U. City Officials Hold Second Neighborhood TIF Meeting: Video

UNIVERSITY CITY, MO — University City officials held the second of two neighborhood meetings Friday night at the Heman Park Community Center. The purpose was to ask residents how they would like to spend a promised $15 million windfall the city hopes will come from a proposed taxpayer-funded development at Olive Boulevard and Interstate 170. Residents were divided into small groups by ward and asked to rank possible uses for the money from five pre-chosen categories.

At this point, you probably know how it played out. Some citizens were unwavering in their support for the planned development, some staunchly against. Many others just wanted to know how the project with affect them.

There were several contentious back-and-forths between residents and city staff, and between residents themselves. Some residents asked for the city's promises in writing in the form of a legally-binding Community Benefits Agreement. The city manager, however, said a CBA is unlikely to happen.

Watch the video and read the full story here: U. City Holds Last Community Meeting Ahead Of Likely TIF Vote

The final public hearing is scheduled for August 23 at 6 p.m. at the University City High School.

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Photos by J. Ryne Danielson/Patch

A map of the proposed development:

Catch up before the next public hearing by reading Patch's previous reporting below:

• Bagels Go Uneaten At Poorly-Attended Olive/170 Business Meeting
• CBA Demands Intensify At Contentious Olive Development Meeting
• Maria Chappelle-Nadal Talks U. City TIF In New Campaign Ad
• AG's Office Investigating U. City Over Sunshine Law Complaints
• U. City Will Meet With Stakeholders Ahead Of Next Public Hearing
• Olive/170 Project Raises Hopes And Fears In University City
• TIF Public Hearing Gets Heated In University City
• University City Rejects Sunshine Request For TIF Analysis
• Post-Dispatch Editorial Board Is Opposed To U City TIF
• Watch Live: Public Hearing On Olive Development In U-City
• Watch The April 15 University City TIF Commission Meeting
• Local Government Watchdog Accuses TIF Chairman Of Conflicts Of Interest
• Citizens Call For Community Benefits Agreement Before TIF Vote
• Olive Retail Anchor To Remain Secret Until TIF Is Approved
• Sale Of McNair Building, Eminent Domain Discussed Monday Night
• Mostly White TIF Commission Weighs Fate Of Minority Community
• Councilmember Smotherson Responds To Patch TIF Commission Article
• Olive Development Meeting Scheduled For 6:30 Tonight: Watch Live
• Commentary: Redeveloping The I-170/Olive Interchange Benefits All Of U-City
• Commentary: U. City's TIF Plan: Bad for the 3rd Ward, Bad for Community

Read other coverage here:

• It’s time to dismantle TIFs as tool of segregation
• University City TIF Plans Worry Olive Boulevard's Immigrant Restaurateurs
• University City divided over TIF financed mixed-use development
• Olive/I-170 redevelopment has potential to benefit University City
• Commentary: Taxpayer largesse unnecessary, wasteful in U City development
• TIF can jump-start U. City neighborhood
• University City's bold redevelopment plans are a win for the city, residents
• University City uses TIF tool responsibly to improve neighborhood
• University City won’t get built up by tearing thriving parts of it down
• University City isn’t acting in best interests of its existing businesses
• Leave well enough alone; don’t OK big-box proposal in U. City
• University City TIF Proposal Has Residents Fighting Back
• Editorial: University City shouldn't give away $70.5 million for a big box store
• Commentary: University City development proposal mirrors failed Sunset Hills plan
• County Let University City Choose Some Appointees For Commission Weighing $70 Million Big-Box TIF
• University City using $190 million in TIF funds for redevelopment
• TIF Public Hearing Gets Heated In University City (St. Louis American Reprint)
• Developer petitioned for Community Benefits Agreement, U. City has no minority inclusion policy for public-subsidized projects
• Curious Louis: The future of St. Louis' 'unofficial' Chinatown
• University City Big Box Plan Exemplifies All That Is Wrong
• Proposed development could change the texture of University City's gritty back door
• U. City Has A Chance To Be An Innovator On TIF Development

Public documents can be found here:

• University City TIF informational web page
• School District Olive/170 Project Information