St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis tees up eminent domain against Railway Exchange owner

Spencer filed legislation to enable City Hall to take possession of the Railway Exchange Building now that it has been condemned as a threat to public safety.  Spencer’s BB130 allows the city to use eminent domain for the building and the garage just south of it.  BB123 allows the Building Division to board up vacant buildings larger than 500,000 square feet that pose “significant” public safety concerns with steel plates, hire security and bill the owner.