An amendment added by Ward 21 Alderman John Collins-Muhammad included $5M in direct cash payments Author: Alex Fees (KSDK), Sam Clancy Published: 8:02 PM CDT July 13, 2021 Updated: 9:21 PM CDT July 13, 2021
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Board of Aldermen Tuesday advanced the city’s COVID-19 relief package funding.
On Tuesday night, the board gave initial approval to Board Bill 2, the American Recovery Act funding bill, putting it one vote away from final passage.
Mayor Tishaura Jones wanted $5 million, a relatively small portion of the funding, to go to up to 10,000 families who qualify for assistance. Aldermanic President Lewis Reed pushed back on the idea in his initial plan, but the bill that passed Tuesday included an amendment for direct payments.
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