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Replacement of outdated radiosystems that police, firefighters and paramedics rely on to protect all St. Louis County citizens --- those living in municipalities as well as those living in unincorporated St. Louis County; A shared set of frequencies so that in times of emergency they can better coordinate lifesaving services through a compatible system; Compliance with federal requirements that all public safety communications improve their radio frequencies in 2012; and An Improved emergency siren system coverage and performance so that the sirens protect all of St. Louis County. Proposition E911 will generate $16 million annually. These funds will be used to pay off a $100 million bond issue for system capital costs and provide funds for on-going operations, maintenance and reserves. At one-tenth of one cent, Proposition E911 will add one dime to a $100 purchase. According to the Emergency Communications Commission’s analysis, working countywide will enable these improvements to be made more cost-efficiently than if each public safety entity worked alone to meet the FCC’s new requirements. More information is available at www.PropE911.com. Last Monday, Council approved a resolution that accepted the proposal of a consortium to partner with Arcturis, BOA Construction and Washington University Sam Fox School five LEED certified homes of Design and Visual arts for the building of in the northeast quadrant of the city. The City will be funding the marketing efforts to recruit buyers for UHomes-UCity the homes, dubbed “”. The buyers’ construction financing will fund the building of the homes. The graduate architectural students in the WU studio, who will be supervised by project leader WU’s Don Koster and Arcturis’ John Mueller, will design the homes and BOA Construction, led by Richard Reilly will build the homes. The homes will have several incentives built into the project: free land costs, an eight-year tax abatement, availability of first-time homeowner tax credits, neighborhood preservation tax credits, energy efficiency tax credits and down payment assistance for buyers who are employees of either WU or the City of University City. The homes will also be much cheaper to operate because they will include energy efficiency features, increasing the buying power of the homeowners. They will also have the ability to go automobile-free with nearly every service available within walking distance or by transit, including MetroLink. The homes will be located in the 6600 blocks of Bartmer and Crest, just off Kingsland and two blocks north of Olive. For more information, contact Petree Eastman at 505-8535. Properties will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis to qualified homebuyers. A list of properties held by St. Louis County Trustees is attached for your consideration for future green property development. MSD will be hosting eight public meetings to share their Clean Rivers plan which recommends $1.9 billion in new spending. IF approved, it will help MSD meet state and federal mandates on water quality. All meetings will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. The closest to us will be held: Monday, October 26 at New City School, 5209 Waterman Avenue in the City of St. Louis. Monday, November 9 at The Heights Community Center, 8001 Dale Avenue in Richmond Heights.