Boarding houses — renting rooms to strangers — were outlawed in most places years ago.
Lately this is being challenged, so I wanted to see where readers stand on this issue.
The poll is open until 8pm, please vote above and share your thoughts below.
— Steve Patterson
A year before the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001, the new Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse opened in downtown St. Louis. It was named for the then still living Thomas Eagleton (1928-2009).
Last year I posted about the post-9/11 temporary barriers still around the courthouse. Perhaps someone saw my post because yesterday I noticed the temporary barriers had all been removed!
From October 2011:
The Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse downtown suffered extensive flooding due to a burst pipe in August. Since then, demolition and debris removal have been completed, leading up to the repair and reconstruction phase, which is set to begin. The repairs have been budgeted to cost taxpayers close to $10 million.
Approximately 8,000 gallons of water poured down 17 of the buildings’ 29 floors, damaging 10 courtrooms. The 1.3 million-square-foot building opened 11 years ago. Court proceedings have not been delayed due to the flooding as many judges are sharing spaces in other areas throughout the building. (Flood damage repair to cost federal courthouse $10 million)
Fifteen years later the half block decorative park to the East remains largely unused — but I’m sure the judges like seeing it from their chambers.
— Steve Patterson
Last week I posted about buying a small 49cc Honda Metropolitan scooter a decade ago. Like a bicycle, it wasn’t required to be registered as a vehicle, often overlooked, and could be easily stolen. As a result, I’d park it on the sidewalk -locked to something if I couldn’t watch it. But I also see very large motorcycles on sidewalks
Really?
I’m at a loss for why this is parked here, maybe no on-street parking spaces were free? I’m open to hearing the reasons why registered motorcycles/scooters should be allowed to park on sidewalks.
— Steve Patterson
In the Sunday Poll less than 20% support or lean to supporting a legislative override of Gov Nixon’s veto of a right-to-work bill passed this year:
Q: The Missouri legislature may attempt to override Gov Nixon’s June veto of right-to-work legislation. Which side are you on?
A statewide poll wouldn’t result in the same outcome.
Lawmakers have a chance to override that veto Sept. 16 during their annual veto session. They need a two-thirds majority vote — 109 in the House and 23 in the Senate — to override the veto and pass the measure into law.
At the end of this past legislative session, however, neither chamber had those numbers. The House passed the bill 92-66 and the Senate voted 21-13 in favor of it, only after the Senate used a rare procedure known as the “previous question” to shut down debate and force a vote following a more than eight hour filibuster by the Democrats.
Opponents argue the measure would lower wages and lead to a more dangerous work environment for some. Proponents say the measure would help the state attract businesses and therefore increase wages. (Post-Dispatch)
I’m glad Nixon vetoed this bill in June, this would be a disaster for worker’s rights.
It’s rare to see an owner of one of downtown’s many surface parking lots spend money making improvements, but for nearly a month now that has been the case at 10th & Olive.
Ideally, at some point in the future, this corner will once again have a multi-story building. In the meantime, these changes are welcomed — especially closing off the 10th Street entrance. Would be nice to see one additional on-street parking space added where the driveway was.
— Steve Patterson