In a Friday evening news dump the week before Thanksgiving, Kirkwood City Council announced that they would be parting ways with city administrator Russ Hawes. There would be no formal transition to a named successor, no transfer of institutional knowledge, and no grand send-off. Instead, the end for the man who had managed the city's… Continue reading Kirkwood’s 6-1 Republican Majority
Last summer and fall, I covered four of the development proposals Kirkwood received—and ultimately rejected—in response to its RFP for two city-owned parking lots along Jefferson Avenue. With the city poised to decide on a new RFP for the vacated public works site, it’s time to revisit the final two rejected proposals. First up: Ridgehouse… Continue reading Ridgehouse Wanted to pay Kirkwood $2M, Kirkwood Said No
