by Michael R. Allen
Tax subsidy backer cites St. Louis blight – Virginia Young (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 8)
Imagine the possibility of a massive state-backed subsidy for large-scale urban revitalization in St. Louis.
Bet you don’t imagine it being spearheaded by senators from St. Charles County, arriving in a hurry with little warning and with almost no knowledge of the proposal among St. Louis development insiders.
What could be carefully-crafted, responsible policy seems to be rushed and made without the insights of those with the experience at the “tough sledding” of development work in depressed parts of St. Louis.
With some refinement, such a policy proposal might be appropriate. At the moment, the proposal raises concerns in St. Louis.