Oscar McCoy, a 最新杏吧原创 County problem properties worker, boards up the entrance to an abandoned house on the corner of Empress and Baron Drive in Castle Point, 最新杏吧原创 County, on Friday, June 23, 2023.
Michael Clubb, Post-Dispatch
The back of a derelict house on the corner of Baron and Duchess Drive in Castle Point, 最新杏吧原创 County, is seen on Friday, June 23, 2023. The house has been abandoned since burning down before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 最新杏吧原创 County is deciding how it will spend $11 million in federal pandemic relief money to tear down derelict buildings and replace them with something more useful.
Michael Clubb, Post-Dispatch
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CASTLE POINT 鈥 最新杏吧原创 County on Tuesday tore down a crumbling, vacant house, the first of at least 230 slated for demolition with federal pandemic relief funds.
最新杏吧原创 County council members took turns welcoming newcomers and sharing what they hope for 2025. Councilwoman Lisa Clancy says she looks forward to "spirited disagreements," while Councilwoman Shalonda Webb says her vision for 2025 is for the council to work together. "You're not coming for one, you're coming for seven," Webb said. Video courtesy of 最新杏吧原创 County Council, edited by Jenna Jones.
最新杏吧原创 County Executive Sam Page said the county faces a $61 million deficit in the general fund and a $20 million deficit in the health fund.
Oscar McCoy, a 最新杏吧原创 County problem properties worker, boards up the entrance to an abandoned house on the corner of Empress and Baron Drive in Castle Point, 最新杏吧原创 County, on Friday, June 23, 2023.
The back of a derelict house on the corner of Baron and Duchess Drive in Castle Point, 最新杏吧原创 County, is seen on Friday, June 23, 2023. The house has been abandoned since burning down before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 最新杏吧原创 County is deciding how it will spend $11 million in federal pandemic relief money to tear down derelict buildings and replace them with something more useful.
