State questioned transactions by prominent developer involving millions of tax dollars
“He has been buying up land with big promises to revitalize downtrodden neighborhoods for over a decade.
Now, News 4 Investigates has uncovered big questions about deals entered into by developer Paul McKee, all to take millions of your tax money.
“My house was right there, this block used to be a neighborhood,” said Paula Lotts, pointing to an empty lot where her house once stood.
There’s nothing left of the home in which she was born and raised.
“I get tears in my eyes, seeing it,” she said.
Now, the home is incorporated into a large empty area, soon to be the home of the National Geospatial Agency’s new headquarters. The City of St. Louis negotiated with each one of the dozens of homeowners for the land.”
Trager, Lauren. Chanel 4 News 21 December 2017.