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Board Hears Critics

The first feedback on the redevelopment plan for the "triangle area" indicated to the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council Board that the issue of subsidized housing was going to be criticized both by those who think the projected percentage of such housing too high, and also by opposing groups who think the percentage too low.

Back Issues, Fair Housing, February 1972, Housing, Kingsbury Redevelopment, Local Government, Public Housing, SDCC, Urban Redevelopment

February 1, 1972

Editor’s Age

Recent reports indicate that St. Louis will be obtaining special federal funds because it is a city whose residents have fled the central city with unusual speed.

Back Issues, Editorial, Fair Housing, February 1972, Housing, Local Government, Mortgage Lending, School Funding

February 1, 1972

Another Sad Loan Story

We have had another instance of a person seeking conventional financing for a home in our area and again coming up against a blank wall.

Back Issues, Editorial, Fair Housing, February 1972, Housing, Mortgage Lending

February 1, 1972

Letters — Larry Kotthoff on Housing Inspections

To the Editor: (Larry Kotthoff, 5925 Pershing sent the following letter to Mayor A.

Back Issues, February 1972, Housing, Housing Code Enforcement, Letters, Local Government, Opinion

February 1, 1972

Letters — High School Students Question Bus Turns

Dear Editors, As students who use the walk light at Skinker and Waterman every day we'd like to know if Bi-State busses have some special privilege to turn when traffic lights are red.

Back Issues, February 1972, Kids, Letters, Pedestrian Safety, Public Transportation

February 1, 1972

Feb. 15 Public Hearings on Redevelopment Plans

February 15 has been set by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen for public hearings on four West End redevelopment proposals, including the one planned for our neighborhood.

Back Issues, Calendar, Central West End, February 1972, Housing, Kingsbury Redevelopment, Local Government, SDCC, Union-Sarah, Urban Redevelopment

February 1, 1972

School Committee To Work on Two Fronts

The initial meeting of the expanded Skinker-DeBaliviere Education Committee met at Hamilton School to organize to find more classroom space for the school and to provide supportive services for the school staff.

Back Issues, Community Organizing, Education, February 1972, Hamilton School, School Funding, School Overcrowding, School Transportation, SDCC

February 1, 1972

Crime Committee Considers Mobile Patrols in Area

Virgil (Jack) Wright, crime committee chairman, said the group was considering the formation of a mobile patrol in which area residents would conduct patrols in automobiles and report crimes to the police.