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Research paper mentioned: https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwaf055

Tax base fragmentation website: https://www.taxbasefragmentation.net

I saw this city nerd video that goes over suburban tax fragmentation. STL city and county divide has caused the region to have numerous taxing regions. Ryan talks a little slow so watch the video at 1.5x speed.

Projects within an eligible innovation zone could qualify for a wide range of incentives, including income-tax exemptions, opportunity zone benefits, office-to-residential tax credits, property tax abatements, tax increment financing and more, depending on the scope and type of development.
The bill’s proposed tax incentives include:

Up to $50 million in office-to-residential tax credits statewide each fiscal year.

A 25% to 30% tax credit for converting older office buildings into housing, depending on location and age
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Early cash-flow advances of up to 25% of projected state income-tax withholdings generated by construction jobs.

Additionally, the “innovation zone” designation would allow St. Louis to retain 50% of all new state sales taxes and income‑tax withholdings generated inside the district. That is, as long as the funds are used for police services, lighting, cameras, signage, sidewalks, streets, landscaping and public safety or infrastructure needs

New Orleans got $5.2B. Houston got $5.7B. Joplin got $110M. St. Louis got $0.

I never understood the hate for speed cameras on this sub. This is a good video on how tough on crime doesn’t apply to car drivers.

Next step: Public meetings on Station Design in Fall 2026

Think the armory data center will be this bad with noise pollution or negligible with the interstate noise already there?

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