Saint Louis (Mo.). Community Development Agency
Dates
- Existence: 1974-1999
- Existence: 1974 - 1999
Biography
Community Development Agency (CDA) was established by a St. Louis City ordinance in 1974 to manage federal block grants. It assumed the functions of four previous agencies: the City Plan Commission, Model City Agency, Municipal Business Development Commission, and the Beautification Commission. The CDA was overseen by a board called the Community Development Commission. The CDA was possibly replaced by the Community Development Administration in 1999.
Work on an Interim Comprehensive Plan for the City of St. Louis was begun by the City Plan Commission in the early 1970s, but was taken over by the CDA after its creation in 1974. Prior to the publication and adoption of a finalized comprehensive plan, Team Four consultants were brought in to advise on public policy guidelines and strategies for implementing proposals in the draft Interim Plan. However, a formal plan was never published due to controversial recommendations, including a recommendation to focus resources on neighborhoods that could still be rehabilitated, while allowing neighborhoods deemed past the point of rehabilitation to be starved of resources and continue to decline.