John G. Roach, Alderman from the 28th Ward since 1970, resigned in July to accept appointment as Director of the St. Louis Community Development Agency. Mr. Roach will be directing the activities of the three divisions of the C. D. A. — Planning and Programming (formerly the City Plan Commission), the Residential Betterment Section (which takes in the activities of the old Beautification Commission), and the Economic Development Division (an enlargement of the former Municipal Business Development Commission). Among the projects in which the Community Development Commission is or will be involved are the Laclede’s Landing development, efforts to redevelop the DeBaliviere area, and Convention Plaza. Mr. Roach says he hopes to extend some of the successes that we have had in Skinker-DeBaliviere to other areas of the city.
Originally published in The Paper, September 1975.
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