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Committee advances $9.35 million for tornado relief and winter sheltering
Summary
The Budget & Public Employees Committee voted Nov. 5 to advance Board Bill 95, which would appropriate $9,350,000 from one‑time unreserved general operating reserve into a Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund to expand winter emergency sheltering, rental assistance and temporary housing for residents affected by the May 16, 2025 tornado.
On Nov. 5 the St. Louis Board of Aldermen Budget & Public Employees Committee voted to advance Board Bill 95, a measure that would move $9,350,000 in one‑time unreserved general operating reserve funds into the Tornado Relief and Recovery Fund to support winter emergency sheltering and additional tornado disaster relief for residents impacted by the May 16 tornado.
The bill, introduced by Alderman Shamim Clark Hubbard, is intended to expand congregate and non‑congregate shelter capacity, provide rental assistance and bring additional vacant units online as intermediate housing. “This helps us provide all of those direct areas both temporary and intermediate housing options for residents within the…
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