Florissant tries to attract young people with gaming lab
Florissant spent $250,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to deck out a large room in its community center as an online gaming spot named Fusion 314
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Florissant spent $250,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act money to deck out a large room in its community center as an online gaming spot named Fusion 314
"It wouldn’t have mattered if any of us were there, they knew they were voting for it before one person even entered that chamber," said Kathy Wilson, who lives nearby.
The swap, negotiated by Mayor Tim Lowery’s administration, would give McBride Homes 32 acres of undeveloped field and trees in Koch Park to build 108 new two-story houses there.
"It wouldn’t have mattered if any of us were there, they knew they were voting for it before one person even entered that chamber," said Kathy Wilson, who lives nearby.
Lawmakers in Florissant plan to trade a chunk of park land to a major housing developer in exchange for hiking terrain along the Missouri River. But the plan has divided