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In St. Louis, we’re ignoring the city charter to sell a downtown park to a developer so they can turn it into a parking lot, so that sounds about right. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
St. Louis sidesteps voters to sell park, possibly allows sale of half its other parks, aldermen opponents say
The Board of Aldermen's approval to sell off Interco Plaza through a loophole may allow the city to sell 46 other parks. Opponents call the move illegal.
www.ksdk.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In St. Louis, we’re ignoring the city charter to sell a downtown park to a developer so they can turn it into a parking lot, so that sounds about right. www.ksdk.com/article/news...
Parks protection wasn’t a change by ordinance. It was a charter amendment! It was specifically meant to remove the sale of parks as an option for the BOA.
Ordinances can be changed by BOA. Charters can only be changed by a vote of the people.
Ordinances can be changed by BOA. Charters can only be changed by a vote of the people.
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Parks protection wasn’t a change by ordinance. It was a charter amendment! It was specifically meant to remove the sale of parks as an option for the BOA.
Ordinances can be changed by BOA. Charters can only be changed by a vote of the people.
Ordinances can be changed by BOA. Charters can only be changed by a vote of the people.
We’re turning parks into parking lots in St. Louis. 27% of our Downtown area is off street parking. www.firstalert4.com/2025/10/24/p...
Park v. Parking: City leaders debate future of alleged park with violent past, could turn to parking lot
It’s Interco Park, which the city website lists as a park, but some aldermen disagree with - especially after a business owner approached leaders about turning the spot into a parking lot.
www.firstalert4.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We’re turning parks into parking lots in St. Louis. 27% of our Downtown area is off street parking. www.firstalert4.com/2025/10/24/p...
The developer wanted to buy the SLPS property in 2023
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The developer wanted to buy the SLPS property in 2023
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ooh well done
October 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ooh well done
It’s particularly infuriating because it will chop up urban areas to such an extent that they will have almost no voice in Congress despite often being the economic drivers of a state. How do you expect cities to thrive when they are the center of influence for a pittance of seats?
October 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It’s particularly infuriating because it will chop up urban areas to such an extent that they will have almost no voice in Congress despite often being the economic drivers of a state. How do you expect cities to thrive when they are the center of influence for a pittance of seats?
I feel like this sort of horse race journalism misses the reason people are upset. It’s not that it’s unfair to Democrats, it’s that the reforms enacted to combat Jim Crow are being dismantled. It’s that districts are being drawn to entrench a ruling elite and not to represent areas of interest.
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I feel like this sort of horse race journalism misses the reason people are upset. It’s not that it’s unfair to Democrats, it’s that the reforms enacted to combat Jim Crow are being dismantled. It’s that districts are being drawn to entrench a ruling elite and not to represent areas of interest.