Ep. 49 Alderman Scott Ogilvie of Ward 24 in Dogtown, Missouri

St. Louis Realtor Podcast

In this episode, Realtor Adam Kruse and Realtor Shannon St. Pierre talk to alderman Scott Ogilvie from Ward 24 about the articles he wrote regarding the difficulties dealing with government red tape and the future St. Louis deserves. (apologies for the audio quality in some parts)

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Host - Adam Kruse https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/adam-kruse/

Shannon St. Pierre https://hermannlondon.com/realtor/shannon-st-pierre/

Scott Ogilvie-http://ward24stl.org/

ITUNES-http://goo.gl/rs1q9X

Blog-https://hermannlondon.com/podcasts/

Producer - Joey Vosevich

Theme Song by Trastornobeats

0:44 Adam introduces Alderman Scott Ogilvie from Ward 24. They will be discussing 2 articles Scott wrote entitled A New Direction In 2019 from Ward24StL.org and The Non-Profit Paradox. 40% of Real Estate in St. Louis is Government Owned or Tax Exempt from NextStL.com

1:31 Scott Ogilvie introduces himself and gives his bio

1:38 Ward 24 includes Dogtown, Clifton Heights, Cheltenham, and Ellendale

2:20 What are some of the highlights from the past 8 years Scott Ogilvie has been in office

3:20 What is an alderman and what is process of becoming one? Why did Scott Ogilvie want to become an alderman?

4:20 What is constituent services? What are zoning variances?

5:04 What is the criteria to become an alderman?

5:30 What is Prop R and is it coming back up for a vote?

6:43 What do the other alderman think about Prop R potentially eliminating their jobs?

8:40 Why is Scott Ogilvie not running for re-election and why did he write a letter about it?

9:26 Why are there a lot of problems in St. Louis city that can’t be fixed?

9:55 What was the reaction from the letter?

11:00 Why are more people interested in merging the St. Louis City and county?

13:10 How has the population changed in St. Louis city, county, and St. Charles in the past 40 years?

14:25 What are the cons to merging the city and the county?

16:10 What are the acute problems in the St. Louis areas?

16:36 Has anyone stepped up since Scott Ogilvie has announced he is leaving?

17:17 What is the learning curve like for a new alderman?

18:40 Were any things harder to accomplish than Scott Ogilvie thought they would be?

20:00 Why is real estate so hot in Ward 24 and Dogtown?

22:10 Do alderman know much about the real estate in their area?

23:42 What are the pros about becoming alderman of ward 24?

24:40 What does Scott Ogilvie think about LRA (Land Reutilization Authority) properties?

26:41 What makes the city want to have more people? The problems of growth are easier to deal with than the problems of abandonment

28:15 How much property in St. Louis is not contributing to the tax rolls? What types of properties don’t have to contribute?

34:14 What happened when Boston assessed all of their property in the non-profit zone?

47:06 What makes Scott Ogilvie smile about St. Louis?