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Former Brewery on Laclede’s Landing Tapped for Redevelopment

2 years 9 months ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  A developer has plans to turn the former Morgan Street Brewery in Laclede’s Landing into apartments and retail space. Victor Mattison of Arch Lofts LLC wants to renovate the property, at 212 Morgan Street and 718-720 Lumiere Place Boulevard, into six apartments and a ground-floor restaurant at around $1.9 million. Mattison […]
Shruthi Beedu

Bass Pro Seeks Conditional Use Permit

2 years 9 months ago
From Call Newspapers:  The Bass Pro Shops development in Sunset Hills is seeking a conditional use permit to include boat sales and rentals.  According to a draft agenda of the Oct. 5 meeting of the Sunset Hills Planning and Zoning Committee, Bass Pro Shops will be seeking a CUP for a change in use at 3600 […]
Shruthi Beedu

Alton City Council OKs Special Use Permit For Utility-Scale Solar System Array At Landfill and Adult-Use Cannabis Business Ordinance

2 years 9 months ago
ALTON - At Wednesday’s City of Alton Council Meeting, members approved Ordinance No. 7856, which grants a special use permit to allow a utility-scale solar system array at the former Alby Street Landfill, and also approved the second reading of Ordinance No. 7851 which adopts Title 4, Chapter 24 to the City Code of Ordinances regarding adult-use cannabis business establishments. The special use permit appears to move forward negotiations with Ameresco about a plan to construct a large-scale array site at the former Alby Street Landfill. Negotiations have been going on for a long period of time for this change. A solar array is a collection of multiple solar panels that generate electricity as a system. Ameresco is a leading cleantech integrator and renewable energy asset developer, owner, and operator. Mayor David Goins said the approval of the ordinance at the council meeting for a special use permit to allow a utility-scale solar system array at the former Alby Street Landfill,

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Electing better leaders can start with requiring greater financial transparency

2 years 9 months ago

Eighteenth-century French diplomat Joseph de Maistre famously articulated, “In a democracy, people get the leaders they deserve.” In light of The New York Times’ recent coverage and Business Insider’s ongoing “Conflicted Congress” investigation into violations of 2012’s STOCK Act, electing better leaders can start with requiring greater financial transparency to quickly reveal potential conflicts of […]

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Peter Gariepy