unlike most city agencies, The St. Louis Development Corp. doesn't get a dime of general revenue from City Hall.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:35 AM
True. They get fees from development projects. Though recently they have gotten a lot of their funds from the ARPA administrative fees. Williams and now-mayor Spencer have said they should get general revenue funding.
www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
www.stltoday.com/news/local/m...
SLDC apparently got them for the construction project. These lawsuits are from the medical vendors
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
SLDC apparently got them for the construction project. These lawsuits are from the medical vendors