On Monday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh was joined by St. Louis鈥� longest-serving mayor, Francis G. Slay. This interview happened during Slay鈥檚 last week in office, after his 16-year tenure at the helm of the city.
During the interview, Slay reflected on his administration鈥檚 efforts to curb homelessness, the , the city鈥檚 , public education, crime reduction efforts, hopes for a city-county merger and his decision to sanction the.
While Slay could not pin down one thing he hopes will be his legacy after he leaves the office next Tuesday, when incoming Mayor Lyda Krewson will be inaugurated, he hopes people will be most proud of what his administration did for the disadvantaged and underserved in the community:
鈥淗opefully people can say that I gave it all that I had, that I was focused on the most important issues of the city and the region and that we鈥檝e made St. Louis a better place for everyone and city government working better as well,鈥� Slay said. 鈥淪till a lot of challenges, but I think we鈥檝e got a lot to be proud of.鈥�
And don鈥檛 forget to check out the Millennium Mayor podcast, which delves into seven critical days during Slay鈥檚 time as mayor. You can find it
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