ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The former Jamestown Mall will be demolished under a plan announced Thursday to move forward with new types of redevelopment there instead of industrial plans rejected by neighbors and the St. Louis County councilwoman who represents the area.
The St. Louis County Port Authority will issue separate requests for proposals that would fund an abatement assessment and then demolition of the 1.2 million-square-foot structure that was once a shopping mall but is now a North County eyesore, Port Authority Board Chairman John Maupin said during a press conference in Clayton. Joining him was St. Louis Economic Development Partnership CEO Rodney Crim and Councilwoman Shalonda Webb.
“We need a new way to do business in North County as it pertains to our future,” said Webb, who represents the area where the mall is located. “No longer will it be passive. I am and will be intentional and informed about how we move forward together. We have heard some of these same words before, but today — today is different.”
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