While an aldermanic board bill to allocate $110 million of the $230 million in Rams settlement funds was introduced but didn’t pass today inside City Hall, more than 150 people rallied on the steps outside. The demonstrators-mostly members of Action St. Louis gathered to demand more money from the settlement be directed toward tornado recovery which caused more than $1.6 billion in damages to city wards.
On Thursday, St. Louis officials publicly proposed a board bill that would allocate millions in Rams settlement fund. Mayor Cara Spencer, Board of Aldermen President Megan Green and heads of various city agencies and organizations outlined the proposal Thursday.
“Decades of systematic, systemic disinvestment and the need for long-term recovery following the May 16 tornado have left north St. Louis requiring major resources for critical home repair, housing production and the capitalization of community-driven neighborhood plans,” Spencer said during the press conference…