Poll Results Regarding Kroenke’s Purchase Of The Rams

Last week I should have provided one additional answer in the poll:

Q: What does Stan Kroenke buying the rest of the St. Louis Rams mean for St. Louis, the Rams and the Edward Jones Dome?

1) He’ll be able to get big money to renovate or replace the dome 32 (28.32%)
2) Very little 24 (21.24%)
3) The Rams are more likely to stay in St. Louis 24 (21.24%)
4) Unsure/no opinion 20 (17.7%)
5) Other answer… 13 (11.5%)

The additional answer I should have included was that the team might leave the St. Louis region. Readers used the “other” to provide that answer.

– Winning is all that can save the “St Louis” Rams and the dome
– He’ll move the team back to CA
– Easier to move the team, or blackmail the region for a new stadium
– relocate to LA
– He will move them back to LA
– blahblahblah, sport get too much money blahblahblah
– let ’em move away
– Rams more likely to move out of STL
– Rams will stay and get new site, I also can see him later buying the Cardinals.
– The Rams are a net loss for St. Louis. The dome was built as a convention site.
– Don’t let he door hit you on the way out . . .
– What, you want that I should write a book about? What a ridiculous question.
– Rams move back to L.A.

One other answer is way off, saying the dome was built for conventions. The fact is St. Louis was so devastated in the late 80s when the Cardinals NFL team moved to Arizona that we started to build the dome as a way to attract a team and then to get an expansion franchise. The dome was built for football with use as convention space being secondary.

Note: I’m still out of town, daily posts will resume on Sunday.

– Steve Patterson

Happy Labor Day!

I’m in Oklahoma City visiting family & friends for the next week, postings will be few. Happy Labor Day!

– Steve Patterson

Five Years Ago Today

Five years ago today I bought a scooter — a red & white 49cc Honda Metropolitan scooter (see post).  I had witnessed the horror in New Orleans via CNN. Gas prices spiked.

In two and a half years I put over 6,000 miles on the scooter — what a blast.  After my stroke I sold the scooter, no point keeping it around.  I had hoped to get another scooter at some point, but that is not looking to be a possibility.

– Steve Patterson

Public Hearing Today On Citation Against Lure Nightclub

Today at 10am a public hearing will be held in City Hall (Rm 208) regarding a citation from the city against the nightclub Lure, located at 1204 Washington Ave.

“In a letter to Lure dated July 28 the city accused Lure of having improper employees and blamed its patrons for three acts of violence occurring near Lure on Thursday nights or early Friday mornings dating back to last November. Those complaints include a June 11 report in which people in a nearby parking lot allegedly fired an assault rifle at police.” (RFT Blog)

I attended a meeting at Lure recently where members of the Trupiano family make their case about how they manage Lure.

I can’t make the hearing but I know I will get reports from people in attendance.  Some will say downtown residents are just being NIMBY‘s while others will say they like nightlife but say other establishments are better neighbors.

– Steve Patterson

PR: HUD OFFERS $110 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CLEAN UP LEAD HAZARDS

The following is a press release:

HUD OFFERS $110 MILLION IN GRANTS TO CLEAN UP LEAD HAZARDS
Funding to protect children from lead poisoning

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that it is making approximately $110 million in grants available to help eliminate dangerous lead-based paint from lower income homes and to protect young children from lead poisoning. The grants to States and local governments are being offered through HUD’s Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control and Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Programs.

“These grants are critical for States, counties and cities who are on the front lines of protecting our children from dangerous lead hazards,” said Jon Gant, Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control. “While we have made remarkable progress toward eliminating lead poisoning in children nationwide, now is the time to focus on reaching the finish line. We look forward to communities applying for these grants so that they can help make older housing safer and healthier for children.”

HUD is providing an opportunity for applicants through its Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program. Prospective grantees will be able to apply for supplementary funding to promote and develop a local Healthy Housing initiative, building on their lead hazard control program, to address multiple housing-related health hazards in accordance with best practices HUD has identified. In addition, the Department will announce the availability of funds for four Healthy Homes and lead grant programs in the near future.

HUD requires prospective grantees to submit their applications electronically via www.grants.gov. Any changes to HUD-published funding notices will be made available to the public through a Federal Register publication and published on this government-wide portal. Applicants are urged to sign up for Grants.gov’s notification service to receive periodic updates or changes to this grant offering.

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