Should Walmart Get a TIF In Ellisville?

Corporate Welfare |
By David Stokes | Read Time 1 min

The Ellisville city council has given preliminary approval for a TIF to
fund development of a Walmart at the corner of Clarkson and Manchester.
That vote overrides the county TIF commission, and apparently, the will
of a majority of Ellisville residents. David Stokes takes a look.

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David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from...

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