Tax abatement disclosure and transparency
At a glance
- What: A resident asked for public disclosure of every tax abatement of the past 10 years (amount, status, activation), including projects in existing redevelopment areas that never reached the Board of Aldermen.
- Where it stands: Raised in public comment October 20, 2026 (speaker's name not captured); SLDC separately said it publishes online maps of abated and exempt parcels and upcoming TIF expirations.
- Concerns: Controller report data lists parcel IDs without addresses; abatements on new 353-area homes selling for $400,000 to $700,000; long-running redevelopment area collecting funds while projects stall.
Sources
- 2026-10-20 - 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 4 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee | 4 |
Log
- 2026-10-20 - Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee - Public comment requesting fuller disclosure of past abatements and redevelopment area incentives.