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Green: City Ends with $3M Surplus

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

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From the Comptroller’s Office… The 2007 fiscal year ended June 30 revealing a $2.98 million general fund budget surplus. Comptroller Darlene Green attributed the surplus to some higher than estimated revenue source receipts and allocated funds left unspent by some city departments. “We beat last year’s earnings tax receipts by 3.6 percent or $4.7 million,” [...]

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Green: Name Minority Participants

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

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Comptroller Darlene Green today issued the following short statement on Ballpark Village: “The comptroller’s office met today with city officials regarding financing for Ballpark Village and is encouraging that minority participation requirements be met. I am calling for minority participants to be named in the project redevelopment agreement as it is being developed.” Keep up with [...]

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Green Reserving Comment on Park Deal, Slay Lists Improvements and Supporters

Friday, January 19, 2007

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The following statement is from John Farrell, Comptroller Darlene Green’s spokesman… “The comptroller believes people on both sides of this issue have strong points. On one side are the citizens and taxpayers who want to protect their parks and have a say in plans to develop park land. On the other side is the [...]

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Green Joins Call for Hearings

Friday, December 29, 2006

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READ IT HERE FIRST Comptroller Darlene Green has joined in the call for public hearings before any state action on St. Louis Public Schools. “I support the community’s call for the State Department of Education to conduct a public hearing on the St. Louis public schools report,” said Green in a statement released today. “With the School Board [...]

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VIDEO: Citywide Elected Officials Join for Back to School Message

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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Several citywide elected officials joined today to bring attention to the effort to get St. Louis kids to attend the first day of school on August 28. Gathered in the rotunda of City Hall, the group included most of the city’s at-large officeholders. But noticeably absent was Mayor Francis Slay. After unprecedented influence over the city’s school [...]

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City’s credit improves, Comptroller again says TIFs should be reduced

Friday, June 2, 2006

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Comptroller Darlene Green’s office today announced that the City of St. Louis’ credit rating has again been bumped up. Green said Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service upgraded the city’s credit rating from “A-” to “A with a stable outlook.” Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service also affirmed their “A-” and “A3″ ratings, respectively, and raised their [...]

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VIDEO: More on Forest Park

Saturday, May 20, 2006

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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE An exchange between Ald. Lyda Krewson and Ivy Neyland-Pinkston, deputy comptroller, at yesterday’s meeting of the Forest Park Lease Review Committee highlighted tensions between Comptroller Darlene Green’s Office and the office of Mayor Francis Slay. The committee is made up of five people selected by Slay to “independently” review the financial terms of the [...]

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VIDEO: Aide outlines Green’s objections to Barnes-Forest Park deal

Friday, May 19, 2006

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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE Jim Garavaglia, from Comptroller Darlene Green’s office, explained to the Forest Park Lease Review Committee today the Comptroller’s issues with the current proposal to amend Barnes Hospital’s lease of a portion of Forest Park. He said that three things led to the Comptroller’s objections to the Planning Commission moving forward with the proposed lease [...]

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VIDEO: Aldermen criticize Comptroller

Thursday, May 18, 2006

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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE At the first meeting of the Forest Park Lease Review Committee on Wednesday, two committee members leveled some pointed criticisms at Comptroller Darlene Green. Alderman Freeman Bosley, Sr. (3rd Ward) said Green “has really gotten personal in this matter and has some opinions that are not based upon all of the information that should [...]

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