Sunshine Gerry
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Transparency & Tax Breaks in the City of St. Louis Submit Sunshine Requests: https://tinyurl.com/ce76ppm6 STL Gov Public Meetings: https://tinyurl.com/yz382m89 City of STL videos: https://tinyurl.com/4at469rk SLDC videos: https://tinyurl.com/544c2n8e
What's next for the Straub's site? Possibilities include a luxury apartment tower. Mayor Spencer/SLDC and the Board of Aldermen would likely approve a 10 year tax abatement at 75-90% of the assessed value of improvements. #TaxBreaksAsUsual #302Kingshighway
St. Louis Post-Dispatch@stltoday.com · 17h agoThe store, at 302 Kingshighway Blvd., will remain open through September 25, or until remaining inventory is sold.
Wednesday, 9/9 at 5:30 p.m. Northside Economic Empowerment Center, 3140 Cass, 63106 & Zoom. *The #PlanCommSTL meeting will not be live-streamed on Youtube. It is usually posted within a week. #DataCenterSTL regulations, pt ?!
Sunshine Gerry@gconnolly314.bsky.social · 5d agoThe data center regulations head back to the Planning Commission on Wednesday, 9/9 at 5:30 p.m. #PlanCommSTL Hybrid meeting. Agenda includes: #6. Data center regs ( #BOAbb49 ) #3. Six North STL neighborhood plans (“Project Connect”) Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
Today (9/8) at 2 p.m. St. Louis Mental Health Board executive committee meeting. Via Zoom. Two or three members of the #STLMHB exec. committee will meet with MHB's Exec. Director Cassandra Kaufman & atty McBride. Agenda with Zoom link: tinyurl.com/yzpsyj8r Analysis 👇
State of St. Louis@stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 20h agoYou want publicly funded early childhood education, child care, day care in St. Louis City? Send voters a tax for that based in St. Louis Public Schools, appropriated by School Board or Board of Alders, NOT a #TransparencyFail appointed board controlled by school privatization activists.
“Think it’s hot now, wait until there’s a Data Center in Midtown. Just Say No!”
Did anyone archive Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social ‘s campaign website, documenting her transparency platform?
It’s wild that a #DeadbeatDeveloper came to STL to conduct a charm offensive with local media, lobby for more public money, while owing $200K in property taxes.
State of St. Louis@stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 3d agoThis article is missing an important piece of information. The owners of AT&T Bldg owe $228,892.34 in back taxes property.stlouis-mo.gov/parcel/view/... and as a #DeadbeatDeveloper should not be getting corporate welfare from State or St. Louis City.
A scorcher in Dutchtown this afternoon. Record shop ✅ Church ❎ Bookshop ✅
The data center regulations head back to the Planning Commission on Wednesday, 9/9 at 5:30 p.m. #PlanCommSTL Hybrid meeting. Agenda includes: #6. Data center regs ( #BOAbb49 ) #3. Six North STL neighborhood plans (“Project Connect”) Details: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
St. Louis sewer district warns large businesses of service disconnections over $100M in unpaid bills www.ksdk.com/article/news... MSD records liens with Recorded of Deeds. These are public records. This should have been a story calling out top ten deadbeats who let errbody else pay for the system.
Calling reporters! Take a look at the effort to expand the Loughborough Commons Community Improvement District. Info from @stateofstlouis.bsky.social 👇
State of St. Louis@stateofstlouis.bsky.social · last wk.Agenda for #TransparencyFail Loughborough Commons CID Board meeting says they want to expand tax district's boundaries. This will happen more and more with developer controlled tax districts. What starts out as taxes diverted to developers for a specific project turns into a forever ATM.
Sketchy Varsity Tutors for Schools has hired Nexus Group www.mec.mo.gov/MEC/Lobbying... to lobby for them Read about Nexus Group's legal money laundry, Nexus PAC here greatstateofstlouis.com/2025/09/23/s...
Major Virtual Tutoring Provider Shuts Down; Experts Cite Lack of Evidence
Varsity Tutors for Schools saw a steep decline in business as pandemic aid ran out and districts demanded more proof of learning gains for students.
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🚨 Data center shenanigans concerning the #ArmoryDataCenter @westbywest.bsky.social has the deets👇
Ben West@westbywest.bsky.social · last wk.Armory #datacenterstl devs want the BOA to approve their CBA. The one that was negotiated entirely without the community, where residents can't file any complaints. They also want $390 million break in state taxes. Contact your alder TODAY and tell them to vote NO. The vote could be called any day!
Tuesday’s topic for City of St. Louis government reflection: Compare and contrast the failed airport privatization heist (2017-2020) under Krewson with the data center debacle under Spencer (2025-present) #GrandTheftAero VS #DataCenterSTL / #ArmoryDataCenter
“The city is bending & twisting themselves into pretzels to try to get this thing through…We think that the court, when they look at the record, they'll see numerous procedural issues by the Board of Public Service, by the Board of Adjustment, & hopefully reverse it.” www.stlpr.org/government-p...
Opponents of St. Louis data center take their fight to court
The lawsuit seeks to halt a proposed data center near the Armory.
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💯 this ⬇️ #NoMOdataCenters #BOAbb49
Grove Resident 🇺🇦@smb-grove.bsky.social · 2w agoThe second most vacant thing after an empty building is a data center 🤦🏼♂️ A data center is worse for downtown than an empty building, because an empty building still holds great potential to be a future benefit to downtown.
