By Antonio D. French
Filed Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 7:26 PM
A PUB DEF VIDEO REPORT Labels: Parks, Video_Reports
Alderman Steve Conway is one of five members of a special committee charged with looking at the financial details surrounding a controversial proposal to hand over a portion of Forest Park to Barnes Hospital for the next 90 years.
In an interview with PUB DEF yesterday, he told us the status of the those committee hearings. He also said he thinks it's going to be tough for BJC and Mayor Francis Slay to get this deal pass the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment.
Conway said he thinks a bill to approve the proposal won't be introduced in the Board of Aldermen any time soon. Because of that, the money expected from the deal was taken out of next year's budget.
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1 Comments:
Sure, "amen" to getting only $150k a year for many more years, instead of $1.7m for 90 years. Oh well, at least BJC can expand in West County for a small, one-time sum of only $8 million. And we wonder why businesses locate outside the City?
6/19/2006 9:41 AM
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