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Category: Neighborhood Planning
The Redevelopment Advisory Committee and the Historic District Committee met early in February to discuss mutual areas of concern in planning the future development of the area.
All neighborhood organizations which will have representatives on the Redevelopment Advisory Committee (for background information see October issue of The Paper) have now elected those representatives.
Washington Heights Neighborhood Association held a general meeting on November 6 at Des Peres Library.
The Skinker-DeBaliviere Historic Committee met October 6th, 14th, 22nd, and 29th at the Council office.
Patty Pepe (Mrs. George) and Ed Walsh have been chosen as the representatives from the Parkview Association to the Redevelopment Advisory Committee.
The approval of a plan by the SDCC Board to form the Redevelopment Advisory Committee has opened up to all interested residents opportunities to become involved with Pantheon Corporation in its efforts to redevelop our community and the surrounding area (see map & accompanying article by Jean Eberle).
Late in 1970 residents of the SD area, especially those active on the SkinkerDebaliviere Community Council,.began to consider the prospect of redeveloping those blocks with the most deteriorated housing.
Each of the three neighborhood groups has now officially begun to explore the idea of becoming part of a proposed Historic District.
"I see this as a way to both save what we have and assure that whatever comes in new will not be a blatant attack on the neighborhood," commented Cal Stuart.
At a special meeting on Nov. 22, the executive board of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council set up a board of direct ors for the Kingsbury Redevelopment Corporation which will be the developing agency for the triangle area, roughly from McPherson to Delmar and from DeBaliviere to DeGiverville.
SDCC Board Members approved the plan, originated by local residents, to close Grand Drive in Forest Park between DeBaliviere and Skinker and return the land to park use.
