Project tracker
One of the goals of the SBD is to return tax dollars to the community in the form of various infrastructure improvements or event sponsorships. This page serves as a running list of funded projects and their completion. The most recently funded projects are at the top.
2025 Projects - Total SBD Support: $65,372
May 2025 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — AwareNet Cameras and Marketing — $8,088 — Support for 12 additional AwareNet cameras in the district and marketing efforts to solicit individuals to participate in the network.
May 2025 - Friends of Francis Park — Handball Court Updates — $45,342 — Major updates to the handball courts.
March 2025 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — Newsletter — $6,630 — Support for the neighborhood newsletter to all households and businesses in the District. — Thank you letter from the SLHNA
March 2025 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — Easter Egg Hunt — $2,212 — Support for a long-running community event in the park.
February 2025 - BWorks — Earn-A-Bike Program — $3,100 — A 6-week educational program to teach young people how to ride a bike safely. — Thank you letter from BWorks
2024 Projects - Total SBD Support: $201,646
September 2024 - Friends of Willmore Park — Chess Table Umbrellas — $19,666 — Funding to install shade umbrellas over new Chess tables in the Park.
August 2024 - Friends of Willmore Park — Honeysuckle Removal — $6, 784 — Funding to remove rampant honeysuckle in the park.
June 2024 - Friends of Willmore Park — Wildflower Planting — $1,300 — Support for planting wildflowers in the park.
June 2024 - South City Investment Corp — Grub N Groove — $10,437 — Support for a successful public event in the park. — Thank you letter from South City Investment Corp
June 2024 - Friends of Francis Park — Supplemental Playground Funding — $60,000 — Additional funding to expand the scope of the playground improvements.
April 2024 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — Christmas Tree Lighting — $7,120 — Support for a long running community event in the park.
March 2024 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — Easter Egg Hunt — $2,705 — Support for a long running community event in the park.
March 2024 - STL Hills Neighborhood Association — Newsletter — $4,571 — Support for the neighborhood newsletter to all households and businesses in the District.
March 2024 - Friends of Willmore Park — Pollinator Patch — $9,600 — Installing native flowers and flora to promote pollinator health.
March 2024 - Friends of Francis Park — Stone Wall Repair — $4,463 — Repairing the retaining wall in the northeast of the park.
March 2024 - Friends of Francis Park — Playground Equipment — $75,000 — Upgrading the playground at the center of one of our District parks.
Local kids during BWorks Earn-A-Bike
Crews installing the pollinator patch in Willmore Park
The repaired retaining wall in Francis Park
The new playground at Francis Park