Watch the St. Louis Board of Aldermen full session meeting live here: www.youtube.com/live/IvRP5By... 10:30 a.m. The BOA is debating #BOAbb49, the #DataCenterSTL regulations. Does your alderperson work for the people or for corporations? Find out today! #NoOneElectedDevBroRow #ArmoryDataCenter
Board of Aldermen - August 28, 2026
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🚨 SLDC posted a notice at 4.10 p.m. today for a meeting at 12:30 p.m. on 8/28 of the LCRA Revitalization Corp. board. Item 3: Discuss Community Benefits Agreement.👀 This might pertain to the CBA for the #ArmoryDataCenter Failure to provide 24 hrs notice violates mayoral Exec. Order 60. Info in ALT
“The laws in Missouri when it comes to landlord eviction laws are pretty conservatively set up to protect the landlord... These are brought up as more of contract issues and business matters than really what it is — life and death, or being housed or unhoused.” www.stlpr.org/government-p...
A St. Louis program aimed to prevent evictions. A short-term rental fee could help sustain it
Nearly three years after its inception, St. Louis’ right to counsel program has struggled to meet the demand of people facing evictions.
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Video posted of the August 25 City of St. Louis #LCRAstl board meeting. youtu.be/ram8Qklg29E?...
LCRA Regular Board Meeting - August 25, 2026
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Report from the Aug. 25 #LCRAstl board meeting. SLDC’s Rob) Orr said the building had deteriorated to the point where demolition was the only option. "We believe that it is beyond salvation," My Q: Do we need a new parking garage Downtown? #ItsAllAboutTheParking
St. Louis Public Radio@stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 2w agoSt. Louis officials are considering demolishing a roughly 50-year-old parking garage at Tucker and Locust downtown. The city hired an engineering firm to assess the building and explore options for a possible replacement.
From today’s @moundcitymessenger.bsky.social A look at the elevated photography by the office of the PBOA Presumably, “anyone else” would include the campaigns of incumbent aldermen. So, concerns that these publicly-financed photos will end up being used in campaign literature may have some merit.
Mound City Messenger@moundcitymessenger.bsky.social · 2w agoReaders have asked about photos featured on the Board of Aldermen’s social media. We took these questions to the President’s office.
Happening now! Started at 3 p.m. City of St. Louis #LCRAstl Zoom. Video should post tomorrow. Legalized Corruption for Redevelopment Authority Meeting info: www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch@stltoday.com · 2w agoTammika Hubbard could receive up to 10 years of tax abatement for a site that she plans to build a home on.
Video of the Aug. 20 Planning Commission meeting. 2nd part of the recessed Aug. 12 meeting. #DataCenterSTL regulations. Did planning boss Don Roe publicly disclose the identity of the mystery elected official who contacted him during the 8/12 meeting? Watch & find out! youtu.be/mJe_IVdM8H4?...
Planning Commission Meeting: August 12th Continuation - August 20, 2026
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"The program, dubbed the Tornado Repair and Preservation Grant Program, seeks applicants who will preserve rental housing for low-, very low- and moderate-income residents that may become vacant or be demolished without repairs." #STLtornado #AHCstl
St. Louis Public Radio@stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 3w agoSt. Louis officials announced the availability of $5 million of Ram’s settlement funds to help repair rental housing damaged by last year’s tornado in north St. Louis.
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Ben West@westbywest.bsky.social · 3w agoAsk your Alders to abide by the Planning Commission's recommendations AGAINST all amendments to data center regs #BB49. These amendments are substantial carveouts precisely to those entities most likely to build AI data centers, meaning they would subvert the basic intent of this bill #datacenterSTL
Round-up of efforts to regulate data centers in the STL region from STLPR. In St. Louis city: “While those policies are being crafted, one large data center project is moving forward — the Armory Innovation District, a $3 billion, 120 megawatt center near the Armory in Midtown.” #ArmoryDataCenter
St. Louis Public Radio@stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 3w agoAfter initial backlash led to data center bans in the St. Louis region, some local governments are now putting guardrails in place that would allow the projects to move to the area. Here’s a look at where those attempts to make those protections stand:
Update from todaya’s 2 p.m. St. Louis Development Corporation’s hybrid board meeting: Following an hour long open session, the SLDC board has been in a closed session since 3:12 p.m. The board received an underwhelming report on tornado recovery from Russell “It’s just me” Hallliday. #SunshineSLDC
The SLDC board meets at 2:15 p.m. today. Hybrid. See quoted posts for meeting details. Will board chair Stephen Davis explain why SLDC’s special counsel (Gilmore Bell) participated in the closed session at the July 29 Board of Adjustment appeal hearing on the #ArmoryDataCenter? #SunshineSLDC
State of St. Louis@stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 3w agoSt. Louis Development Corporation Procurement Policy Resolution was tabled at last meeting following questions from Alder Sonnier It's back on Agenda today
City of STL Health board is meeting now (8 am start) via Zoom. Video should be posted later to YouTube. #JBHHstl
State of St. Louis@stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 3w ago8 am Today, Thursday, August 20, St. Louis City Joint Board of Health and Hospitals Zoom Meeting www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event... Agenda includes 😡💉 Vaccination Executive Order 😡 Medicaid Changes 🥬 Foodborne Illnesses and Produce Recall
