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Streets director James Jackson details FY27 budget priorities as paving request receives no proposed funding
Summary
St. Louis Streets Director James Jackson presented a FY27 budget that increases departmental appropriations 4.27% amid 129 vacancies and a net reduction of authorized positions; division-level increases target towing, winter salt and refuse equipment, while a $12.5 million paving/materials request was not funded in the proposal.
James Jackson, director of the Streets Department, told the St. Louis City Budget & Public Employees Committee on May 13 that the department’s proposed FY27 appropriations rise 4.27%, from $60,831,192 to $63,430,195, driven by operational needs across traffic, towing, streets and refuse divisions.
"We have, 4,27% increase in appropriations for FY27 from $60,831,192 to $63,430,195," Jackson said, and he briefed members on department priorities including winter preparedness, fleet and technology modernization.
Jackson outlined recent operational improvements after joining the city in November: a snow command center with 24-hour cameras and a QA/QC program, doubled on-call pay for drivers, a residential plowing pilot and expanded communications with the mayor’s office. He said the department serves 66,488 households daily and reported winter metrics including more than 9,300 maintenance hours, 40,965 miles plowed/treated and 264,500 gallons of brine used.
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