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Members of the board鈥檚 Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 5-2, with Anne Schweitzer and Michael Browning voting no.

Over the course of nearly seven-hour committee hearing, members of the Board of Aldermen discussed two visions for the money that are 鈥渃oming closer together.鈥�

Aldermen at Monday鈥檚 hearing mostly asked broader questions about the legislation, wanting to know more about the mechanisms for neighborhood development, provisions for city workers and new child care programs.

There were more applicants local to St. Louis in the finalist round this year than in the past. And the majority of the awardees came from the region.

The amendment's supporters say 鈥渁dequate funding is needed鈥� to keep Kansas City safe, but Mayor Quinton Lucas opposes the proposed amendment because it 鈥渢akes power鈥� from local officials.

Request includes $35M for 鈥榥ewcomers,鈥� comes amid projected state budget deficit.

Illinois advocates have continued calls to speed up contributions to new Illinois schools funding formula.

Projects whose funding was cut run the gamut, including veterinary technician programs at a few community colleges, salary increases for the Highway Patrol, removing vacant properties in St. Louis County and a handful of proposals to mediate erosion and manage stormwater.

The neighborhood generates about 20% of the money that goes into St. Louis鈥� general fund but only accounts for 5% of citywide spending, according to a new economic impact analysis released Thursday by Greater St. Louis Inc.

The multimillion-dollar projects could serve as blueprints for similar ones at five locks and dams on the Mississippi north of the St. Louis region under the corps Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program.