Missouri: Petition drive to put development plan on ballot fails

Mon, Dec 14 2009 — Source: Saint Louis Today

A bid to put Paul McKee’s NorthSide redevelopment plan on the February ballot has come up short. Thursday was the deadline for signatures on a referendum challenging an agreement signed last month by St.Louis Mayor Francis Slay to give McKee the right to move forward with his $8.1 billion plan, and nearly $400 million in tax-backed financing.

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