The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), currently located in South Saint Louis City, is planning to move to a new location. Saint Louis political leaders, including Mayor Francis Slay, want to keep the agency within the city limits. However, a site in Saint Clair County, Illinois, is also attempting to lure the NGA and may be a more attractive option. Meanwhile, Saint Louis may use eminent domain to remove dozens of residents from their homes in a North City neighborhood to clear land for construction of a new NGA headquarters, even though the NGA has yet to make a final decision on its new location. In this video, we hear from some area residents who want to stay in their homes, but are facing uncertainty over where they will be living a few months from now.
Eminent Domain and Uncertainty in North Saint Louis
State and Local Government
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John Wright
John Wright was a policy analyst focusing on government transparency and labor relations. He is a native of University City and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and the University of Missouri. John earned his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and he worked as an attorney for the California Legislative Counsel before returning to Missouri.
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Frank Catanzaro
Frank Catanzaro is social media and video coordinator for Show-Me Opportunity. He graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor's in Journalism in 2014.
