School district consultation on tax incentives
At a glance
- What: A request that St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) be consulted, not merely notified, on tax-incentive projects of $1 million or more and on redevelopment areas, since school districts bear about 60% of property tax incentive costs.
- Where it stands: Raised in public comment October 20, 2026 by Rickenbaugh for the SLPS Parent Action Council; no action taken.
- October 13, 2026: The same group backed BB 47, noted no development proposal report seemed attached to BB 57 (SLDC said it was sent and promised to post it with each bill), and urged a no vote or hold on BB 70, suggesting pre-authorizing only about 50% abatement; see Forest Park Southeast Pre-Approved Tax Abatement (BB 70).
- Also raised: SLPS has no seat on the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority (LCRA); development proposal reports have sometimes not been attached to bills (Amber Stones, the week before).
Sources
- 2026-10-20 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee (committee video, auto-captions)
- 2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee (committee video, auto-captions)
- https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/events/eventdetails.cfm?Event_ID=55660 (committee agenda)
Discussion time
About 15 minutes across 2 meetings (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee | 5 |
| 2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee | 10 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee - Public comment asking for consultation with SLPS and a seat on the LCRA; no committee response recorded.
- 2026-10-13 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee - Public comments on BB 47, BB 57 and BB 70; support for BB 47, concern about a missing proposal report on BB 57, and opposition to a 90% pre-authorization on BB 70.