Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee advances St. Louis Works allocation; Streets commissioner says funds support paving and sidewalks
Summary
The committee gave a do-pass recommendation to Board Bill 38, the annual allocation of St. Louis Works funds, and heard from Commissioner of Streets Kent Flake about eligible uses including paving, sidewalks, engineering and park facility maintenance; the bill passed committee on a 5–0 recorded roll call.
Alderman Browning presented Board Bill 38 to allocate St. Louis Works funds for the year and asked the committee to approve a due-pass recommendation.
Kent Flake, Commissioner of Streets, said St. Louis Works is funded by a tax on utility companies and is distributed to aldermen for repaving streets and repairing sidewalks; he noted the program has been in place for “25 plus years” and that the dollar amount varies by year. In the committee record, Flake said…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
