St. Louis to use eminent domain for proposed intelligence agency site
St. Louis officials say they are prepared to use eminent domain to put together the large expanse of land they hope will attract a new National Geospatial Intelligence Agency facility northwest of downtown.
The move would enable the city to take control of at least seven owner-occupied properties and more than 300 parcels owned by developer Paul McKee.
Those properties are part of a 99-acre swath the city hopes can lure the new western headquarters for the federal intelligence agency, a $1.6 billion project. The NGA, which currently has a facility south of downtown, is choosing between the north St. Louis location and three other sites in the metro area.
A resolution will be introduced Friday before the St. Louis Board of Aldermen to allow the legal process to begin.
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