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Parent Action Council seeks voting seat on Real Estate Committee to review tax abatements
Summary
The Parent Action Council’s Housing and Incentives Committee asked the Board of Education Real Estate Committee on July 21, 2025, to include a Parent Action Council (PAC) representative — preferably a voting member — in discussions about tax incentives and developments that affect school revenues.
On July 21, 2025, a representative of the Parent Action Council’s Housing and Incentives Committee asked the Board of Education Real Estate Committee to add PAC membership to the committee so parents can review tax incentive proposals that affect school revenue.
The PAC speaker, identifying himself as John Rigginbotham, co-chair of the Housing and Incentives Committee of the Parent Action Council, told the committee PAC’s priorities include earlier notice from the city about developments seeking tax incentives, greater transparency about how abatements affect St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) revenues and a consistent channel for parent input. “We'd request to serve on the real…
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