Joseph Hunt (left), division manager in public works in St. Louis County, and Bruce Kothe, project manager in public works, listen to a question from County Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray during a meeting of the ethics committee on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Three county employees were called by the committee to answer questions regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly Northwest Plaza. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas, the ethics committee chair, listens to three county employees called to answer questions regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
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The Crossings at Northwest in St. Ann, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, as seen on Monday, June 27, 2016. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
The Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, as seen on Monday, June 27, 2016 in St. Ann. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
CLAYTON • On any typical real estate deal that involved buying or renting office space and relocating St. Louis County workers, the county officials who review leases and help design work space would be involved from the onset.
Work continues on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, as the grounds of The Crossing at Northwest shopping center take shape. Controversy surrounded the redevelopment of the site formerly known as Nortwest Plaza in St. Ann. Photo by Christian Gooden@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis County Councilman Sam Page listens to three county employees called to answer questions before the ethics committee regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Ted Medler, St. Louis County's division manager for planning and programming, testifies before the County Council's ethics committee about his knowledge related to the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza. Three county employees were questioned by council members during their meeting at the county building in Clayton on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Joseph Hunt, division manager in public works in St. Louis County, ponders a question posed by Councilman Sam Page, as three county employees were called to answer questions before the ethics committee regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Bruce Kothe, project manager in public works, is at right. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
The owners of the former St. Ann shopping mall have hired lobbyists, and the county council grilled the a top Page administration official dur…
Joseph Hunt (left), division manager in public works in St. Louis County, and Bruce Kothe, project manager in public works, listen to a question from County Councilwoman Rochelle Walton Gray during a meeting of the ethics committee on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Three county employees were called by the committee to answer questions regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly Northwest Plaza. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Joseph Hunt, division manager in public works in St. Louis County, ponders a question posed by Councilman Sam Page, as three county employees were called to answer questions before the ethics committee regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Bruce Kothe, project manager in public works, is at right. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis County Councilman Sam Page listens to three county employees called to answer questions before the ethics committee regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Ted Medler, St. Louis County's division manager for planning and programming, testifies before the County Council's ethics committee about his knowledge related to the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza. Three county employees were questioned by council members during their meeting at the county building in Clayton on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis County Councilman Ernie Trakas, the ethics committee chair, listens to three county employees called to answer questions regarding the county entering a long term lease contract for the Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com
Work continues on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, as the grounds of The Crossing at Northwest shopping center take shape. Controversy surrounded the redevelopment of the site formerly known as Nortwest Plaza in St. Ann. Photo by Christian Gooden@post-dispatch.com
The Crossings at Northwest in St. Ann, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, as seen on Monday, June 27, 2016. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
The Crossings at Northwest, formerly known as Northwest Plaza, as seen on Monday, June 27, 2016 in St. Ann. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
