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Residents press aldermen to spend GRAMA interest funds in North City, amplify grassroots relief groups
Summary
At the Jan. 28 Budget Committee meeting residents urged the Board of Aldermen to prioritize tornado recovery spending for North St. Louis, accelerate outreach for private property assistance and shift more funding to community-based organizations that have led on-the-ground relief.
Dozens of residents and community organizers told the Board of Aldermen’s Budget Committee on Jan. 28 that city recovery efforts have not reached many of the people hardest hit by the May tornado and called for faster, locally directed spending of GRAMA settlement interest funds.
Speakers from impacted neighborhoods and from grassroots groups said the city’s outreach has been insufficient to reach thousands of damaged properties before the Feb. 14 private property assistance deadline. Cammie Thomas, a South Side resident and small-business owner, said the public dashboard and materials are useful but asked for…
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