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Dan Doelling @dandoelling.com · 4h

The City's draft Transportation & Mobility Plan has been posted online and is now open for public comment!

Draft: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wk9a1...

Public comment: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 3h

To reverse population decline, St. Louis needs to attract families. That will require public-private partnerships and the construction of affordable housing.

Thanks to the Affordable Housing Investors Council for having me, and thanks to Dara and Chris for a great conversation!

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 4h

Defined by the State of Missouri. One of my pet peeves for sure.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 1d

THO Investments—the Armory data center developer—will hold two town halls on the project.

🗓️ October 9
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Zoom Meeting

🗓️ October 13
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 2319 Chouteau Ave.

Note: These meetings are not affiliated with the Board of Aldermen.

Learn more: stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks Kavahn! We look forward to introducing the legislation soon to update the Prop NS program and our rehab developer community. And I’ve sent a memo to the Office of Recovery specifically about the tornado damage to Prop NS participants, they are ineligible for insurance, FEMA aid, etc.

Kavahn Mansouri @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social · 2d

“The harsh reality is that redlining still exists, and a lot of those financial institutions are not making loans on the north side of the city or in the neighborhoods where we're doing stabilization work."

www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

Prop NS stabilizes nearly 200 land banked homes in St. Louis, but buyers face challenges

Despite selling roughly 113 repaired homes in north St. Louis, only 12 of the homes sold through the program have been fully rehabbed.

www.stlpr.org

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 5d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 5d

A reminder about where Ameren is in terms of data center regulations - they are not complete. Their initial plan was determined by the state regulatory board to be insufficient to protect customers. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

Bills could rise by millions under Ameren data center plan, Missouri regulatory staff say

Missouri’s utility regulator’s staff says the Public Service Commission should reject a new proposal from Ameren.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 7d

Data centers are detrimental to the environment and drive up utility costs for the average resident—but they aren't going away.

In this issue of Deep Dive, I provide context on data centers and what the City is doing to regulate them.

Read it here: us17.campaign-archive.com?u=a706ad628b...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 7d

One time, I interviewed the Secretary of Agriculture. I worked for about a week to make sure that I didn’t ask a question that would violate the Hatch Act.

Meanwhile, these MFers exist…

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 7d

Over the last week, hundreds of people have taken to Speak Up, St. Louis to discuss data centers.

My office read through all the comments and compiled a report summarizing resident sentiment. Use this link to find the full report: stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 6d

He sounded just like a comment on the portal.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, without that, many municipalities only protection is zoning.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 8d

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 13d

On "Speak Up, St. Louis," ideas are rolling in and votes are stacking up.

Today's highlighted idea advocates for reflective paint on our roadways for better visibility at night and in the rain.

Like this proposal? Vote and leave a comment: stlouis.govocal.com/en/

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 14d

ICYMI: Tonight, the Budget & Public Employees Committee will receive updates on tornado recovery from the Mayor's Office.

🗓️ September 24, 2025
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Kennedy Hearing Room

Join us in person or use the link in my bio to participate virtually!

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 14d

Next week, the Public Infrastructure & Utilities Committee will hear resident testimony on Resolution 111, which advocates for regulations on data centers.

🗓️ October 1, 2025
🕞 3:30 PM
📍 Kennedy Hearing Room

Join us in person or use the link in my bio to participate virtually!

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Kavahn Mansouri @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social · 14d

TORNADO DEBRIS - For the past few weeks we've been monitoring the city's progress on its new debris cleanup contract with Looks Great Services. Neighbors say they've noticed progress but not always on the timeline provided by the city.
www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

North St. Louis residents face uneven tornado debris cleanup 3 weeks into new city plan

More than four months later, north St. Louis streets, alleyways and sidewalks are starting to look clearer as city contractors remove debris from the May 16 tornado. But neighbors say the job isn’t as far along as they’d like, and in some cases the work is falling short.

www.stlpr.org

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 14d

Just a sampling of the 50+ comments we’ve received from residents since we launched the page like an hour ago.

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Cristina Garmendia @howigetmynews.bsky.social · 14d

St. Louisians have strong feelings on data centers! stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

stlouis.govocal.com

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 15d

#BOAbreaking

Per a post by Ald. Schweitzer this morning on Instagram: the petitioners (Rod Thomas of Tristar Properties/THO Investments) has asked for a continuation of the conditional use hearing on the #500Prospect site of a #DataCenterSTL

Stay tuned for details.
#ArmoryTIF
#GreenStreetBailout

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President Megan E. Green @saintlouispres.bsky.social · 15d

My letter to the St. Louis Midtown Redevelopment Corporation regarding the Armory data center project.

I encourage concerned residents to continue the conversation on "Speak Up, St. Louis," where we've opened a data center topic.

Link: stlouis.govocal.com/en/projects/...

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Kavahn Mansouri @kavahnmansouri.bsky.social · 15d

BREAKING: BoA Pres. Megan Green says a moratorium on data centers is still possible if concerns over the projects aren't answered through city's new executive order.

MORE: Green says some parts of Armory project out of city's control due to 2017 redevelopment plan. www.stlpr.org/economy-busi...

Green says ban still possible as Armory data center project riles residents

Board of Aldermen President Megan Green says a data center moratorium is not off the table as residents complain of transparency, energy and environmental issues. A hearing on a data center proposal a...

www.stlpr.org

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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 15d

Opposition to the proposed #500Prospect data center is growing!
Send comment to: Sandra Long (Zoning Plan Reviewer) at: [email protected]
Include the reference number AB-586691-25 in the subject line of the email.
🔗 to the 9/25 Conditional Use Hearing notice: tinyurl.com/yc7pubne
#datacenterSTL

Excerpt from 9.25.25 Conditional Use Hearing agenda. Agenda item for proposed data center located at 500 Prospect, immediately east of the Armory building (3660 Market). Text of excerpt reads:
AB-586691-25 – Rod Thomas has applied to construct a new commercial building forwarehousing of data, per plans (zoning only), at:
500 Prospect Ave.
WARD 11 ZONE: “H” – Area Commercial District

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