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Monday night, City Council passed the Urban Homestead Program to restore neighborhoods around town.

By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph Post The St. Joseph City Council voted 8-0 in opposition of a conditional use permit that would have allowed the construction of a 175-foot cell tower by AT&T in an east St. Joseph neighborhood. Earlier this year, AT&T applied for a conditional use permit to build a new tower at 3802 Karnes Road – just behind a row of houses on Morton Lane. Jayne Katakis, a resident of that neighborhood, was one of 14 people who spoke out against the tower at the last council meeting on June 28. For her and her neighbors, this vote was a victory.

By WHITNEE ICESt. Joseph PostThe St. Joseph City Council voted unanimously today in favor of a half cent-sales tax. A bill sponsored by Mayor McMurray and council member Madison Davis was purposed to the council last week and was taken to a vote this afternoon. The half-cent sales tax for the St. Joseph park system will be up for a vote this August. Council member Madison Davis says the city council made the decision to invest in the city and park system. "What we've done today is decided to put on the ballot in August a half-cent sales tax increase that would provide fundin...