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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 17m

More #consultantfest contracts at Thursday’s SLDC board meeting.

I thought Mayor Spencer would drop candid like a hot potato, given her comments (while on the SLDC board) about prior candid contracts.

Candid is being chosen from a list of pre-approved firms. Was an RFP was issued?
$16,500/month! 👀

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1h

Hey Mayor @caraspencer.bsky.social

Today's #EandA meeting was noticed as being conducted via Zoom. You can't kick attendees from the public off the Zoom when the board voted to go into closed session.

Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1h

City of St. Louis Board of #EandA is meeting now via Zoom; started at 2:10 p.m.
Standard agenda (approval of contracts, fund transfers etc.) + a closed session.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/Wxu5Zk8...

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1h

City of St. Louis Board of #EandA is meeting now via Zoom; started at 2:10 p.m.
Standard agenda (approval of contracts, fund transfers etc.) + a closed session.
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/Wxu5Zk8...

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2h

Mayor Spencer should 📞 Greenstreet’s CEO & demand he pay his tax debts.

“The reality is we don’t have a reliable funding stream for that infrastructure for as long as I’ve been in city government,” she says, adding the deficit of roadway maintenance runs into the millions of dollars each year.

St. Louis Magazine @stlmag.bsky.social · 6h

The St. Louis Mayor outlined ways City Hall can make it easier for small and large developers seeking approvals for their projects.

Spencer wants St. Louis to prioritize saying “yes” to development projects

The St. Louis Mayor outlined ways City Hall can make it easier for small and large developers seeking approvals for their projects.

www.stlmag.com

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 6h

Agreed!

Sadly within the last 18 months the City has authorized personal property tax abatements for Anheuser-Busch, Anders CPA & C2N Diagnostics.

In 2024 he PIEA* board approved real & personal property tax abatements for the ICL battery plant. No BOA approval was required.
*Staffed by SLDC

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 6h

Interview with Alderlady Clark-Hubbard (10th)

Some residents, she said, are living in tents, cars or tornado-damaged properties because they have nowhere to go.
“I heard this morning that we are projected to have a bad winter,” she said. “I am beyond scared for those constituents that are out here”

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 6h

St. Louis Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard still sees devastation in her 10th Ward months after the May 16 tornado.

“I can go in another neighborhood and see a constituent whose house still looks like May 16, and they don't know which way to turn.”

St. Louis Alderwoman Clark Hubbard says storm recovery is uneven in her 10th Ward

Two of Shameem Clark Hubbard’s constituents died in the tornado, and all eight of the neighborhoods in the 10th Ward north and east of Forest Park sustained some level of damage.

www.stlpr.org

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 6h

“It’s tough to see the full economic picture, given that a lot of it is not publicly disclosed…So all those benefits I listed are, of course, offset by any potential property tax abatement, sales tax abatements, other forms of abatements — & tax benefits include no tax on the (building) materials..”

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 7h

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned.

One expert says the economic benefit isn’t crystal clear.

Officials say data centers can be the future of Missouri’s economy. But it’s complicated

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned. One expert says the economic benefit isn’t…

www.stlpr.org

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

The St. Louis Development Corp. board meets 10/16 in the main board room
tinyurl.com/367pzzuv
SLDC staff kicked me out of conference room B prior to the 9/18 meeting, relegating me to watch via Zoom in conference room A. The reason given (seats were needed for other attendees) was bogus
#opaCITYstl

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

Be wary of promises that are not in writing.

FYI: SLDC has 30 days to review projects for which St. Louis Midtown Redev. Corp.* wants to authorize tax abatement. SLDC's review is conducted in secret.

The #ArmoryTIF district is eligible for up to 25 years tax abatement.

* #SLU353 Master developer

STLrainbow @stlrainbow.bsky.social · 1d

This whole proposal is a mess in a myriad of ways, and I don't trust the tax generation numbers at all, but it is good to see a rather firm swearing off of tax abatement by SLU/Midtown Redevelopment. BoA should terminate the existing TIF encompassing the site, though.
www.stlmag.com/business/tow...

Town hall on Midtown data center brings out critics—and promises of no tax abatement

A data center proposed for St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood drew hostile questions from city residents last night, with broad concerns and skepticism about the purported benefits of a $600 million data...

www.stlmag.com

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Reposted by Sunshine Gerry

STLrainbow @stlrainbow.bsky.social · 1d

Something the Board of Aldermen can do is amend the ordinance governing tax incentives to prohibit source of income discrimination for those developments. We don't want to incentivize discrimination.

STLrainbow @stlrainbow.bsky.social · 1d

Sucks to see rental postings in STL City discriminating against housing voucher holders and there's nothing you can do about it anymore. (The city's ordinance prohibiting source of income discrimination was preempted by a new state law this past session.)

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

It's wild that SLDC & the BOA went along with Cepeda's tax abatement package for the Melbourne, despite his obvious lack of capacity to execute the project.

#LCRAstl approved the #3601Lindell tax abatement, despite being informed of Cepeca's debts to the city pertaining to other properties.

