Paul McKee

Legal Roundtable: Marathon Bomber, Blood Alcohol Test, TIF, Etc.

Alex Heuer, Mary Edwards and Don Marsh — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:29:57 +0000

Legal questions surround the arrest of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who was captured on Friday.

What is the role of the public safety exception as it relates to Miranda rights? Were civil rights violated as a result of the lockdown? Should Tsarnaev be tried as an enemy combatant as some Republican legislators have suggested?

The questions surrounding the surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombing were discussed by a panel of legal experts, as part of our monthly legal roundtable discussion.

The panelists included:

Mo. Supreme Court Gives Paul McKee Green Light On Northside Project

Adam Allington — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:44:30 +0000

After over 3 years of litigation, developer Paul McKee’s controversial Northside Regeneration Project is being allowed to proceed. On Tuesday the Missouri Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision blocking McKee’s use of so-called "Tax Increment Financing," (TIF) for the development.

While Northside Waits, Clemens House Crumbles

Maria Altman — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:39:53 +0000

A huge redevelopment project on St. Louis’ north side has been in a holding pattern for years.

A lawsuit challenged the city’s authorization of millions of dollars in tax incentives for the 1,500-acre development “Northside Regeneration.”

The Missouri Supreme Court could rule on the case as early as Tuesday.

McKee Asks Mo. House Committee For More Time To Make Use Of Land Assemblage Tax Credits

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:42:55 +0000

St. Louis developer Paul McKee took center stage Tuesday night at a Missouri House hearing on legislation that would extend the lifespan of the Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credit program (DALATC).

The controversial incentives are set to expire August 28th, but if passed, House Bill 423 would push the expiration date to August 28th, 2019, giving McKee six more years to get his NorthSide Regeneration Project off the ground. He says the extra time will enable his group to put together large parcels that can be used to lure another Mastercard or another Express Scripts to St. Louis.

Lawsuit Over NorthSide Project, TIF Law, Heard By Mo. Supreme Court

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:44:50 +0000

St. Louis developer Paul McKee’s NorthSide redevelopment plan took center stage today at the Missouri Supreme Court.

He’s been seeking nearly $400 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) from the city – but the project has been on hold since Circuit Judge Robert Dierker ruled two years ago that its details are too vague to justify awarding TIF dollars and for declaring two square miles of north St. Louis as blighted. Cheryl Nelson is one of the plaintiffs. She says McKee’s project has wrecked the property value of her home.