St. Louis city and county plan to extract 4.3 billion from an already ailing economy

According to the St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis City and County are planning to ask the Obama administration for 4.3 billion from his stimulus package. The county wants $1.8 billion for 95 projects and the city wants $2.5 billion for 150 projects. The bulk will go to Metro and Metro Link.

This just goes to show you that mismanagement will not go unrewarded. Let's see....... hey buddy, do you got an extra $4.3 billion to spare?

U City Buget Available

U City Budget

Board to Decide on Destination UCity Schools Recommendations

After five months of soliciting community input on the future of its schools and students, the School District of University City Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, December 16 to vote on recommendations developed from its Destination U. City Schools Community Engagement program. Since July, several hundred University City parents, residents and other stakeholders have attended . . . read more

Highway 40 Open!

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County plans to throw good money after bad

St. Louis County is eligible to receive federal funds from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) to purchase foreclosed or abandoned homes and to rehabilitate, resell, or redevelop these homes in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes. The County's plan for using these funds is posted at http://www.stlouisco.com/plan/nsp.

Joan Bray proposes to remove 400 million from ailing economy

Missouri State Senator, Joan Bray, has proposed a sales tax on e-commerce transactions. She points out that this tax would increase Missouri Tax Revenue by 400 million dollars. She fails to note that every dollar taken out of our economy is a dollar less spent in our businesses (who are currently laying people off).

Give our economy a stimulus, tell Joan to take a hike!

For more information see: Taxing e-commerce could fill state coffers in 2009

Missouri Roundtable For Life special presentation

Since the passage of constitutional Amendment 2 in 2006, restrictions on taxpayer funding of abortions and human-cloning research have been swept away. Missouri Roundtable For Life will explain exactly what has happened and how you can help put things right. The Townhall Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at the St. Charles County Government Center, 201 North Second Street, Room 115, St. Charles, MO 63301. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the event will end at 8:00 p.m. Special Guest speakers include State Senator John Loudon and Missouri Roundtable For Life President Ed Martin. For more information call Nancy Holth at 636-373-2481 or visit us at www.moroundtable.org.

County Budget Available

The 2009 County budget is now available on-line. I suggest you a least look at the Executive Summary to see how your money is being spent!