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Council directs payment-in-lieu to Hermann Park fund; members debate citywide use of PILs
Summary
An ordinance was approved directing a developer's payment‑in‑lieu into a dedicated Hermann Park renovation fund (preliminary estimate $585,000; PIL amount cited $660,000). Council members debated whether PILs should be spent in the project's ward or applied citywide and raised concerns about developers avoiding on-site affordability.
The committee approved ordinance 13-10-2025, which directs payments in lieu (PILs) from a tax-abatement agreement into a fund dedicated to renovating Hermann Park (to be renamed Judge Raymond L. Pianca Park upon completion of improvements).
Councilwoman Spencer, the bill sponsor, said she had already committed $200,000 of her net funds toward the park and that the PIL payment is expected to be…
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