My, is it already the eighth year of the 20th century already? Must be why Creve Coeur has fallen into a development rut that only raising the costs of doing business in the city can cure:<\/p>\n
City officials are asking voters next Tuesday to authorize a half-cent economic development sales tax that they say would keep the city competitive.<\/p>\n
Creve Coeur’s economic circumstances are uncertain, said Paul Zimitzsch, chairman of the city’s Economic Development Commission. “Town and Country is opening a big box retail center. Clayton is pursuing redevelopment. We’ve become the hole in the doughnut,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Let’s see, in the last eight years, Creve Coeur has thrown up a massive business development (CityPlace<\/a>); a set of mixed use buildings (King’s Landing, et al<\/a>, ca 2006); tried to run a longtime auto dealer, a country club, and an American Legion post out of town to build more of the same (2001<\/a>); and in 2006 put out its own fluff piece entitled WHY CREVE COEUR IS THE HEART OF COMMERCE<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Pretty damn impressive run for a municipality crying poverty.<\/p>\n
You know what an actual business owner and resident thinks?<\/p>\n
But David Caldwell, a resident and owner of a business in Creve Coeur, sees that kind of hole as a blessing that prevents overdevelopment.<\/p>\n
Creve Coeur also needs to keep its sales tax low to remain competitive, Caldwell said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That’s not the sort of thinking that wins you elections; that’s the sort of thinking that allows you to make an honest living. Which is why he’s ultimately doomed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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