“Mayor Jones: $150M for north St. Louis is a 'down payment' for future growth”

Written By Amy Himebaugh

By Kayla Drake | St. Louis on the Air | April 26, 2022

“St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones has a plan to invest $150 million in north St. Louis, but she'll need buy-in from the city's Board of Aldermen to make it a reality.

Jones will present details of her proposal, coined the Roadmap to Economic Justice, to the aldermen on Wednesday. Any specific spending will need their approval. Jones also plans on leveraging money from corporate, philanthropic and faith partners to extend the investment past 2026, the deadline under federal guidelines to spend the money from the American Rescue Plan Act.

“The $150 million is a down payment,” Jones said on Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air.”

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