ST. LOUIS, MO (First Alert 4) – Mayor Tishaura Jones held a cabinet community meeting Thursday to bring answers to residents who need them.
Jones gave an update on city services, crime and quality of life issues at Bishop Dubourg High School in South City.
“When I took office in 2021, the homicide clearance rate was 38%. Last year the clearance rate was 75%,” Jones said.
The mayor added that the city is no longer in the top 10 most dangerous list and that violence in downtown areas has decreased by 30%.
“I’ve been robbed twice on my property,” said one resident. “What makes the situation even bigger is now they’re shooting at my neighbors.”
Community members also asked about recent protests outside the Mayor’s Luncheon with North City business owners denouncing the St. Louis Development Corporation’s questionable ARPA payments.
The $37 grant program was designed to support small businesses and nonprofits in the North Side.
Karen Greer of the Northern Small Business Federation said: “This helped their cronyism, their friends, their seniors. We are fighting because a lot of businesses have been severely affected.” spoke.
Objections were raised with Mayor Jones at City Hall.
“We have never promised anyone who applied for funding that they would get it,” Jones said. “When money is limited, there are winners and losers. Some of the people who were protesting last week didn’t get their grant applications.”
A transparency report on the scoring process is expected to be published in October.
The state auditor said he is reviewing the incident to determine whether an audit is needed.
“Applications were scored objectively. Some people scored higher than others, but this particular person’s application did not score as high as others,” Jones said. Said.
The ministers’ meeting also discussed plans to revitalize downtown and beautify major thoroughfares that are in need of restoration.
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