North St. Louis County rec center and St. Louis convention center funding approved

After months of delays, the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday approved funding for a new north county recreation center and its share of renovations to the downtown St. Louis convention center.

The council voted 6-1 to use $105 million in bonds to help expand the downtown convention center. The bill also includes an additional $40 million in bonds to go toward the creation of a north St. Louis County recreation center.

“I look forward to working with the administration in terms of how they’re putting this together and offer my assistance if they need it,” said Council Chair Rita Days, who sponsored the bill. “It is now in the hands of the administration to fulfill this project.”

The move puts the county in step with St. Louis to fund the expansion of the downtown center. The plan required both counties to pay for their share of the convention center work.

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