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Paul McKee’s Northside development presses forward

Paul McKee’s Northside development presses forward

Despite losing out on $390 million in tax increment financing (TIF) money following a recent lawsuit, mega-developer Paul McKee is pressing forward on his ambitious Northside project. Both lauded and panned, there is no doubt that this project could prove a game changer for North St. Louis and the City as a whole. Here’s to [...]

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“End Eminent Domain Abuse” sign update

Although I personally think its become a bit of a landmark, it seems the City of St. Louis just scored a victory against Jim Roos in the fight over his anti-eminent-domain sign in Bohemian Hill. the U.S. District Court apparently feels that the City was in the right when they told Mr. Roos he had [...]

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Eminent domain fears

I have always felt a defined hatred for the concept of eminent domain. The thought that the government can forcefully take your property from you seems to be the definition of Un-American. In St. Louis City we have seen eminent domain used

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