NextSTL @nextstl.com · 1d

The Castle on Cabanne is for sale after a failed rehab by the same outfit that didn't follow through on the Melbourne at Grand and Lindell now under rehab by Midtown Alley developer Jassen Johnson.
It could be yours!
www.realtor.com/realestatean...

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

Starting at 11 a.m. today.
It’s the St. Louis BOA Lobbyist of the Year show, aka #HUDZ Committee meeting.
Testify via Zoom.

Will we hear from the City’s Clean Energy Development Board on #BOAbb80 ?
The #CEDBstl authorizes PACE financing for development projects. (#ArmoryTIF is delinquent, IIRC)

State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 1d

11 am Today St Louis City BOA HUDZ Cmte
www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...

Alders will be rubberstamping more developer crap

🤬 #BB80 fiscal note was written by, as is bill, lobbyist David Sweeney. Alders should be ashamed of themselves.

🤬 #BB82 is a Downtown land grab by a developer

Fiscal Note written by lobbyist David Sweeney for St. Louis City Board of Aldermen legislation

Summary

Board Bill Number 82

Introduced by Alderman Rasheen Aldridge

October 10, 2025

This Board Bill seeks to authorize and direct the Mayor and Comptroller of the City of St. Louis to quit claim to 900 N Tucker Building, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, its successors and assigns, an affiliate and subsidiary of The StarWood Group, LLC, a Missouri limited liability company, those certain parcels of real estate belonging to the City of St. Louis located at 1134 and 1138 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, forming portions of the plaza commonly known as "Interco Plaza", the balance of which is already owned by 900 N Tucker Building, LLC.

The proposed Bill will have a positive impact on the community, as it will help promote local commercial activity and generate tax revenue for the City of St. Louis.

Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

The second developer-sponsored “community engagement” town hall on data center 1 (of at least 2) starts at 5:30 p.m. today at 2319 Chouteau.

Let me know if you see any live-streaming options.

Be one of Those Meddling Kids & pull the mask off #DataCenterSTL
#500Prospect in the #ArmoryTIF district.

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 1d

For an unknown reason, the Soulard taxing districts cannot post their meetings on the correct calendar. Do they not want residents to attend?👀

State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 1d

#TransparencyFail No Way To Run A Govt #395641 & #395642

🧵 🤬 Both Soulard tax districts meet this evening in violation of St. Louis City Exec Order 60 requiring meeting notice & agenda be posted to City Public Meeting Calendar. Both have notices on Entertainments Calendar.

Screenahot of City Entertainments Calendar showing Soulard CID and Soulard SBD meetings

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

Precisely!

In addition to #700spring, I think THO/Greenstreet are targeting the Goodwill warehouse at #3728Market & adjacent property at #3852Market for a potential 4th data center.

#datacenterSTL
#500Prospect
#GreenstreetBailout

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: @stlpublicradio.bsky.social coverage of the developer’s first propaganda campaign town hall, held on Oct. 9 via Zoom.
Be warned: any financials provided by consultant Steadfast City for the proposed data center at #500Prospect shouldn’t be trusted.
#ArmoryTIF #SLU353

bsky.app/profile/gcon...

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

Report on the Oct. 12 #DataCenterSTL Town Hall by @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social

“City residents deserve information & input into the decision-making process for industrial uses that cause harm to health & environment,” said Maxine Gill, a member of the MO Coalition for the Environment.”

#ArmoryTIF

St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 2d

As pushback grows over a potential data center project in Midtown St. Louis, residents say they worry about the development’s environmental impact and if it would cause their electricity bills to rise.

Concern over Armory data center draws over 200 St. Louisans to community-led town hall

As pushback grows over a potential data center project in Midtown St. Louis, residents say they worry about the development’s environmental impact and if it would cause their electricity bills to rise...

www.stlpr.org

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

AKA: The Steadfast Grifters of Corporate Welfare Propaganda Show, part 2.

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a tragic situation.

Also infuriating that the City of St. Louis government appears to have done nothing to address public safety during construction, despite the alarm being raised consistently for years.

Photos taken on the Kingshighway side of the #4974Lindell site on 7.25.25

Screen capture image of Bluesky post by by Sunshine Gerry on 7.25.25. Image includes two photographs taken on the Kingshighway side of the 4974Lindell (Albion tower) construction site on the same day.

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

Notable difference between yesterday’s community town hall & the U. City TIF Commission meeting in 2018: U City had armed police stationed inside and outside the meeting venue, with a drone circling over the parking lot.
#STLmeetingtrivia

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning St. Louisans!☀️
9 a.m. today:
City of St. Louis Board of Equalization meeting.
Calendar notice was posted less than 24 hrs in advance. The linked document is not a proper agenda.
Items inc:
Short term rentals
Assessment adjustments for
tornado damage

www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/event...

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 3d

Starting soon!
Community Town Hall on #DataCenterSTL
I haven’t seen a line so long since the first U. City TIF hearing in 2018.

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 3d

The comms/marketing team at Cortec has been prolific over the past month. I suspect this activity to subside after the St. Louis Board of Aldermen approves #BOAbb68

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 3d

🫡 Before the image loaded I thought you’d tracked down James Conway

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 4d

Otis is back in the tax abatement seat, so the project may be back on track.