U City, Olivette Redevelopment Plan Moving Forward

The joint redevelopment committee approved an intergovernmental agreement for the I-170/Olive Blvd area.

The I-170/Olive Boulevard Joint Redevelopment Implementation Committee approved an intergovernmental agreement Monday morning. The proposed agreement now needs to be approved by both the University City and Olivette city councils. It will come before each council in the coming months. It includes the formation of a new board of citizens, zoning commission members and elected officials that will oversee the creation of the zoning overlay district. The agreement has five main obligations for each city, once passed. They are: In 2009, the cities of University City and Olivette established the Olivette and University City I-170/Olive Boulevard Joint Redevelopment Task Force to “explore opportunities and joint redevelopment initiatives in the …

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U City, Olivette Unveil Plan for Developing Olive and I-170 Corridor

The I-170/Olive Boulevard Joint Redevelopment Task Force was tasked with exploring redevelopment initiatives in the Olive Boulevard corridor on the east and west sides of the intersection with I-170.

More than two years after forming a joint task force, representatives of both University City and Olivette presented their final report Monday evening to a joint session of city councils. About 50 people turned out for the presentation at Centennial Commons in University City. The task force is composed of residents from both communities as well as University City Mayor Shelley Welsch and Olivette Mayor Jean Antoine. The goal of the Interstate 170/Olive Boulevard joint redevelopment task force was to explore redevelopment initiatives in the Olive Boulevard corridor on the east and west sides of the intersection with I-170. OUR VISION MAKES SENSE “We have a very nice vision for this area,” said Marc Jacob, chairman of the task force and a …

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On the Road: Olivette and University City Drive Toward Development of the Olive and I-170 Corridor

More than two years after forming a joint task force, representatives of both cities are moving ahead with a plan.

University City and Olivette are working together to explore redevelopment initiatives along the Interstate 170 and Olive Boulevard corridor. In early 2009, the cities formed the Joint Redevelopment Task Force (JRTF) to study the benefits of collaboration and how they could make it happen. The Road to Collaboration “We have been talking about this issue for years, as something that is a real possibility for both communities considering the synergy around that intersection,” Olivette City Manager T. Michael McDowell said. Once both cities agreed the concept was worth exploring, they created the task force to research how the corridor could be developed as one district, even though it crosses municipal lines. “It’s important we present a …

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Billy Frank Thornton

11:52 pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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On The Mind of The Mayor

An Opportunity to Share a Vision

This is an excerpt from Mayor Shelley Welsch's personal website. To hear more about what the mayor has in store for U City go to http://www.ucitymo.com.

Hi, Last night (Thursday night) I was honored to present part of the first annual State of the City address sponsored by the Historical Society of University City.  The Historical Society sponsored the event in honor of the birthday of E.G. Lewis, the founder of University City.  I spoke after City Manager Lehman Walker who talked about the organization of the city government and the current budget situation.  I then talked about some of my concerns and my vision.  I have copied my speech below. When I have a final copy of Mr. Walker’s talk I will post his, and mine, elsewhere on the website at www.ucitymo.com. If you have any question, thoughts or comments about this talk – or anything else – please be in touch.  My door is always open. …

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