KEY 5 MOMENTS

Of 2022

New Police Precincts

St. Louis County has a top-notch police department and construction began this year on two new precincts that will provide appropriate space for officers to work safely and to continue providing the level of service residents have come to expect. Building the two new precincts will cost $26.6 million. The funding comes from Proposition P, a public safety sales tax approved by voters in 2017.

Rams Settlement Money

After reaching a historic agreement in the lawsuit against the Rams and the NFL at the end of 2021, this year St. Louis City, County, and the Regional Convention and Sports Complex Authority agreed on how the funds would be split. St. Louis County received $169,307,193.32 which was invested into Treasury Bonds, where the funds will collect interest while discussions continue into 2023 on how best to use this money to serve residents.

CONNECTING ST. LOUIS TO EUROPE

After two decades, St. Louis is once again directly connected to Europe. Lufthansa began offering direct flights from St. Louis to Frankfurt, Germany, in June. These flights will open doors, minds, and attitudes about doing business in the St. Louis region. Our region has a robust, diverse economy with both small businesses and international companies with ties to Europe, like Bayer Crop Science, that make St. Louis a desirable place to grow, succeed, and offer opportunity. Regional collaboration, led by the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, the St. Louis County Port Authority, Greater St. Louis Inc., St. Louis Lambert International Airport, and the World Trade Center-St. Louis helped to establish this air route.

First Electric Vehicle

Arpa Town Halls

With a historic investment of $83 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to help our community recover from the pandemic, St. Louis County sought feedback from residents on how to best use that funding. In coordination with the County Council, the County hosted seven community town halls to hear directly from residents while also using an online survey for residents to list their top priorities. The top three areas of concern were healthcare, education, and infrastructure.

St. Louis County put its first electric vehicle into service - a union-built, made in the U.S. Ford F-150 Lightning. The Department of Transportation and Public Works also released a five-year electric vehicle plan that aims to modernize 27 percent of the County’s light-duty vehicle fleet to electric vehicles by 2027. The department will identify light-duty vehicles that are eligible for replacement with either a battery electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, or hybrid electric vehicle.